Branch Manager - Agriculture

Overview

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a leading full-service agronomic solutions provider with a history dating back to 1957. Our first location was in West Helena, Arkansas, and today we operate 450+ locations nationwide with over 6,000 employees. Our corporate office is in Collierville, Tennessee. We rank at the top nationally for volume and sales in our industry, and our company encompasses product development, sales, operations, precision technology and manufacturing.

The Branch Manager directs and manages production, distribution, marketing operations and all employees working in the branch. This position is bonus eligible and a company vehicle is provided.

• Develops and implements selling activities to dealer and/or grower customers in marketing territory to achieve maximum sales and profitability.
• Develops and implements operational procedures for efficient distribution of all product lines in compliance with Helena safety and environmental guidelines.
• Sells products which are profitable for the company, including both Helena and basic supplier products which require visiting customers and vendors at their places of business.
• Recognizes changes in the market resulting from environmental, economic or competitive conditions and develops sales strategies to meet those changes to remain at the top or increase sales penetration.
• Emphasizes commitment to the sale of Helena proprietary products.
• Assigns duties to location team members, evaluates the performance of the team and motivates and trains employees to assure maximum utilization of location staff.
• Acquires knowledge and skills to meet the needs of a changing customer and product mix.
• Effectively resolves customer complaints, application and service problems, distribution and inventory needs and employee issues.
• Develops and maintains credit information on all customers, administers the approved credit policy of Helena consistently and collects receivables in a timely manner.
• Ensures the company image is developed and maintained favorably with customers and suppliers.
• Implements location sales plans for products promoted, customer pricing, sales strategy, market development, volume increases, new customer contacts and approved credit policy.
• Supports and assists division leadership in any other important functions necessary for the location or division operations.
• May be required to drive a company vehicle.
• Manages other members of the team.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other work-related duties as assigned by leader.
• Reliable and regular attendance is required.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.

• Bachelor s degree is required.
• Five years of work experience in agriculture, or a similar field, is required.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of education.

• Knowledge of fertilizer operations is preferred.
• Organizational skills.
• Works well with others.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of federal and state regulations (OSHA, DOT, etc.).
• Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.
• Valid U.S. driver s license is required to drive a company vehicle.
• Travel by various means up to 50% of the time is required.
• Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.

Successful completion of a drug screen and background check is required for all positions at Helena.

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance starts the same day you do.
• Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Helena s robust 401(k) Savings Plan offers a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day, with match scaling up to 10% based on years of service.
• Three-year vesting on company match with 1,000 hours of service.
• Access earned pay between paydays through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with Daily Pay and Wisely.
• Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays.
• Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay – paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
• Up to 80 hours of paid Parental Leave.
• Education Assistance after six months.
• And much more.

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Helena supports individuals with disabilities, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Helena is an equal opportunity employer.