Jobs at Heartland Co-op

Sell petroleum products and related services to growers and producers, including refined fuels, propane, lubricants, risk management tools, and tank monitoring systems. Manage customer relationships, pricing, contracts, credit qualification, market and competitor monitoring, customer meetings, and sales reporting. Support petroleum policy development, profitability planning, and coordination with operations. The role requires customer service, communication, analytical abilities, basic business math, software proficiency, and regular driving.

Sells agronomy inputs and services, including seed, fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, and agronomy programs, to production customers. Develops customer and prospect relationships, assesses agronomic needs, recommends products, tracks market information, and supports sales programs. Conducts farm test plots for crop varieties, communicates sales and product issues to management, and maintains required certifications, licensing, and commercial insurability. The role involves outdoor work, seasonal hours, and occasional lifting.

Supports regional seed advisors and sales management with seed ordering, delivery, treatment, patron needs analysis, field scouting, crop development, hybrid performance evaluation, and marketing planning. Engages vendors, agronomy teams, and customers while developing agricultural sales and problem-solving skills. The role requires occasional travel, outdoor fieldwork, a valid driver’s license, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Sells agronomy inputs and services, including seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and agronomy programs, to production customers. Develops customer and prospect relationships, assesses agronomic needs, recommends solutions, provides competitive market information, and conducts farm test plots. Requires maintaining customer records, following credit and pricing policies, staying current on agronomic trends, and communicating sales and product issues to management.

Learns grain origination, merchandising, marketing, and customer relationship practices. Assists with procuring corn and soybeans, contacting producers, explaining programs and markets, preparing contracts, monitoring basis levels and cash grain bids, tracking CBOT activity, and communicating grain policies. Requires customer service, analytical, communication, basic math, agricultural business knowledge, computer skills, and a valid driver’s license.

Supports local computer networks and end users by maintaining hardware, software, telecommunications, servers, cabling, printers, and network equipment. Provides remote and on-site troubleshooting, installs software upgrades, replaces equipment, maintains IT inventory and websites, trains users, and supports security compliance. Travel to other company locations may be required, along with maintaining a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability.

Accounting Intern supports account reconciliations, data entry, invoice and settlement verification, month-end and audit documentation, filing, and general accounting tasks under staff accountant supervision. The role provides foundational exposure to agricultural marketing and supply cooperative accounting, commodity transactions, internal controls, and financial record confidentiality. Candidates should be pursuing or recently completed a degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field. No prior professional accounting experience is required.

Coordinates truck, rail, and grain freight movements; communicates schedules with carriers, drivers, customers, and internal teams; tracks shipments and resolves delays; verifies rates and documentation; maintains logistics records in spreadsheet, accounting, transportation, and grain systems; and provides customer service to producers, customers, and carriers.

Sell feed products within an assigned territory by making sales calls, recommending feed and services, evaluating animal performance, assisting manufacturing and deliveries, managing orders/billing, maintaining equipment, supporting retail promotions, and building long-term customer relationships.

Manage daily operations of a Heartland Co-op location, overseeing production, distribution, warehousing, inventory control, sales, accounting, budgeting, safety, and staff supervision. Ensure grain quality, customer relations, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency; prepare financial records and recommend budgets. Role requires heavy lifting and on-site work.