Milk Marketing Analyst

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Create and maintain milk supply and demand budgets by monitoring and forecasting farmer-owner milk production and customer demand.
• Calculate credits and other special pricing for customers at month end and communicate to the accounting department prior to invoicing.
• Compile farm quality and component results for monthly reporting and invoicing.
• Support key relationships with customers, farmer-owners and haulers by providing routine reporting, responding to inquiries, and completing special projects as needed.
• Gain a quantifiable understanding of variations in milk supply and dispositions on a daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual basis.
• Collect data, analyze, and report on customer and hauler performance including items such as wait time, weight variances, balancing costs, and other items for purposes of continuous improvement.
• Provide detailed analysis to help evaluate sales opportunities for milk and milk components.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of optimization models for raw milk movements, analyze model results, and assist in the implementation of modifications to reduce costs across business units.
• Extract, collect, and modify data from internal and external systems for the purpose of enhancing decision making and strategic planning across multiple business units.
• Serve as a key resource for dairy industry information and assess trends related to milk production, general market conditions, pricing, and other relevant topics.
• Develop and compile materials including presentations and written documents for various stakeholders as assigned and present to various audiences as needed.
• Actively participate in professional development opportunities to enhance skillset required for role.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in agriculture, business, economics, sales and marketing, or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education).
• 2 to 5 years of general marketing and/or sales, market research, data analysis, communications, analytical or related experience.
• Knowledge of the dairy industry is preferred.

Education And Experience

Education and experience requirements are as follows:

• Undergraduate degree in agriculture, business, economics, sales and marketing, or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education).
• 2 to 5 years of general marketing and/or sales, market research, data analysis, communications, analytical or related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong analytical skills with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and have a basic understanding of database management and applications.
• Must be accountable, have a sense of urgency, committed, self-motivated and detail oriented with excellent organizational and follow through skills.
• Must be able to interact, collaborate and coordinate with a diverse set of stakeholders, including cross functional groups, dairy farmers, general management and executive leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including exceptional communication and listening skills, with the capacity to articulate insights.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, for a diverse range of internal and external audiences.
• Able to work independently and with others.
• Able to bring a project from conception to completion and adhere to steps and timelines.
• Able to read, write and speak English.
• Knowledge of SAP, Power BI, Ever.Ag, Maptitude, optimization software and/or AI applications is helpful but not required.

Pay Range: $65,000 - $75,000/year