Seed Coordinator/Customer Operations Specialist

Seed Coordinator/Customer Operations Specialist

Hours: Day Shift; Overtime will be required during peak season.

Hourly Wage: $21.50 - $26.00 per hour, depending on experience. The company also provides a comprehensive benefits package as well as other company sponsored benefits.

Job Summary:

WinField United, a Land O’Lakes subsidiary, supplies agricultural inputs, expertise, and technology to our member-owners and other partners. Our business is growing. We want you to grow with us. We are looking for dependable, hard-working team members who want to contribute to our mission: feeding human progress.

As a Seed Coordinator/Customer Operations Specialist, you will be a valued team member responsible for operational duties at the Minot, ND Agronomy Service Center. You will provide support as necessary to the Location Manager, which will include supporting operations on seed processes, order fulfillment, inventory management processes, logistics, and other administrative functions as necessary to meet the location’s needs.

Key Job Responsibilities: 

• Seed Coordinator: 50% of the time (during the fall/winter months) will include overseeing the seed process. This includes sampling, tagging, updating corporate of inventory, processing returns, overseeing equipment and other items as assigned to ensure our seed processes are followed.
• Operations/Customer Service: 25% of the time (during the spring/summer months) you will be responsible for handling all aspects of order fulfillment inquiries from our customers. This would include communications via calls or emails, updating customers on delivery ETAs, order statuses, etc. You will also support the manager with forecasting and inbound orders/transfers). 
• Warehouse: 25% of the time throughout the year, you will be responsible of helping in the warehouse assisting with cycle counts, organizing warehouse areas and coordinating inbound/outbound deliveries. Operating a forklift will be required.
• Other Duties will be assigned as needed for the site’s success.

Experience/Education: 

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent required; Post high school education preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of two years of work experience required. Two years of accounting or general office experience preferred.
• Technology: Adequate knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, copying/scanning and proficiency with data entry and/or digital order management systems preferred.

When working in the warehouse, physical requirements regularly include:

• Able to pass a fit (respirator) test
• Able to lift 50lbs
• Frequent movement including walking, standing, bending/stooping, turning, twisting, pushing, pulling, raising arms, lifting, climbing and other active movements
• Performing duties while wearing personal protective equipment
• Working across temperature zones that may include cold and/or hot environments for extended periods and may include work in environments where dust and chemicals are present

Required Competencies-Skills: 

• Fundamentals of mathematics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to learn new applications and processes. 
• Must be agile and adept at multi-tasking and changing priorities quickly. 
• Attention to detail is a must.

Other Information:

• Nothing in this job description restricts the management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.:

• Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
• We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
• Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
• Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.