AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica)and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.

Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Strategic Planning Manager who will be an engaging strategist, dot connector, and thought leader, helping to drive strategic planning across the organization.

You will be asked to design and facilitate annual business unit strategic planning efforts in partnership with Senior Leaders, supporting the VP, Strategy & Customer Insights in strategic planning efforts with the Executive Leadership Team and Boards of Directors. In addition, you will be responsible for leading the annual development of the organizations strategic business plan and coordinating the development of supporting plans. Throughout this work, you will work with teammates and cross-functional partners to bring meaningful insights into the planning process and to ensure actionable outcomes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinates and facilitates Strategic Planning with each business area, ensuring meaningful inputs and outputs and strong cross-functional partnership.
Supports execution of planning outcomes and drives accountability among owners.
Serves as a common partner to identify and help activate meaningful themes and common opportunities across business areas.
Leads annual development of the organizations Strategic Business Plan and supports development and coordination of the organizations supporting plans.
Serves as a general strategy consultant to areas across the Associations, providing guidance founded in strong business acumen and experience. Designs and facilitates ad-hoc meetings of strategic importance as needed.

Education Requirements

4 Year / Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field is required; MBA is prefrerred.

Years of Experience

5+ years of experience in Business, Strategy Consulting, Customer Insights, Leadership

About Us:

AgCountry has 45 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serves rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of todays agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.