Who We Are:
Mid-States Distributing ("Mid-States") is the leading Farm, Ranch, and Home Retail Cooperative. Our company is owned by 34 independent Farm, Ranch & Home retailers (“Members”) who operate over 800 stores in 34 states and 9 Canadian provinces with combined annual sales of over 7.5 billion dollars. Our member-owners retail items such as agriculture parts & supplies, petroleum products, hardware & tools, pet food, lawn & garden, animal health supplies, apparel & footwear, sporting goods, and various other products for the Farm, Ranch, and Home.
We are looking for competitive people who like to win big and have fun doing it. We place a tremendous amount of emphasis on creating a unique and positive company culture. Most of our employees will tell you this is the best place they’ve ever worked. We value high-energy people who like to work hard and play hard. Our consumers are primarily rural people raising “kids, cows, and quarter horses,” so traditional values like God, family, and patriotism are important virtues around here. So, if you are enthusiastic and competitive, have a great attitude, have good communication skills, are good at building relationships, love to win, and you like ice cream – Mid-States is the place for you! If you are not, please apply with our competitors!
The Position The Sporting Goods Category Manager with a focus on Hunt/ Camp/ Fish/ Marine develops and manages supplier relationships, events, and merchandising programs on behalf of the Mid-States Membership. This involves collaboration with the Business Unit (division), committees, stockholders, member buyers, and executive management to leverage the combined purchasing power of the cooperative. At its core, the position serves as an ambassador for the category.
What You Will Do:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, AND EXPERIENCE:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Generally, the job requires 80% sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing. This job is performed in a generally clean environment. The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling, some stooping, and significant fine finger dexterity.
TRAVEL:
Some travel involved
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this position. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
A few words from our COO:
Mid-States is truly the best company I have ever worked for. We strive to provide a unique, exciting, fulfilling work environment for our staff. We are cautious when we hire because we want to protect that environment. Drama, laziness, and entitlement have no place at Mid-States. Our company is very financially sound and growing like crazy. If you are an enthusiastic, high-energy person with a positive attitude and the skills described above, you may have just found the last job you will ever apply for, I look forward to meeting you. – Jeff
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