Feed Division - General Manager

Ag 1 Source is looking for a Feed Division General Manager for a highly regarded, state-of-the-art, feed manufacturing, delivery and sales organization with multiple locations. The chosen candidate will need a minimum of 10-15 plus years of strong, proven experience, as this role will report directly to the CEO and has the opportunity for company advancement with strong performance. You must have 5+ years of sales management and 5+ years of operational feed mill management experience. Additional dairy industry general knowledge and experience would be a strong plus! This position will manage and oversee the high performing, multi-location, feed-milling department, operations, and nutrition sales division for the organization. This person will be a key team member in the Leadership Group for the entire company, and will also have continued growth, expansion, strategic direction, potential M&A, total P&L, budgets, capital improvements, etc.. responsibilities. Very autonomous role with a highly successful company!

What’s in it for you:

• Highly respected, well established and great company to work for with continued growth and expansion goals.
• Progressively minded CEO that is a strong support link and avid proponent for the Feed and Nutrition platform.
• High performing, great team that is up for a challenging, operational feed division future of growth.
• Position open due to retirement. Building trust relationships with current staff and customer base will be paramount!

What will you be doing:

• Establishing and providing total leadership for the feed and ingredient division. Boots on the ground and BOD meetings!
• Manage and work with key team members in all purchasing, feed manufacturing, pricing, risk management, delivery, ingredient and commodity products, blends, and services.
• Developing and executing marketing plans & programs to enhance the growth of the organization.
• Responsibility for all safety, quality and production standards SOPs at each location working closely with EMS personnel.
• Establishing and managing the division’s profit and loss performance relative to budget expectations.
• Hiring, training, and leading a high performing team of employees.
• Establishing and managing strategic relationships with larger system clients, vendors and external business partners.

A successful candidate for this Feed Division General Manager role will possess the following:

• B.S. degree minimum in Animal Science or Ag Business, M.S. or M.B.A. preferred.
• 5+ years of livestock industry related sales and sales management experience.
• 5+ years of operational management experience with manufacturing, warehousing, freight logistics, purchasing, inventory, loss control, etc.
• 15+ total years of overall industry experience.
• Very strong, proven track record of successfully leading teams to full potential and excellence in performance.

Compensation: The company provides a strong base salary, solid bonus structure and year-end overall company bonus structure/profit sharing program.

Benefits: A great, full benefits package is included with this position.

Desired Location: The Feed Division General Manager will be located in East Central Wisconsin, possibly the Green Bay region.

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*Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the Feed Division Manager job.