Feed / Branch Manager - Wisconsin

Position:  Feed/Branch Manager Location:  Northwest Wisconsin 

Highlights:  Excellent opportunity for self-motivated energetic individual to lead fast paced production/retail feed operation in Northwest Wisconsin.  Candidate should possess feed experience, sound judgment, organizational skills, purchasing, marketing, inventory controls, planning, computer knowledge, strong leadership skills including  hiring, motivating, evaluations and promotions.  This is a great opportunity for an indivdual who enjoys the outdoors.  Competitive salary and benefits program.  Send resumes to:  Gary Tomter    gary.tomter@chsinc.com

Feed Division Manager / Grain Merchandiser - Wisconsin

Position: Feed Division Manager/Grain Merchandiser Location:  Central Wisconsin  Highlights: Career opportunity for a self-motivated leader to manage a multi-location feed and grain division in Central Wisconsin.  The ideal candidate should possess excellent management, communication, problem solving and organizational skills.  The position is responsible for supervision of the Feed and Grain Operations and maintenance, marketing and merchandising, profitability and sales, purchasing, pricing, reporting, inventory control, and risk management.

The Feed Division consists of two feed mills, a grain facility, and a companion animal Country Store.  Total sales of the feed division are $24 million including $4 million of grain.  There are 23 employees in the feed division.  Company wide there are 130 employees and sales volume over $80 million.  Send resumes to:  gary.tomter@chsinc.com

Director of Petroleum Operations/Energy Department Manager - Kansas

Position: Director of Petroleum Operations / Energy Department Manager  Location: Kansas

Highlights: Position is responsible for operations and profitability of energy LLC. Position will also manage the energy departments for two parent companies. Annual refined fuels gallons of 13-15 million. Includes 11 unmanned retail card facilities, and 60,000 gallons of retail bulk and packaged lubes. Sales cover four states. Position will have five direct reports.  Send resumes to: Brian Kuhl    brian.kuhl@chsinc.com

Energy Department Manager - Iowa

Position: Energy Department Manager Location: Le mars, Iowa

Highlights: Growth and earnings focused cooperative seeking aggressive, people-oriented, self-motivated individual to lead a growing energy department with 10.5 million gal. volume of refined fuels and 2 million gal. volume in propane with one company-owned convenience store. Candidate will have responsibilities including purchasing product, setting proper margins, profitably merchandising petroleum products to residential, ag and commercial accounts setting and meeting business plans and budgets while maintaining working relationships with other departments in the cooperative. Must be able to communicate departmental and company goals to staff, rout delivery for maximum efficiency, increase market share in petroleum product sales, able to set and meet company volume and earnings objectives, oversee a department with nine full-time employees.  Send resumes to:  Larry Fuller    Emaillarry.fuller@chsinc.com

Agronomy Manager - North Dakota

Position: Agronomy Manager Location: Fessenden, N.D. 

Highlights: This location has annual agronomy sales of $18 million. Preferred candidates will demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment utilizing excellent communication and financial understanding skills.  Duties include supervision of staff at several locations, coordination of sales, budgeting, financial performance, and reporting results to the general manager.  Agronomy sales and service experience, proven track record, and an agricultural degree is desired.  Competitive salary and benefit program offered.  Deadline: Oct. 22, 2008  Send resumes to:  Larry Fuller   larry.fuller@chsinc.com

Agronomy Manager - North Dakota

Position: Agronomy Manager Location: Bismarck, N.D. 

Highlights: This location has annual agronomy sales of $8 million. Preferred candidates will demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment utilizing excellent communication and financial understanding skills.  Duties include supervision of staff at several locations, coordination of sales, budgeting, financial performance, and reporting results to the general manager.  Agronomy sales and service experience, proven track record, and an agricultural degree is desired. Products include anhydrous ammonia; dry and liquid crop nutrients; crop protection products; seed; and custom application.   Competitive salary and benefit program offered.   Deadline: Nov. 1, 2008  Send resumes to:  Larry Fuller   larry.fuller@chsinc.com

General Manager - Coop - Minnesota

Position:  General Manager Location:Farmers Elevator Assn, Oklee Minn.  

Highlights: Large multi location grain and agronomy cooperative in North West Minn. with 6 million bushel handle and $3 million agronomy department.  This cooperative provides full service grain marketing and agronomy to ag producers.  Qualified candidates will manage the total grain, agronomy, feed, seed, and freight position as well as a diverse employee group.  This position requires understanding of agronomy, grain marketing, freight position, grain accounting, finance, planning, business process controls, computer skills, as well as good communication, public relations, and organizational skills.  Position reports to the Board of Directors.  Preferred candidates will have successful agronomy and grain operation experience.  Competitive salary and benefit program offered.  Cooperative is located near regional trade centers, great recreational opportunities, and award winning school system.   Send resumes to:  larry.fuller@chsinc.com

General Manager - Washington

Position:  General Manager

Location: Grange Supply, Inc, D.B.A. Co-op Supply, Marysville, Wash.

Highlights: This position will report to the Board of Directors.  The General Manager will be responsible to oversee all co-op operations, as well as promoting the goals and vision of the co-op. The goal of the General Manager in all activities will be to promote team work and progressive opportunities that create valuable choices for the patrons, members, and employees of the cooperative. Co-op Supply, Inc is a very financially sound cooperative with an excellent track record, having sales greater that $9,000,000.  The co-op has 4 profitable retail locations,  selling large animal feeds, pet feed and supplies, hardware, wood pellets and logs, agricultural fencing and farm supplies. Marysville is located in beautiful Western Washington, ½ hour north of Seattle. Co-op Supply is looking for an individual who can demonstrate management level experience and has a background in operating a successful business. Retail experience would be preferred. The successful candidate must have an open and receptive attitude with exceptional communication skills.  

Send resumes to:  Ed Gunderson, CHS Business Solutions. Email: ed.gunderson@chsinc.com