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Description
Cooperative Farmers Elevator
Position Description & Accountability
DATE: August 1, 2026
JOB TITLE: Lumber Division Manager
REPORTS TO: CEO
DEPARTMENT: Lumber
CLASSIFICATION: Full time
Position Objective
To supervise, direct, promote, and coordinate the lumber division in a manner that will optimize the cooperative's market share and savings, improve the cooperative's efficiency, help achieve the cooperative's mission and goals, and result in outstanding customer service.
Position Responsibilities
The lumber department manager's responsibilities include supervision, marketing, profitability and sales, reporting, purchasing, resale pricing, inventory, service, maintenance, and other duties as assigned by management.
The lumber department manager will maintain a positive attitude that promotes teamwork within the cooperative and a favorable image of the cooperative.
Supervision
Supervision involves establishing and communicating department goals and results to employees, staffing the department and delegating the workload, actively supporting employee growth, upholding cooperative policies, and supervising and performing tasks to increase efficiency and productivity.
Requirements
Establish and communicate department goals and results to employees
Establish department financial goals with assistance from the CEO and CFO
Conduct annual department strategic planning with staff, CEO and CFO.
Conduct monthly department planning and reporting meetings to ensure maximum communication, accountability and support of sales efforts
Drive growth with contractors and customers through in person calls of sales teams and location managers.
Staff department and delegate workload to meet market requirements
Work with the lumber managers on attracting job applicants, hiring new employees, and on termination decisions
Assign employee responsibilities and maintain up-to-date job descriptions
Staff and adjust work force to fit departmental and location needs
Employ part-time work-sharing arrangements to minimize layoffs and unemployment compensation costs
Actively support employee growth
Work with HR to assist with orientation for new department employees
Work with Safety Coordinator to identify in writing annually training needed for individual employees
Discuss performance annually with each department employee
Complete a yearly review with each department employee following management approval
Stimulate and develop positive morale and team spirit that leads to high productivity
Actively work to increase personal skills and knowledge
Work with HR to develop and train salespeople and staff to ensure long-term success for the company
Supervise and perform tasks to increase efficiency and productivity
Work with CFO and Operations leaders to position CFE Lumber Facilities to maximize efficiency of the operations team and location leadership
Maintain an accurate inventory/accounting system to identify all lumber and their locations
Provide 3-year capital plan annually
Strive to reduce expense and improve efficiencies of operations within the lumber division while working with other divisions in sharing people and equipment when possible.
Uphold cooperative policies
Ensure that department facilities and equipment meet all federal, state, and OSHA regulations
Collaborate with Safety Director and Operations Leads to establish and maintain department maintenance and safety training and policies
Actively work with CFE credit manager to ensure customer accounts and keep current and within CFE credit policies. No charging to COD customers.
Marketing
Develop and implement annual and monthly marketing and budget plan
Implement the following marketing and fiscal budget activities:
Daily sales journal review
Weekly price analysis
Monthly market volume report
Monthly sales and margin analysis
Monthly review of divisional performance with CFO
Quarterly review of divisional performance with CEO
Set sales and marketing plans for the upcoming month with location mangers
The annual department budget for sales revenues, expenses and profit projection submitted to CEO and CFO by August 15th yearly.
Update departmental budget and present to CEO and CFO by March 15th annually
Determine an advertising expense budget at the beginning of each year; review regularly with the Marketing Manger to ensure budgets are being held.
Leverage Supplier negotiated programs to promote growth in sales.
Increase market share through regular sales efforts
Review sales reports monthly with Sales Personnel
Ensure department staff have adequate training and tools to make successful sales presentations
Make periodic on-site contacts to assist the sales effort
Provide Sales Personnel with ideas for potential customers
Purchasing
Purchasing involves purchasing products for resale.
Purchase products of quality that will result in a minimum of customer complaints
Ensure the cost of products will allow for competitive pricing while still meeting the cooperative's financial objectives
Maximize supplier programs to achieve financial goals
Buy from only approved suppliers to ensure product quality
Resale Pricing
Resale pricing involves establishing prices of products and services.
Set prices that are competitive with industry guidelines and local competitors
Set prices that allow the cooperative to meet sales and financial objectives
Inventory
Inventory involves managing inventory levels.
With conjunction with CFO and Accounting develop and maintain a system for monitoring and controlling inventory levels that results in minimal shrinkage
Supervise checking of all in-shipments for accuracy against the delivery ticket, proper quantity, price as ordered, and quality
Strive to maximize turns on inventory
Clear out obsolete inventories annually
Maintain accuracy of all inventory products within .5% of actual.
Resolve customer related discrepancies in inventory or billing
Other Duties
Perform other duties as assigned by management
Favorable feedback is received from all department managers when assigned to perform or assist with other duties and responsibilities in those departments.
Attitude consistently mirrors the company image and promotes fellow employee
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Worksite address
spirit lake, IA, 51360, US
Who can apply
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