Assistant Agronomy Manager

Who Are We

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com

What Your Day Looks Like

The Assistant Agronomy Manager is responsible for managing the procurement, inventory and sales for the fertilizer business for our Risser locations. He/She will drive new fertilizer sales and be the main relationship manager, in conjunction with the Agronomy Department Manager.

• Develop new relationships with prospective customers to drive new business while maintaining best in class service to the current customer base
• Work with Dispatch and Location Managers to schedule deliveries
• Manage Fertilizer Procurement, Inventory and Sales
• Support the department with data to drive Pricing Schedules, Marketing Strategies, Customer Service Initiatives
• Manage Agronomy products such as seed, tanks and miscellaneous retail items
• Manage customer accounts receivable, vendor accounts payable
• Collaborate with manager to develop strategies to increase customers for grain and fertilizer
• Forecast and coordinate inbound fertilizer deliveries for truck and rail
• Provide data analysis and assistance for grain and fertilizer business
• Assist Grain Merchandisers with customer service, buying and scheduling
• Provide relationship management with farmers using agronomy and market knowledge
• Provide support to Red Lion and Turbotville as needed
• Develop an understanding of the core values of the company, and direction the company is moving.
• Bring new ideas to the table that are in line with goals of the business.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment independently, be flexible and multi-task.
• Address errors, problems and complaints within scope of authority
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Who Are You

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required, high school degree required
• Minimum of 5 years' related experience OR an equivalent combination of related education and/or experience required
• Agronomy background or experience required
• Passion to serve in the ag industry is very important and ability to become familiar with seed and fertilizer product
• Valid driver’s license
  
  

Benefits

In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
• Employee referral program
• Encouraging and collaborative culture
  
  

What Our Benefits Are

• Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
• Carebridge Employee Assistance Program
  
  

For All Full-time Members

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
  
  

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.

The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws.This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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