Brant Gilbert, Mba Email & Phone Number

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Lead two distinct teams. A team of agronomist and sellers focused on preparing our local sales team to efficiently execute on behalf of our retail owners. And a back-office operations team shepherding data through the ag input value chain from manufacturers to distributors to retailers to growers then all the way back through. I wake up everyday thinking about how we can enable our retailers to be the hero to their growers.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Lead a back-office operations team shepherding data through the ag input value chain from manufacturers to distributors to retailers to growers then all the way back through.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Lead a team of 4 focused on increasing revenue through services. Build innovative risk management solutions for the farming industry. Define company-wide digital investment strategies. Monitor profit and loss data for a growing service portfolio. Explore mobile technology to cultivate sales enablement solutions in an Agile environment. • Disrupted the agriculture industry by launching risk management services through B2B customers, introducing over $5M in new revenue by 2023. Expanded customer base from 120K acres in 2021 to 580K acres in 2022 with expected growth to 1M+ acres in 2023. • Established technology-based partnerships to implement solutions that drive supply chain costs down, enable new revenue streams, and assist internal resources in remaining focused on revenue generating activities. • Helping CPG’s diminish their carbon footprint and reduced environmental impacts by co-authoring a climate solution agenda with Truterra, LLC, a subsidiary of Land o’ Lakes. This agenda was adopted by farmers nationwide.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Directed a four-person team in creating and executing innovative brand strategies for a $1B line of business. Oversaw P&L performance for a broad portfolio of agricultural products. Authored communication plans that drove consumer brand awareness and contributed to substantial revenue growth. • Contributed to the organization’s $10M profit in 2020 by growing customer accounts and establishing market opportunities. • Consistently exceeded profit targets and achieved 20% year over year growth by redefining the annual operating plan (AOP) process to be more inclusive of cross-functional collaboration and streamlining communication with the Sales team. • Accelerated the delivery of 10+ products to market with an estimated $20M in profit growth by 2024, solidifying the brand as a leader in the agronomy marketplace.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Directed 12 cross-functional teams with more than 50 employees across four divisions in a B2B and B2C focused environments. Facilitated process mapping sessions on current and future state process to identify process improvement initiatives. Examined and refined product pricing strategies. Identified and implemented opportunities to increase savings, provide tangible added value, and collect consumer data.• Delivered $15M in margin growth over three years by applying a Design to Value (DTV) mindset across key products in each division. This development process was completed in three months. • Led a strategic procurement project across four micro-nutrient feed categories to approve new business awards through an RFP process, producing $5M in margin enhancement opportunities. • Drove price realization and SKU reduction, expanding revenue 1% year over year (YOY), and reducing annual costs by $3M.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Supervised a team of six Marketing Managers and support staff in creating results-driven marketing strategies for three business lines with more than 1000 products in an $800M portfolio. Developed annual budget, profit and loss statements, and financial reports. Launched product rebranding and updated packaging. Analyzed market trends and consumer spending behavior. • Reduced distribution costs by more than $500K after reducing the product portfolio and shifted focus to core products with high margins. • Eliminated 30% of SKUs and achieved 10% year over year volume improvement by initiating rebranding strategies and launching innovative sales programs adopted by B2B customers.• Assisted the Sales teams in identifying over $5M in new business opportunities, closing 10K tons of additional business in 2 years.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Oversaw marketing functions, including social events, advertising, and promotions. Managed $3.5M advertising budget and evaluated project ROI. Secure event sponsorship opportunities and negotiate contracts. Built a customer relationship management (CRM) database of over 300K clients and supported B2C lead generation initiatives. Analyzed market research data to define new and existing product market requirements. • Successfully spearheaded rebranding initiatives and diverse advertising campaigns for five equine products, driving $1.3M year over year margin growth and 8% revenue growth with 60% ROI. • Identified and negotiated $500K in sponsorship opportunities for high profile, equine-related events.• Served on the editorial board of the company newsletter, with a circulation of 15K readers.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Initiated and implemented B2B marketing strategies to support revenue and market share growth. Managed a $1M budget. • Streamlined the sales process and produced digital marketing collateral instead of print materials, yielding $3M in annual savings on printing and shipping costs.• Pioneered a B2B marketing program that increased retailer revenue by 5% and resulted in 1000+ dealers sponsoring more than 500 annual horse owner events.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Public And Corporate Communications