Do you have a passion for agriculture and an interest in business operations? An eagerness for driving and implementing strategic initiatives that directly impact business growth? Are you looking for a strategy leadership role that offers a pathway to future operator opportunities?

As The Wonderful Company accelerates and pushes to expand its reach, we continue to build a high-performing Strategy Group to help us achieve ambitious goals. As a privately-held, vertically-integrated company with over a dozen businesses, we enjoy a significant competitive advantage allowing us to achieve the highest standard of quality, integrity, and success. Over the last five years, Wonderful has doubled in size to $4B in revenue and we are on pace to continue this trajectory. The Strategy Group members are essential partners in this success.

The Strategy Group:

Wonderful Strategy Group (WSG) partners directly with executive leaders across all businesses to solve their most pressing strategic issues and deliver high-impact results for the company and the businesses in its portfolio. The group is unique in both its opportunity and its purpose. A sizeable team with 25+ individuals primarily comprised of alumni from top management consulting firms, the team is afforded the opportunity to directly drive business growth by leading direction-setting strategy and acquisition initiatives, work side-by-side with operational leaders and be a co-decision maker on improvements. Our team members are sought after across our businesses as go-to problem solvers and are highly regarded as such.

Associate Managers work alongside smart, savvy, and high-performing managers and directors (from both traditional management consulting as well as agriculture backgrounds) solving our clients’ most pressing strategic issues to deliver high-impact results across four regional businesses. Joining a supportive and tight-knit team, you'll collaborate on challenging initiatives with the opportunity to own, lead, and drive projects. Receiving regular consulting training and engaged mentorship from managers/directors you will expand your knowledge to next level up by solving complex business problems, learning to create strategies for change, and winning buy-in from stakeholders to successfully impact the company.

This is a rare opportunity to join a vibrant and high-growth entrepreneurial company that is privately owned with no billable hours, bureaucratic decision-making or public shareholders; It is an opportunity to add value by working on high-impact projects, build operations skills, work with high-performing and highly dedicated peers in a strong team environment, and become a future leader of the company. Sound interesting? Read on for more details!

The deadline to apply is November 30th. 

What does The Strategy Group do?

• Work with existing operating companies to improve performance both through new growth initiatives and efficiency/cost reduction actions. These include a broad set of projects from M&A due diligence and international expansion to plant floor operations effectiveness and improvement in core operating processes.
• Facilitate new business development at holding company level, including market analysis, product development, acquisition screening, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.

What does an Associate Manager do?

• Provide thought leadership in developing practical solutions to complex analytical problems
• Interface directly with operating company senior management
• Act as a driving force behind critical strategic, operational, and organizational initiatives
• Form strong partnerships with business unit leaders
• Position designed to ideally lead to placement within an operating company
• This position requires work in the California San Joaquin Valley (Kern, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno Counties)

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• BA/BS required, MBA or MS in Engineering, Agriculture, Applied Economics or related field highly preferred
• Minimum four years total work experience in management consulting, operations, investment banking, private equity, or equivalent leadership development positions
• Demonstrated interest in the agriculture and/or food processing industry
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated individual and able to achieve high impact in an unstructured environment
• Demonstrated passion for making a difference

Please apply with your resume and a cover letter briefly explaining:

• Why you're interested in the Wonderful Company and the Strategy Group
• What ties you have to the Central Valley and/or why you'd want to live here

Wonderful's Dedication to You:

• Onsite health club.
• Subsidized employee café with healthy food offerings.
• Work life integration.
• Relocation and housing support.

California's Central Valley is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions and is the base of The Wonderful Company's agricultural operations.  The Central Valley enjoys a moderate climate and offers residents a high quality of life, low cost of living and, a host of diverse cultural and recreational activities. From wine tasting and hiking to rafting, fishing, skiing, and surfing -- all within a two-hour drive -- this region has much to offer the outdoor enthusiast.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $5 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.

The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

The Wonderful Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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