The Wonderful Company – Consultant – Central Valley
The Wonderful Company is a privately held $4 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands.
The Wonderful Company's connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $100 million invested in environmental technologies and sustainability research, nearly $50 million in charitable giving and education initiatives in 2015 alone, $30 million toward the construction of a new charter school campus in California's Central Valley, and innovative health and wellness programs.
To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and core values, visit www.wonderful.com.
The Consultant and Consulting Intern are a key member of the Strategy Group. The Strategy Group pursues three objectives:
1. Work with operating companies in the Central Valley of California 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.
2. Facilitate new business development at holding company level, including product development, acquisition screening, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.
3. Provide a "pipeline" of talent to all the businesses and brands of the Wonderful Company.
Consultant and intern responsibilities are critically important and extremely visible:
• Provide insight in developing practical solutions to complex analytical problems.
• Interface directly with operating company senior management.
• Work with a team to drive critical strategic, operational and organizational initiatives.
Beyond high impact strategy projects, the Strategy Group also serves as a talent pool for placement within an operating company. This position requires work in the California San Joaquin Valley (Kern, Kings, Tulare and Fresno Counties). Reports to Director of Strategy, the Wonderful Company Strategy Group.
Job Requirements include but are not limited to:
• Consultant - BS/BA with two to four years related work experience OR M.B.A. OR M.S. / Ph.D. in Engineering, Agriculture, Applied Economics or related field.
• Intern-Enrolled in a Science-focused (Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Economics) or Business-focused (General Management, Operations, Marketing, Finance) Masters or PhD program.
• Demonstrated interest in the agriculture and/or the food processing industry.
• Must be willing to live in California’s San Joaquin Valley (relocation provided).
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Focused, organized, results-oriented individual.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and within a team.
• Successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual, able to achieve high impact in an unstructured environment.
To Apply:
Go to Wonderful’s career portal, search for Consultant job - ID# TWC1214 for the full-time Consultant position, and apply directly through the job posting.
Go to Wonderful’s career portal, search for Internship - ID# TWC1215 for the summer internship, and apply directly through the job posting.
