Ag Retail Business Consultant

Ag Retail Business Consultant

Do you want to ensure the success of the businesses feeding the world?

As a Ag Retail Business Consultant on the Strategic Asset Management (SAM) team, you will make strategic recommendations on critical business decisions throughout the country.

This role provides the opportunity to gain real world experience on how retail businesses function from end-to-end.

You will work closely with senior-level leadership with our top agricultural cooperatives and retailers to solve business challenges that drive results and long-term strategic vision.

In this role, you will build business acumen and learn first-hand how to solve a diverse set of challenges making you a well-rounded asset in business management.

This role is located at our corporate headquarters in Arden Hills, MN (hybrid work arrangement each week)

Additional responsibilities:


* Participate in client engagements focused on asset investments, mergers and acquisitions, and business optimization


* Prepare power point presentations to track project status, present initial findings, and final project recommendations


* Deliver presentations to management teams, board of directors, and other stakeholders


* Employ ag retail capital and business valuation financial models to prepare financial assessments


* Prepare business case assessments for new asset investments


* Assist with client site location, due diligence, design, and contractor selection decisions around greenfield grain, agronomy, and feed mill assets

Experience-Education:


* Bachelor's degree or higher in business with major in accounting, finance, management, entrepreneurship, supply chain, marketing, or other business degree programs; MBA highly desired


* 8-10 years of business experience required


* Previous business consulting experience highly desired


* Previous experience analyzing complex data and providing recommendations to leadership


* Candidates with knowledge of retail agriculture business operation and industry strongly desired


* Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required


* Overnight travel up to 20%

Competencies:


* Exceptional listening, speaking/presenting, and written communication skills


* Detail orientation with ability to maintain focus on the bigger themes


* Collaboration skills to work with all levels within client organizations (general managers/CEOs, business/functional leadership, and other internal resources) and the broader SAM team


* Curiosity-driven learning aptitude to understand business drivers, disruptors, and industry environmental challenges and develop solutions


* Strong analytical capabilities proven from prior experience


* Problem solving aptitude


* Use insight analysis to create hypotheses and eventual recommendations


* Demonstrated project ownership and multi-tasking skills

$105,040-$157,560.

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hi...