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96657BR

Job Title:

Buying Point Manager – Ashburn, GA

Department/Function:

Logistics, Transportation,Warehousing, Supply Chain

Job Description:

Buying Point Manager – Ashburn, GA

This is a full time, exempt position

The Buying Point Manager is primarily responsible for procuring, handling, and processing farmer stock for an individual location or facility at a profitable level. Note that although this role description includes your primary responsibilities, it is not all-inclusive. Your role is, in fact, to support all other functions within the GPC organization.

+ Daily responsibility to ensure shelling plant is adequately supplied with peanuts to operate on a 24/7 schedule.

+ Coordinating loadouts, transportation, site personnel for unloading

+ Working closely with shelling plant manager to meet quantity and quality needs for the plant

+ Responsible for maintaining and managing satellite warehouses.

+ Multiple locations will be operated on a seasonal basis. Must be maintained for an effective harvest operation

+ Promoting Golden Peanut’s services in your local community.

+ Organizing, scheduling and handling farmer stock peanuts through the facility

+ Hire, staff, and train qualified employees

+ Perform pre-season and post-season maintenance

+ Prepare budget and monitor profit and loss statements for your facility

+ Market peanut seed

+ Negotiate contracts and contract proposals between producers and GPC for the local facility

+ Recommend and present AFEs for improvements

+ Monitor and control pests and weeds

+ Minimize net weight and dollar value shrinkage

+ Maintain liaison with the Area Procurement Manager to stay ahead of managerial responsibilities and changes affecting producer sales and/ or services

+ Monitor bailouts to ensure that they are handled effectively

+ Monitor and improve all quality aspects of farmer stock including drying, cleaning, handling, storing and loading out to meet the needs of the final customer

+ Assist in company crop reporting

+ Instruct and advise employees on following safety procedures and guidelines

+ Monitor Federal State Inspection Service to insure accurate grading of farmer stock at time of acquisition

Skills:

+ Good communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing)

+ Decision making and problem solving

+ Ability to delegate, remain calm under pressure, and see the “Big Picture”

+ Basic mechanical and electrical skills

+ Lead, direct and motivate employees

+ Financial analysis, including profit and loss statements

+ Basic computer skills and office skills

+ An ability to market Golden Peanut’s goods and services to the public

Additional Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or 6 years proven experience in Ag processing or operations.

+ Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.

Additional Information You Need to Know to Succeed:

+ Grading systems, including regrade and the Federal State grading system

+ How to procure, handle, dry, clean, and store farmer stock in order to maximize quality for GPC

+ Rules and regulations governing the procurement and sale of farmer stock peanuts

+ To know and recognize good peanut farming practices

+ To know the contract for the crop year and its implications

+ Regulations of different agencies such as OSHA, PAC, EEOC, the Federal Inspection Service and CCC

+ How to operate the equipment at your facility

+ The relevance of farmer stock shrink and the dollar value loss

+ The basics about seed peanuts, peanut farming and handling equipment and related items

+ How to implement procurement and marketing strategies

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Req/Job ID:

96657BR

City:

Ashburn

State:

GA - Georgia

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About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM. (https://www.adm.com/en-us/culture-and-careers/diversity-equity-inclusion/)

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Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

+ **Physical wellness** – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).

+ **Financial wellness** – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.

+ **Mental and social wellness** – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

+ Paid time off including paid holidays.

+ Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.

+ Tuition assistance.

+ Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

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Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

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$79,100.00 - $147,600.00