Director Retail Growth Services

This position can be located remote/virtual.

Position Overview:

Are you a driven and motivated individual with executive presence and passion for building relationships and influencing growth strategy? Do you have a passion for agriculture and drive to help the industry thrive? Are you committed to developing a resilient cooperative system resourced to meet growers most critical needs today and with a clear eye to the future? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Retail Growth Lead for Land O'Lakes' Agriculture Enterprise Team. In this role, you will partner closely with internal and external senior leaders to deliver tailored growth solutions to meet business needs strengthening our system and the agriculture industry. Join us and make a difference!

Responsibilities include:

• Building high trust and consultative relationships with cooperative CEOs and their senior staff to identify growth opportunities and identify root issues impacting their business.


• Acting as a strategic business consultant to drive growth within the cooperative system through a deep understanding of the business, industry knowledge and trends.


• Translating strategy into actionable plans by leading, designing, and executing tailored growth strategies to meet business objectives.


• Collaborating across both the commercial business & service delivery teams to identify member-owner growth opportunities.

Critical Skills and knowledge:

• Experience in business; ability to influence internal and external senior leaders and executives; demonstrated business and financial acumen


• Expertise in growth strategy including but not limited to strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, board of director development


• Proficiency in marketing concepts including segmentation, value proposition development and resource prioritization


• Demonstrated consulting skills; can translate strategic conversations into motivated execution


• Courage to challenge the status quo and drive thought leadership


• Ability to build authentic relationships as a trusted partner; viewed as a key partner to senior leadership teams


• Engages with the agriculture industry in a visible and influential way; maintains industry and trade connections

Education and experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related agricultural field


• 10 or more years of people leadership experience


• 5 or more years of leading a business and/or having oversight of a P&L

Education and experience preferred:

• Master's degree in business or related agricultural field


• 5 or more years of prior business consulting experience


• Experience working in the Ag sector

Salary is negotiable based on experience: $179,040 - $335,700

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About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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