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Nutrisphere-N nitrogen manager for use on Urea and Uan. Read more...

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Employment Opportunities


Southern States Cooperative, Inc. has a team of Recruiters whose primary focus is to seek skillful, motivated individuals to become members of the Southern States family. If you are looking for an environment that is challenging, and where your efforts are rewarded, be sure to browse our Employment Opportunities site for positions you have an interest in pursuing.

At Southern States, we understand that everyone's time is valuable. With that in mind, our team of Recruiters generally conduct telephone screenings to gather information from applicants that are under consideration for a position.

Southern States Careers

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Corporate / Facility Management Openings

Position Title: Mail Room/Addressing Clerk (part time with benefits)
Work Location: Richmond, VA

Qualifications: Accurate reading and spelling skills. Excellent customer service and communication skills. Attention to detail. Ability to lift 40 pounds. Work schedule: Monday - Thursday 10:00AM - 4:30PM and Friday 7:00AM -1:30PM.

Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities: Creating and maintaining mailing lists. Performing mail delivery runs. Boxing and packaging items to be shipped. Mail meter operation.

Send Inquiries To: hr.employment@sscoop.com

Position Title: Programmer A - Analyst Programmer
Work Location: Richmond, VA

Qualifications: Development experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Java, PERL, XML, SQL Strong analysis, design, coding and implementation experience with Internet technologies. Experience with internet communications standards and specifications Familiar with industry standard web authoring tools. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Internet development with 3 to 5 years professional experience preferred.

Responsibilities: Write, test, and debug web pages or programs for company's web-site and back-office ecommerce applications Analyze, design, code, and implement internet/intranet technologies. Gather user requirements and develop solutions to meet the user's needs Administer website content management system and provide operational support for the system May be responsible for managing sub-projects and participating on teams in large implementation projects Coordination of user and technical requirements to meet development needs through communication of business and technical items

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Retail Management Openings

Position Title: Assistant Manager
Work Location: Gloucester, VA

Qualifications: This position requires a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in retail operations or completion of a Management Development Program and proficiency in the use of a Retail Support System. In addition to agriculture knowledge, must have strong customer service skills, merchandising skills, knowledge of nursery, equine, pet supplies and merchandising programs.

Education: College educatio helpful.

Responsibilities: We are looking for someone detail oriented, dependable, highly motivated, good communication skills, team player, and an overall leader who will manage the showroom personnel. Location generates $8.5 million in total annual sales volume. 63% is made up of the crops commodities, 10% in feed and the remainder in farm supplies.

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Position Title: Field Sales Associate
Work Location: Arab, Danville, and Hartsell, Alabama

Qualifications: Experience in Agronomy or a a related agricultural field. Must have at least three years of sales experience. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated with strong communication skills, flexible, team player, and willing to aggressively drive sales to the next level.

Education: B.S. Degree, preferably in Agronomy.

Responsibilities: Service the retail locations of Arab, Danville and Hartselle, Alabama. These locations are located in the counties of Cullman, Lawrence Madison, Marshall and Morgan. Sales Representative for selling products and services to Farmers, during farm visits. Heavy diversified emphasis is on Cotton, Row Crops, Equine and Beef Cattle. Support retail locations in the sale of products to customers in the assigned territory. Sales are mainly outside sales, however, will be required to work inside when needed.

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Position Title: Manager, Arab Service
Work Location: Arab, AL

Qualifications: Completion of a management development plan is helpful. Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in retail operations and experience in agriculture. Must be highly motivated, dependable, detail oriented, and an overall leader. Must possess knowledge of Row Crops, Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Cotton, Beef , Equine Feed & Supplies, Farm Supplies, Fertilizer Blending, Applications and Spraying.

Education: Degree in Agriculture a plus.

Responsibilities: The store is located in Arab, Alabama and is approximately 25 miles from Cullman, AL & Guntersville AL. The location generates $2 million in annual sales with 50% of the business comprised of Crops and the remaining 50% of the business in Feed and Farm Supplies. Custom application services in spreading and spraying are offered. The store has a committed group of 5 employees. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the location and involvement with all areas of the business. Manage the staff of employees and drive sales. Handle customer service issues.

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Position Title: Manager, Lenoir Service
Work Location: Lenoir, NC

Qualifications: Must have a minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in retail operations or completion of a Management Development Program. Must possess knowledge of feed, fertilizer, seed, and merchandising programs. Must be a detail oriented, organized, flexible, an overall leader and able to promote a team environment.

Education: College education in Agriculture a plus.

Responsibilities: Located 1 hour northwest of Charlotte, NC, this retail store generates over $2 million in annual sales volume. The business breakdown is comprised of Feed, Seed, Fertilizer (bag & bulk), Farm Supplies, Petroleum and Fertilizer spreader. Manage the day to day operations of the location. Supervise 4 employees, drive sales, customer service and involvement in all areas of the business.

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Position Title: Assistant Manager, Hampstead Coop
Work Location: Hampstead, MD

Qualifications: Must be detail oriented, dependable, highly motivated, good communication skills, team player, and an overall leader. Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in retail operations or completion of a Management Development Program. Must possess knowledge of fertilizer, feed, and farm supply products and merchandising programs.

Education: College Education helpful.

Responsibilities: Assist in running the daily operations of this Combination Ag/Urban location, in Hampstead, Maryland. Operation is $ 4 million plus in annual sales volume. 10 % Feed, 10 % Seed, 60 % Crops, and 20% Lawn & Garden product groups. Heavy Ag territory and with Strong Custom Application services being offered. Well-organized showroom that features a strong Equine, Lawn & Garden and Urban mix .

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Position Title: Manager, Waycross Service
Work Location: Waycross, Georgia

Qualifications: Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in retail operations or completion of a Management Development Program. Must possess knowledge of plant food, seed, crop protectants and merchandising programs.

Education: College education or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities: Duties entail managing employees, and, involvement in all areas of the business. Must make certain that the location is maintained up to company standards. Location does 4 million in sales volume, and heading for a great year in 2008. Services offered include, killebrew delivery, liquid nitrogen & dry plant food spreading. Also offers liquid supplement delivery, feed, plant food, crop protectants and farm & home products and delivery. Farm supplies and feed are a major part of this location. Location has an experienced and committed group of store employees.

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Position Title: Assistant Manager, Manassas Service
Work Location: Manassas, VA

Qualifications: This position requires a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in retail operations. Equine and agriculture helpful.

Education: College education helpful.

Responsibilities: We are looking for someone detail oriented, dependable, highly motivated, good communication skills, team player, and an overall leader. Must possess knowledge of feed, crops, farm supply products and merchandising programs. Store is considered an urban store type along with an urban Customer base located in Northern, Virginia 30 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. 3.5 million + in total annual sales volume. 33% make up the Feed and Animal Health Commodities; 50% in Farm and Home related products, 14% in Crops and the remaining volume in Propane Cylinder Filling.

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Wholesale Careers

Position Title: Mill Superintendent
Work Location: Valdosta, GA

Qualifications: Valdosta Feed MIll, a commercial HACCP certified feed facility (bulk, bag and extrusion) located in Valdosta, GA has an immediate opening for a full time Mill Superintendent. Minimum of three years experience in a supervisory capacity - prefereably in a feed mill environment.

Education: B.S. Degree in Engineering or Agriculture or combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities: Managing the daily operations including production, personnel, shipping & receiving, bulk trucking, regulatory compliance and customer service.

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