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Three Rivers FS Company
Procurement & Logistics Manager, Agronomy
Department: Main Office JOB CODE:
REPORTS TO: CFO FSLA STATUS:Exempt Prepared Date: August 2026
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT
Responsible for procurement, scheduling, delivery and pricing of all plant food, crop protection, and seed. Maintains an adequate working inventory of products to meet company and customer needs.
SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP
Supervises and develops the Agronomy Support Specialist positions through setting performance expectations, actively maintaining performance management standards, and managing supervisory expectations to maximize growth, profitability and customer satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Effectively monitor product inventory, demand, usage, and transfers to maintain an acceptable working inventory. Strives to optimize or minimize inventories according to seasonal demands.
Collaborate with agronomy team to strategically develop a purchasing plan for plant food, crop protection, and seed based on markets, history, budget, season, and other variables.
Negotiate vendor contracts and pricing.
Reconcile vendor contracts.
Maintain current price sheet of plant food, crop protection, and seed products to optimize company profitability.
Order products and confirm the item is in the accounting system.
Lead seed ordering and end of season reconciliation.
Lead ariel application scheduling.
Oversee delivery of products including directing product logistics and distribution to intended destination.
Routinely communicate with managers and crop specialist to determine product needs, inventories, and transfers to maintain an adequate supply.
Manage inventories and identify products that need to be added or discontinued.
Maintains computerized records of orders and shipments, including the previous years.
Compile information to report to vendors.
Communicate with vendors on rebates and program dollars.
Perform general clerical duties to include but not limited to: photocopying, faxing, mailing and filing.
Answer phones and assist vendors with account questions.
Support staff in assigned project based work.
Ability to work independently, with fellow employees and other locations.
Ability to work extended hours and on-call as business conditions warrant.
Exercise initiative or, as directed, perform additional duties to meet the needs of the organization.
REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures or operations requiring considerable training and experience to perform the full range of standard assignments and resolve reoccurring problems. Associates Degree plus 1 - 3 years of prior experience.
Scope
Responsible for own work only; some direct or indirect control over expenses and revenue generation; may make some budgetary recommendations; accountable for results of own work.
Guidelines
Number and similarity of guidelines requires use of independent judgment in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines or reference; some interpretation required.
Complexity
The work consists of duties that involve various related steps, processes or methods. The decision regarding what needs to be done involves various choices requiring the employee to recognize the existence of and differences among recognizable situations. Actions to be taken or responses to be made differ in such things as the source of information, the kind of transactions or entries or other differences of a factual nature.
Significance and Purpose of Personal Contacts
Contacts with employees within the immediate department or related support units to obtain, clarify, give facts or information, which are more complicated or technical.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses Registrations
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, and the ability travel independently as needed.
Materials, Equipment and Software Used
General knowledge of office computers and operating systems.
Physical Demands
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work may occasional require physical activity such as climbing ladders and lifting heavy objects (50+ pounds).
Work Environment
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, residences, commercial vehicles, or outdoors, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc.
We are an equal opportunity/Disabled/Protected Veteran Employer. All individuals, regardless of demographic or other background, are encouraged to apply. Further, as a federal, state, and local contractor, we comply with government regulations and executive orders as applicable, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with disability and protected veterans.
Employment is contingent on, among other things, receipt of an acceptable and job-related background check, drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
SECURING YOUR FUTURE, ONE BENEFIT AT A TIME.
Our benefits packages are designed to support every aspect of our employees' well-being-from health plans to life insurance, robust retirement plans, and more. We provide benefits that meet their needs today while also ensuring a secure future.
Offerings may include, but are not limited to:
UNITED STATES:

• Fully Funded Pension*
• 401(k) & Employer Match
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• HSA & Employer Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Identity Protection

*The pension plan is subject to individual company participation. Those who do not participate in the pension plan enjoy a higher 401(k) employer match.
**Some benefits are subject to the hiring company.
CANADA:

• DC Pension Plan
• RRSP
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Volunteer Day

*Benefit eligibility may be dependent on employment type
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