Director - Agriculture

Fireclay Partners

6d•Remote

About The Position

Fireclay Partners is a veteran-owned middle-market M&A and buy-side advisory firm based in Kansas City. They serve private equity sponsors and family-owned businesses on platform sourcing, bolt-on acquisitions, and select sell-side mandates. Their model combines investment banking execution with senior operating expertise, and they engage industry advisors with deep domain experience to support deal sourcing, due diligence, and sponsor engagement. This is a per-engagement consulting role for senior operators with platform experience across ag inputs, ag services, or agribusiness. The role involves partnering with the Fireclay team on specific deals where the consultant's domain expertise creates value, with engagements typically lasting three to twelve months on a deal-specific basis. Fireclay is actively building bench depth across several subsectors within agriculture, including ag inputs (seed, crop protection, nutrients, specialty chemicals for ag), ag equipment, parts, and dealer networks, ag services (agronomy, custom application, harvesting, hauling), AgTech (precision ag, software, decision support), and the food and agribusiness supply chain (grain, livestock, processing).

Requirements

Senior operator (VP, President, GM, COO, CEO) at an ag inputs manufacturer, regional dealer network, ag services platform, agribusiness, or PE-backed ag platform
Fifteen years or more in ag operations with direct grower or producer-facing experience
Familiarity with seasonality, working capital dynamics, and cooperative versus independent channel structures
Existing network of relationships with founders, family owners, senior executives, and PE professionals across your subsector
Comfort representing Fireclay professionally to PE sponsors and target company management
Discretion when handling non-public information and competitive intelligence
Willingness to work on a flexible per-engagement basis without fixed hours or commitments

Responsibilities

Provide market intelligence on bolt-on targets, competitive landscape, and valuation context within your subsector
Make introductions to founders, family owners, and senior executives in your existing network
Review confidential information memoranda and management presentations for sector-specific operating fit and risk
Participate in PE sponsor pitches when your subsector and operating background are relevant
Provide operational due diligence input on target companies
Advise the Fireclay team on positioning and messaging for sponsor outreach and sourcing campaigns