134-store farm and home retailer scaling omnichannel operations and supply chain
Rural King operates a 134-store chain across 13 states with over 9,000 associates, built on a hybrid Oracle stack (ERP, Xstore, Fusion Cloud) paired with AWS infrastructure and emerging analytics (Looker adoption). The hiring velocity is accelerating with 670 roles posted in the last 30 days — heavily weighted toward operations and sales — while active projects focus on inventory accuracy, BOPIS, and a customer loyalty program (RK Plus), signaling pressure to improve supply-chain visibility and omnichannel fulfillment.
Notable leadership hires: Department Lead, Region Director, Lead, People Director, Receiving Lead
Rural King is a family-owned farm and home retailer founded in 1960, operating 134 physical stores across 13 states plus two distribution centers. The company serves rural customers with pet, livestock, agriculture, and automotive products, supported by a workforce of over 9,000 associates. Operationally, the company runs on Oracle ERP and Xstore (retail POS), with order management via IBM Sterling and inventory visibility through HighJump. Current initiatives include scaling BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store), launching RK Plus (loyalty program), and improving planogram and merchandising execution across the store footprint.
Oracle ERP, Oracle Xstore, Oracle Fusion Cloud, HighJump (inventory), IBM Sterling (order management), AWS, React/JavaScript frontend, Cisco networking, and recently adopting Looker for analytics.
Key projects include BOPIS sales growth, RK Plus loyalty program launch, Oracle ERP integration, planogram and playbook feature implementation, inventory accuracy, and community hiring events.
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