Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business committed to tradition and innovation. The Weaned Pig Program Manager will lead the coordination and execution of weaned pig placements, fostering relationships with farmers and production partners to ensure program success. This role requires a highly motivated professional skilled in relationship management and problem-solving within a dynamic agricultural environment.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate weaned pig placements and optimize flows to meet producer and company needs
- Foster relationships with trucking companies and develop trucking routes to minimize costs
- Negotiate trucking rates
- Foster relationships with existing and new farmers in the wean to finish program
- Obtain health papers from veterinarians and dispatch loads in a timely manner
- Execute purchase orders and wean to finish contracts in all phases in conjunction with team members
- Plan, track, and execute growth of wean to finish spaces in conjunction with team members
- Compile weekly weaned pig grade sheets for billing
- Track return percentage of market hogs to plant
- Complete annual visits to coordinated sow farms to gain knowledge of pig sources
- Forecast weaned pig placement numbers for short, intermediate, and long term
- Work with the Field Agent team to instill continuous improvement
- Maintain functional knowledge of shipping activities and weekly forecasts
- Work with the Director of Live Operations to create the long‑term vision that contributes to production goals outlined by the Senior Management Team
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's of Science in Animal Science or other agricultural field
- 3+ years of swine production experience
- Valid driver's license
- Proficiency in general office software
- Ability to learn database systems
- Regular overnight travel up to 40% weekly
- Overnight travel is up to 80% during some periods of the year
- Knowledge of high welfare and sustainable swine production
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