Summary
The President/CEO position leads the organization’s efforts to maximize
financial return to shareholders, advancing the cooperatives mission, and
positioning the organization for long-term success in the domestic sugar
market. Accountable to the Board of Directors, this individual will provide
collaborative and visionary leadership rooted in cooperative principles. The
CEO will represent the cooperative in fostering strong relationships with
employees, shareholder/growers, industry partners and the communities in
which it operates.

Essential Job Duties:
• In partnership with the Executive Leadership Team, architect and
execute the cooperative’s strategic vision and annual plan to maximize
shareholder/grower return and ensure a sustainable future for the
cooperative
• Lead Operations, Finance, Safety, Engineering, HR, Supply Chain, and IT.
• Drive strong financial performance, capital planning and cost control.
• Build strong relationships with employees, shareholder/grower members,
and the Board of Directors.
• Oversee major capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Cultivate a strong organizational culture that promotes visionary
thinking, teamwork, accountability, and open communication to support a
high level of productivity and morale.
• Represents the cooperative on sugar industry associations as a Director
or Trustee of The Sugar Association and The United States Beet Sugar
Association respectively

Qualifications:
• BS Degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 10 + years senior leadership experience in agribusiness, food processing,
or manufacturing
• Experience leading large, capital-intensive operations
• Board and cooperative experience strongly preferred
• Sugar beet, sugar, or agricultural processing experience a plus

About Minn-Dak Farmers Coop

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative (MDFC) is located in Wahpeton, a city in the southeast corner of North Dakota, in the heart of the Red River Valley. MDFC’s processing facility encompasses approximately a 1,200-acre footprint in Richland County, North Dakota. The Cooperative is owned by approximately 430 Shareholders and over 100 Growers who collectively grow over 105,000 acres of sugarbeets and is part of the domestic sweetener industry. MDFC employs about 530 year-round, 100 seasonal and 404 harvest employees. MDFC Shareholders produce sugarbeets for processing at the Cooperative’s plant in Wahpeton.

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