Biofuels Corporate Strategy Manager

Land O'Lakes, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Life & disability insurance

Education assistance

401(k)

Well-being resources

Job summary

Land O'Lakes, Inc. seeks a Biofuels Corporate Strategy Manager to lead defined workstreams and shape strategic direction for biofuels initiatives. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, analyze financials, and negotiate agreements with external partners to advance priority programs.

The role requires strong project leadership, research capabilities, and experience presenting to senior leadership. Remote in the United States or on-site at Arden Hills, MN is possible.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical or Social Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of business experience (e.g., management consulting, strategy, investing, product management, or other business roles in food, agriculture, or oil and gas).
• Ability to travel approximately 3–6 days per month, with some variation possible depending on business need.
• Proven experience leading projects from start to finish, driving work forward with team and partners.
• Experience digging beyond surface-level information, conducting primary/secondary research, analyzing complex data, and synthesizing insights.
• Skilled at defining obstacles and questions, testable hypotheses, solution options, and decision criteria.
• Experience explaining complex ideas and strategies to senior executive leadership.
• Foundational knowledge across strategy, sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance/accounting.
• Proven track record of outstanding performance on high-impact projects; project management experience valuable.
• Strong preference for strategy or consulting background; food/agri industry experience preferred.
• MBA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead 1-2 biofuels workstreams, day to day
• Define workstream objectives and decision criteria
• Informally manage a working team providing input, analysis, and materials
• Provide regular updates to Senior Executive Leadership
• Represent workstream in internal and external discussions, including with executives
• Identify and mitigate dependencies and tradeoffs between workstreams
• Workstream examples include overall program strategy and negotiations with external parties

Skills

Strategy development

Project leadership

Data analysis

Research capabilities

Executive communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Math, or related field

MBA strongly preferred

Job description

Biofuels Corporate Strategy Manager

Summary

The Biofuels Corporate Strategy Manager is a strategist, leader, and coordinator for biofuels-related initiatives. Key activities include: strategy development, scoping and negotiation of agreements with external parties, operating model design, financial planning and analysis, and market research.

Responsibilities

Biofuels workstream ownership and coordination:

• Lead 1-2 (out of ~10) biofuels workstreams, day to day
• Define workstream objectives, key decisions and criteria for making decisions, resource needs (personnel, and other), activities and milestones
• Informally manage a working team that provides expert input, performs analysis and research, creates documentation and other materials, and performs decisions once taken
• Provide regular updates to Senior Executive Leadership, to whom you would be ultimately accountable
• Represent workstream internally in discussions with other workstream leads and externally with potential collaborators, including at the executive level
• Identify and mitigate dependencies and tradeoffs between workstreams
• Workstream examples: overall program strategy, negotiations with specific types of external parties, various others

Education, Experience and capabilities

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical or Social Science, the Humanities, or a related field.
• 4 or more years of business experience (e.g., management consulting, strategy, investing, product management, or other business roles in food, agriculture, or oil and gas).
• Ability to travel approximately 3-6 days per month, with some additional variation possible depending on business need.
• Proven experience leading projects from start to finish, driving work forward in partnership with other members of our team and with our partners in the business. Exercises sound judgement about when to make decisions independently vs. when and how to involve others in a leveraged way.
• Experience digging beyond surface-level information, conduct primary/secondary research, analyze complex data, and synthesize insights into actionable business implications.
• Skilled at defining obstacles and questions, testable hypothesis, solution options, and decision criteria. Facilitates a structured process for making decisions at the appropriate speed and level of confidence.
• Experience explaining complex ideas and strategies effectively to senior executive leadership with appropriate support.
• Foundational knowledge relevant to various business functions (e.g., strategy, sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance/accounting) and disciplines (e.g., growth, cost reduction, transformation).
• Proven Track Record of outstanding performance while working on high-impact projects and initiatives, managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, project-based environment. Project management experience is valuable.
• Strong preference for strategy or consulting background.
• Food and agribusiness industry experience is preferred.
• MBA strongly preferred.

Location

Remote in the United States or in-person at headquarters in Arden Hills, MN.

Salary range:

$123,920 - $185,880 (in most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges)

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.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

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.

Land O'Lakes does not use Automated Decision-Making Technology, as defined by California law, to substantially replace human decision-making or make significant decisions about applications for employment or contracting opportunities.