Sr Enterprise Strategy Analyst

CHS, Inc.•Inver Grove Heights, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture. Summary As a member of the enterprise strategy team and reporting to the enterprise strategy director, the Enterprise Strategy Analyst will work with key senior leaders to help define the future of CHS by working on high impact enterprise and business strategy projects. This role will support all aspects of strategy development through activities like competitive and market research, project management, financial modeling, presentation development and other ad-hoc analyses. Additionally, the strategy analyst will play a key role in supporting the annual strategy planning process and subsequently monitoring strategy execution. This role will have a critical impact across the company, ensuring timely, professional support and thought leadership for business, functional and enterprise-level strategies. The successful candidate will apply a core strategy skill set of analytical problem solving and structured and systems thinking in the design and development of various strategies. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of big picture thinking and ability to go deep into analysis and research.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in strategy, finance, business management or related field
Experience collaborating with other stakeholders to achieve goals ranging from individual contributors to senior leaders
Track record of leading portions of projects and analysis to completion on a deadline
High School diploma or GED
Exceptional analytical skills for key strategy activities like market research, analytical model development and competitive intelligence
Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills
Experience creating professional presentations and materials for a variety of audiences
Strong financial acumen
Comfort working across multiple businesses and functions simultaneously
Mindset of continual learning and growth to advance, and challenge, existing ways of working
Comfortable interfacing with senior leaders in a professional setting
Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex business problems
Superior organization and planning skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple projects to completion with deadlines
Strong research and investigative skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field.
Experience in management consulting, food, agriculture or energy industry
Collaboration, accountability, advanced critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skillls

Responsibilities

Work with leaders to develop strategic growth plans
Lead strategic planning sessions with cross-functional stakeholders.
Incorporate best-in-practice planning methodologies including using market assessment, consumer insights and competitive research.
Participate in capital financial planning & prioritization process as part of strategic planning efforts.
Provide oversight and management for the most complex, urgent, and impactful strategic initiatives. Lead others from ambiguity to decision-making.
Align processes, resources-planning and department goals with overall strategy. Ability to meet tight timelines, quickly adjust priorities and maintain high quality.
Assess strategic performance to stated goals and identify opportunities for improvement.
May direct the work of more junior team members.
Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.