Area Manager (Owensboro, KY)
Maceo, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Area Manager oversees multiple grain elevator facilities and leads the North American Grain business in executing its strategy and business plan. The role manages financial and operational performance, develops employees, builds customer and vendor relationships, and grows business opportunities. It also negotiates contracts, supports recruiting and employee development, and ensures business decisions reflect productivity, market needs, and legal and compliance requirements.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
10 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
City : Owensboro State : Kentucky (US-KY) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number: 47756
A Day in the Life
The Area Manager will be Responsible for management of multiple grain elevator facilities. Develops and manages individuals who gather information and transaction for profit on behalf of the company.
What You'll Be Doing
Executes on the overall strategy, vision and business plan for the North American Grain business.
Provides leadership in day-to-day activities and acts as a resource to employees in line with B Unge's core values and mission.
Responsibility includes but is not limited to P&L results, working capital and asset management, budget management, managerial leadership, and employee relations.
Provides periodic updates and reports to the senior leadership.
Builds and maintains a portfolio of customers and vendors suitable for meeting business targets across the Grain business.
Identifies, evaluates, leverages and grows the business internally and externally through market share, customer base and volume.
Negotiates contracts and assists with the management of trades with merchandisers, customers and suppliers.
Optimizes internal & external contacts to predict business requirements and to develop new opportunities by creating alliances in new markets.
Participates in recruiting process.
Oversees and has active participation in providing effective training, development and retention of employees.
Maintains an understanding of all legal and compliance requirements.
Analyzes and interprets periodic business productivity and performance reports to maximize business decisions.
Leads team responsible for daily business activities with a clear vision, focus, and purpose.
Demonstrates expert knowledge and experience in the industry and market.
Skills / Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness or relevant discipline
10 years of related experience in Agricultural commodity industry AND managing a P&L
Ability to travel
Ability to scope, plan, and administer strategy and process for continuous improvement
Strong communications, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks concurrently with a sense of urgency
Proficient with personal computer utilizing Windows software
B Unge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.
At B Unge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. B Unge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at B Unge.com.
Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent B Unge at its core:
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We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
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We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
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We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity
If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge
B Unge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. B Unge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
1432730033A1
How this job compares
Set against the 997 open Area Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$18–19/hr44 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 61% below the US median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Area Manager hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Area Manager jobs in Kentucky and 997 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Area Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 561 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 342 of the 997 open Area Manager jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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