Precision Upgrade Manager

Job Summary:

As a Precision Upgrade Manager, you will:

• Helps lead and manage the organization’s Performance and Aftermarket Upgrade strategies
• Develops social media marketing materials such as videos and flyers to create customer awareness of upgrade opportunities
• Develops return on investment scenarios to provide value to customers relative to upgrades.
• Creates system optimization to maximize upgrade sales opportunities through the Service department
• Provides and coordinates training to locations to increase confidence in upgrades
• Creates and manages upgrade opportunity reporting to track success and create programs
• Maintain current product knowledge on all new/used equipment potentially saleable by the dealership, including features/benefits and machine compatibility/ technology integration.
• Exhibits outstanding communication skills and cooperates with other departments and locations.
• Promotes teamwork, maintains a positive attitude and supports the concept of one face to our customers.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• 5 + years of experience in an agricultural-related role with activities such as sales, service, training, or other related work. Prior experience with JD technology and support is preferred.
• Associate’s Degree, or higher, in an agricultural-related major or equivalent experience.
• Ability to operate with a solutions approach and identify existing/emerging customer needs.
• Ability deal with and effectively resolve challenging customer issues.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Ability to multitask, manage multiple priorities, meet short/changing deadlines and is energized by a fast-paced environment.
• Can build relationships through phone interaction and/or web-based communications.
• Strong data management abilities and computer skills including excel and PowerPoint (or similar tools) and ability to analyze and interpret data and reports.
• Demonstrates leadership, organizational, management, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
• Must be able to multi-task and excel in a fast-paced environment.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is generally performed in a professional office environment.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the work location.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Work may involve long hours and overtime during the peak season, holidays, weekends, and evenings.
• May be required to rotate on-call responsibilities.

Physical Activities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, walk on unpaved terrain, talk, reach with arms and hands, have good manual dexterity, use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, handle or feel, hear alarms/telephones/normal speaking voice.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.
• May involve climbing ladders, stairs, steps, and traversing catwalk grating, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, and kneeling on a frequent basis and working in confined space and manual dexterity required to complete work tasks through safe and proper operation of power and hand tools, and motor vehicles.
• Moderate physical activity required by moving and positioning objects up to 50 pounds or more occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Who we are:

AVE PLP, LLC is a joint venture between two of the top John Deere Dealerships in the United States, AgriVision Equipment Group and PrairieLand Partners. By joining forces, we continue to lead the charge in technology, innovation, and best-in-class service and support for our respective customers.

We credit our success to our knowledgeable, competitive, hardworking and passionate employees that strive for excellence in everything they do.

With over 100 years of experience in the agricultural industry we have a rich heritage, growth mindset, and entrepreneurial spirit. Today, we are 32 locations strong supporting southwest and southcentral Iowa, northwest Missouri, southeast Nebraska, and central and southeast Kansas.

We are seeking driven, highly motivated, collaborative, and intellectually curious professionals who want to be part of cultivating the highest impact culture in the agriculture equipment industry. Previous experience and knowledge of large ag equipment or commercial/turf equipment is welcomed but not required. There's a lot we can train with the right individual who is willing to work hard and make customers our #1 priority.

One Company. Two Brands. One Vision.