Produce Careers, Inc.

General Manager (Vegetable Seedling Nursery)

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• Job ID:5982-TL
• Date:10/04/2008
• Location:Stockton
• State:California
• Degree:B.S./B.A.

Salary/Compensation:

$80-$90K DOE, bonus, full benefits, relo

Job Types:

VP/General Manager

A vegetable seedling nursery located in the Central Valley of California is seeking a General Manager. The current operation is approximately 10 acres of greenhouses and 9 acres of outdoor growing areas which grows +/- 200 million seedlings annually. The following is a list of responsibilities that the ideal candidate will be responsible for:

Operations:

Daily oversight of all production.

Purchasing of critical raw materials.

Maintaining adherence to environmental, safety and sanitary laws and regulations.

Develop and promote company wide organization system.

Development and monitoring of human resource policy.

In conjunction with the sales force and Board of Directors, determine the commercial policy in terms of prices, payment terms, promotion, etc.

Responsible for the review and approval of all sales contracts.

Financial

Preparation of economic and financial budgets for approval by Board of Directors.

Analyze and present strategy and actions necessary to achieve economic and financial targets to Board of Directors.

Periodical financial reporting to Board of Directors.

Manage investment programs.

Manage bank relations.

Manage customer credit, collections, and legal procedures for non-payment.

Quality Control

Manage and document outgoing product quality.

Work with sales forces on solving quality issues that arise from time to time.

Sales

Manage and direct the internal sales force.

Manage relations and communications with external sales alliance.

Develop and implement Public Relations strategy.

Product Development.

Education

Four-year degree in business, agriculture or other related field required.

Experience

5-7 years management experience required.

Agricultural experience preferred.

Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred.

Knowledge of greenhouses business preferred, but not required.

Knowledge of financial reporting required.

Computer Skills

Must be proficient in Word and Excel.

Personal Characteristics

The ideal candidate must be diligent and hardworking.

Good communication skills are essential as the candidate will be working with a wide cross-section of people.

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