Sr Director Credit & Financing

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General Purpose and Scope of Position :

The Senior Director, Credit & Financing, will manage Customer Financial Services to achieve an increase in sales volume, contribute to the profit of Wilbur-Ellis Company and enhance customer stability, including providing for prompt turnover and adequate protection of the Wilbur-Ellis Company investment in both finance and accounts receivable.

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include :

• Responsible for proactive credit management of Wilbur-Ellis Company receivables portfolio resulting in sound credit decisions and credit administration to meet Wilbur-Ellis Company credit standards.
• Responsible for the development and modernization of credit policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate with leadership regarding specific credit requirements as necessary.
• Provide monthly reporting to applicable Wilbur-Ellis Company management on the status and trends of the receivable portfolio.
• Offer assistance and guidance to credit staff on day-to-day credit work with specific accounts in certain geographic or branch areas.
• Responsible to ensure staff are appropriately trained and performance evaluations are conducted in a professional, consistent and timely manner.
• Reviewing and assisting in the analysis of accounts proposed for write-offs at each quarter and year-end.
• Monitor credit staff to ensure quality credit decisions to ensure customer service, high-quality portfolio and credit administration.
• May be required to work directly with high impact, high profile, highly sensitive customer relationships challenged by adversity to lead balanced and sound risk mitigating and relationship retaining solutions.
• Approves or rejects credit requests and account servicing actions within delegated approval authority and makes appropriate recommendations on requests exceeding authority.
• Assisting in the compilation and analysis of data for reporting purposes, including input and retrieval of data and report preparation.
• Maintaining compliance with Wilbur-Ellis Company documentation procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible for coordination of customer legal actions and involvement of WECO Legal Department. Responsible for ensuring outside legal counsel is approved by WECO Legal Department on an annual basis. Responsible for reporting customer legal actions to WECO Legal Department on a regular basis.
• Responsible for developing business relationships with third party financing / lending programs for Wilbur-Ellis Company customers.
• Responsible for contracting with third party credit rating companies.
• Assist with acquisition due diligence.
• Leads special projects assigned by supervisor.
• Responsible for coordination of staff with other department staffs through positive leadership and direction, encouraging a positive working relationship.
• Represents and communicates the values, purpose and mission of Wilbur-Ellis Company to employees, customers, the public and other target audiences. This may include joining or actively supporting appropriate agricultural and credit organizations, civic groups or commodity groups and actively participating in sponsored events and programs.
• Performing additional duties as assigned.

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Compensation and Benefits :

In com pliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $164,300 - $230,070 . Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience .

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, and retirement plan participation, including an employer contribution of up to 7% into your 401(k). Follow this link for more information r egarding Wilbur-Ellis employee benefits : https : / / mywebenefits.com /

Please note that salary ranges provided for this role on external job boards are salary estimates made by outside parties and may not be accurate.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion :

Diversity of people, cultures, opinions, and ideas makes us all stronger. From leadership commitment to employee buy-in, we know that creating an inclusive environment and providing opportunities for all employees to reach their full potential is a shared responsibility.

Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer

Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.

Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people

Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.

Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry's best workforce

Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.

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