JOB SUMMARY
The position is responsible for helping to direct, manage, supervise, and coordinate the activities and operations of the Mountain View Co-op (MVC) agronomy location. The Assistant Manager must maintain a positive and cooperative attitude that promotes teamwork, integrity, honesty, and helpfulness. They must embrace and exhibit MVC’s philosophy and culture of customer service.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
Reports to the Agronomy Location Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and maintain a positive customer service experience.
- Establish and maintain a positive experience for MVC customers, clients, and vendors, through professional interpersonal interactions.
- Assist with making staffing decisions including hiring, firing, discipline, performance evaluation, and scheduling.
- Promote, sell, support, and implement a Whole Crop Production agronomy department philosophy with respect to crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed, and services.
- Work with agronomy location manager and other management in developing and implementing marketing plans and sales programs for producers.
- Assist in competitive market analysis to maintain margins for MVC, to include but not limited to, retail and service pricing.
- Maintain a high level of knowledge of all product information, merchandise, promotions, and advertisement.
- Respond to and initiate necessary sales communication in a timely and effective manner.
- Keep current on MVC’s products and services.
- Report for duty in a fit condition, complying with the location dress code and acceptable personal hygiene.
- Provide feedback to Managers.
- Practice and encourage workplace safety and hold employees accountable to practice workplace safety.
- Other duties as assigned.