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Process Lead Commercial

Cargill


Job Location:

Wayzata, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 97000 - 132000
Posted: 21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers food service customers and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry beef egg alternative protein salt oils starches sweeteners cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Process Lead - Commercial job designs implements and manages optimal process solutions for processes to enable best in class operations and meet growth and efficiency goals. With minimal supervision this job performs process management activities including designing documenting and optimizing process monitoring process performance recommending continuous improvement measures while adopting business process management practices and standards. This job partners with cross functional teams to identify and recommend risk mitigation options associated with process changes and implement feedback mechanisms to gather user insights. The Process Optimization Lead will drive the adoption of streamlined and aligned end-to-end processes and solutions across the commercial ecosystem.

This position is to be located in Wayzata MN or Wichita KS with regular in-office commitments. This position is not open to remote work at this time and relocation assistance will not be provided.

Key Accountabilities
  • PROCESS STRATEGY: Partners to align and implement the process strategy for a specific set of processes including setting priorities and defining roadmaps resources responsibilities and tools.
  • PROCESS DESIGN: Designs a specific set of processes in line with business requirements and process maturity ensuring standardization harmonization and simplification.
  • TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT: Ensures support of enterprise resource planning and other systems deployment projects to facilitate business readiness and technology enablement decisions. Monitors post-deployment process performance and takes process stabilization measures.
  • PROCESS DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING: Creates reviews and documents global policies standard operating procedures work instructions and job aids for a specific set of processes ensuring compliance with the business process management standards. Identifies and analyzes knowledge gaps and training needs recommends training approaches and materials and delivers standard process training and certification.
  • PROCESS GOVERNANCE: Analyzes process variation needs and influences to maintain harmonization standardization and simplification where differentiation does not add value. Maintains process documentation up-to-date and compliant with business process management standards and takes actions to adopt taxonomy changes in the appropriate timeframe.
  • STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT & CHANGE IMPACT: Engages with relevant partners to align the implementation of process strategy and key process initiatives assess change impact and ensure successful implementation of process solutions.
  • PROCESS PERFORMANCE: Partners to define key performance indicators to measure process effectiveness and monitor the impact of process improvements and process changes identifies and recommends risk mitigation options benchmarks metrics both internally and externally to maintain competitive performance.
  • PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Analyzes process data to support process mining efforts and enable continuous improvement and automation initiatives partners to find opportunities for process and workflow standardization and improvement with a focus on eliminating process deficiencies and improving customer and employee experience and recommends actionable plans to implement efficient and effective process improvement through process excellence practices

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Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
  • Bachelors degree in Business Business Administration Supply Chain Management Finance Marketing Economics International Business Accounting Entrepreneurship or work experience equivalent
  • Experience with end-to-end commercial processes.
  • Demonstrated track record of identifying prioritizing and delivering initiatives that improve efficiency effectiveness customer experience risk management or cost performance.
  • Strong partnership and communication skills with the ability to influence leaders and drive alignment across business technology and functional teams without direct authority.
  • Experience leading strategic initiatives from opportunity identification through execution adoption and value realization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with CRM (Customer Relationship Management) CPQ (Configure Price Quote) and/or Customer Portal solutions.
  • Lean Six Sigma training and Black Belt attainment
  • SAP experience in the Commercial space (contracts pricing)
Compensation Data

The expected salary for this position is approximately $97000 to $132000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location certifications education and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal.


Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet


Required Experience:

Senior IC


About Company

Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.

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