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SalaryNurture. Grow. Thrive.Elders has invested $25 million to establish a world-first, wool handling business and is looking for a Wool Technical Manager to provide support to the National Wool Operations Manager in our newly built, state-of-the-art, warehouse.About the roleWe are looking for a Wool Technical Manager to join the growing team on a permanent, full time basis.An Elders Wool Technical Manager is responsible for coordinating the weekly wool auctions, supervising and managing the Wool Technical team, to market our clients wool in a timely, efficient, and professional manner with importance placed on meeting deadlines and leading a cohesive team.Responsibilities
- Train, mentor and develop Wool Technical staff.
- Oversee the lotting process to ensure wool is lotted and presented for sale correctly.
- Supervise the Wool Technical staff to apply accurate AWEX ID and wool appraisals.
- Coordinate sale day staff at the weekly wool sales.
- Provide technical and marketing support and advice to clients, District Wool Managers, Wool Sales Manager, agents and the branch network
- Supervise the daily job list to ensure tasks are carried out on time
- An excellent understanding of wool brokering and the wool industry.
- Excellent Wool Technical skills and knowledge of the value of various wool types
- Experience managing, supervising, mentoring and developing staff
- A strong commercial focus with the ability to problem solve and the ability to negotiate and settle claims
- Sound organisational and time management skills to ensure deadlines are met
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working in shearing sheds or on rural sheep operations
- A sound understanding of how a rehandle or reclass facility operates
- An understanding of risk management
- Excellent computer skills
- An understanding of Quality Systems such as RWS
