Description
A successful and growing northwestern Illinois grain company that is well established and financially sound is seeking a General Manager to lead their team. Built on the traditional values of honesty, hard work, and treating people well, they have a rich tradition of great customer service. Now, they need a grain professional with strong leadership and merchandising experience, financial knowledge, and excellent people skills to lead the way.
To win with this team, you must be personable and enjoy working with a variety of customers and employees, have good knowledge and understanding of financial activities, and possess a solid foundation of grain merchandising experience. Excellent communication skills are key as you will be coordinating activities between multiple locations and striving to bring out the best in all team members. Continually promoting a safe working environment is vital, and having some knowledge of grain operations, storage, conditioning, and drying is preferred.
The successful candidate will have good management skills and a successful track record of management within the grain industry. Experience as a grain company general manager, division manager, or large location manager is ideal. Being a trustworthy leader to the team and a good listener to ideas and suggestions from customers, teammates, or board members will help you quickly set a solid foundation for leading this company.
Led by a dedicated farmer board of directors that desires to remain strong, independent, and continue to grow, this company is customer-owned, community-oriented, and committed to serving the local farmers of the area. They have made steady and significant investments of millions of dollars in both expanding their footprint and improving their existing facilities. They have plans to continue to upgrade, expand and improve their facilities as needed to continue to meet customer needs and be the best grain elevator option for farmers in the region.
This company has an excellent team of talented and dedicated people to work with who take pride in getting things done in a timely manner. Being friendly but firm and dedicated to leading and supporting the team will set the tone for you to successfully oversee all aspects of the business.
Located in the Quad Cities region of Illinois, this opportunity offers an exceptional opportunity for a strong leader who desires to lead and make a positive long-term impact on a good company.
Are you a leader in the grain industry with the desire and hunger to lead a multi-location, customer-focused grain company to the next level of excellence? If your answer is yes, this is an excellent opportunity for you as a grain professional to control your own destiny and put your positive stamp on a company. To learn more about this opportunity, contact Dave Allen ([email protected]) or Chelbi Alt ([email protected]) today.