MBA Summer Associate Corporate Strategy

Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest baking company with operations in 35 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.S. in bakeries, sales centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at every meal. But our associates come to work for much more - the chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and personal lives every day.

Salary range: $19-21/ hour

The Corporate Strategy team sits within the Transformation Organization at BBU.Our team's purpose is to transform and disrupt the bakery and snack industries through building new go-to market strategies, embracing new channels of distribution, and developing new approaches to the business. The Corporate Strategy team collaborates across the BBU business to solve cross-functional challenges, serving as thought leaders.

MBA Summer Associate in Corporate Strategy will solve a well-defined strategic business problem or opportunity within new industry categories, existing product and brand portfolio, or areas like sales, supply chainandoperations. Past projects include strategic market analysis, asset strategy andbusiness case development, and product portfolio/pricing optimization. Summer Associates will also have exposure to company operations, including visits to bakeries, sales/delivery route rides and retailer market tours. The internship will also allow associates to interact with senior executives throughout the company, including presenting project analysis and recommendations to C-level executives.

The program will provide the following opportunities:

Project ownership: Complete assigned project from kick-off to recommendation development and presentation to Senior Leadership

Data analysis / Data-driven decision making: Conduct various analyses (e.g., consumer or customer segmentation, market sizing, competitor analysis) and conduct scenario modelling to identify key insights and opportunities for BBU using internal and external databases and tools

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Navigate the organization and work with other functions within BBU, such as marketing, innovation, consumer insights, category management, R&D and supply chain to ensure alignment of strategic recommendations

Actionable Results: Produce actionable and relevant insights, recommendations and project results, integral to the business in the form of PowerPoint Presentations and Excel Financial Models

Do ideas excite you? Do you enjoy problem solving? Are you a connecter with strong intuition? When you see a blank sheet of paper, does it energize you or leave you feeling stuck?

Problem Solving Ability Comfortable working on broad assignments, breaking down "big picture" questions and problems into smaller components along the way

Comfort with Ambiguity Demonstrates adaptability and resilience when faced with unclear or shifting objectives, or incomplete data

Analytical Skills Ability to generate clear insights from analysis and translate those into actionable plans, comfortable with use of spreadsheets and databases

Leadership Skills Managing cross-functional projects, working with cross-functional partners towards a common goal/result, influencing others to take action/make decisions

Communication Skills Ability to present project work to various audiences in oral and written form

Results Oriented Ability to turn insights into executable plans and actionable results. Ability to manage multiple workstreams/project, adjust priorities, and meet deadlines

First year MBA student

Must be available for 12-week, full-time position from late-May to mid-August

3+ years' work experience

Experience in the following areas is preferred: management consulting, strategic planning/corporate strategy, finance, operations, supply chain, commercial or growth strategy, market research, project management

Experience with consumer-packaged goods and/or large retailers preferred

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.