MBA Summer Associate Corporate Strategy

Bimbo Bakeries USA • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The MBA Summer Associate in Corporate Strategy will work on a well-defined strategic business problem or opportunity involving new industry categories, BBU’s existing product and brand portfolio, or areas such as sales, supply chain, and operations. Potential projects include strategic market analysis, asset strategy and business case development, and product portfolio or pricing optimization. The role includes exposure to company operations through bakery visits, sales and delivery route rides, and retailer market tours. Summer Associates will interact with senior executives and present project analysis and recommendations to C-level executives.

The Corporate Strategy team is part of Bimbo Bakeries USA’s Transformation Organization. It works across the business to address cross-functional challenges and develop new go-to-market strategies, distribution channels, and approaches to the business. The position is a 12-week, full-time summer role for a first-year MBA student, running from late May to mid-August.

Requirements

• Be a first-year MBA student.
• Be available for a 12-week, full-time position from late May to mid-August.
• Have 3 or more years of work experience.
• Demonstrate business acumen and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Be comfortable breaking broad problems into smaller components and working with ambiguity or incomplete data.
• Have analytical skills, including the ability to generate insights and translate them into actionable plans; comfort using spreadsheets and databases.
• Demonstrate leadership, including managing cross-functional projects and influencing partners toward shared goals.
• Have oral and written communication skills to present work to varied audiences.
• Be results-oriented, able to manage multiple workstreams, adjust priorities, and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in management consulting, strategic planning or corporate strategy, finance, operations, supply chain, commercial or growth strategy, market research, or project management.
• Experience with consumer-packaged goods and/or large retailers.

Responsibilities

• Own an assigned project from kick-off through recommendation development and presentation to senior leadership.
• Conduct analyses such as consumer or customer segmentation, market sizing, and competitor analysis, and perform scenario modeling using internal and external databases and tools.
• Collaborate with functions including marketing, innovation, consumer insights, category management, R&D, and supply chain to align strategic recommendations.
• Produce actionable insights, recommendations, and project results in PowerPoint presentations and Excel financial models.
• Present project analysis and recommendations to senior executives, including C-level executives.
• Participate in exposure activities including bakery visits, sales and delivery route rides, and retailer market tours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern