Josh Rouse

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Dairy Feed Marketing Manager with Purina Animal Nutrition @ Forsman Farms
Minnesota, United States
Josh Rouse's Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States, United States
Josh Rouse's Contact Details
About Josh Rouse

Experienced professional and rising star with over ten years of experience in Finance, Revenue Optimization, and Pricing experience with a proven track record of developing teams and establishing good business practices that focus on long-term value and growth.Specialties: Leadership, business optimization, financial analysis, innovative problem solving, strategic thinking, customer focus

Josh Rouse's Current Company Details
Forsman Farms

Forsman Farms

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Dairy Feed Marketing Manager with Purina Animal Nutrition
Minnesota, United States
Website:
feedbaq.io
Employees:
61
Josh Rouse Work Experience Details
  • Forsman Farms
    Forsman Farms
    Minnesota, United States
  • Purina Mills, Llc
    Marketing Manager Dairy Feed
    Purina Mills, Llc Feb 2021 - Present
    Us
  • Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Business Optimization Manager
    Land O'Lakes, Inc. Feb 2019 - Feb 2021
    Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us
  • Rembrandt Foods
    Portfolio Director
    Rembrandt Foods Jul 2017 - Jan 2019
    Rembrandt, Ia, Us
    - Lead the Sr. Optimization Analyst, Pricing Manager and team, and Egg Desk Trading ManagerExecuted over $2 million annual margin improvement by opportunistically renegotiating long-term agreements- Arbitrage egg to guarantee profitability by “back-to-back” buying and selling commodity egg generating over $6 million in additional gross margin- Assist Sales in developing a deep relationship with customers focused on service and egg and commodity market insights- Developed strategy and hedging policy with the grain department to mitigate risk and take profitable grain positions- Executed complete overhaul of pricing process to ensure accuracy, speed, sustained success, and profitability- Implemented CRM Stage Gate to Pricing Process to ensure alignment with business objectivesImproved pricing turnaround time by 50% while providing deeper analysis enabling better decisions
  • Rembrandt Foods
    Commercial Manager - Optimization
    Rembrandt Foods May 2016 - Jun 2017
    Rembrandt, Ia, Us
    - Managed Sr. Optimization Analyst, Pricing Analyst and Pricing Admin - Facilitator of Long Term Agreements working cross functionally with all facets of the business and large deal presentation to C-Suite and Upper Management- Developed market based pricing tools for signing long term agreements- Produced egg market intelligence and analysis with data mining and developing relationships with industry thought leaders- Developed Short Term and Long Term pricing strategies to maximize product line profitability- Led the development of the egg desk strategy that saved over $3 million in costs and improved margins by more fully utilizing production assets
  • Rembrandt Foods
    Sr. Analyst Of Optimization
    Rembrandt Foods Nov 2015 - May 2016
    Rembrandt, Ia, Us
    - Created and Implemented forward pricing curves based on historical price cycles- Established the new standard for Financial Analysis of capital projects within the company- Created Budgets, Forecasts, and Sales & Margin Financial Analysis- Developed and Maintained Board of Director Presentation Slides on GTM, Pricing, and Financial Reporting
  • Cargill
    Senior Financial Analyst / Supervisor
    Cargill Oct 2010 - Nov 2015
    Wayzata, Minnesota, Us
    - Financial lead on the Truvia® Leadership Team- Managed and developed a Finance Team that includes a Sr. Accountant, Cost Analyst, Promotions Analyst, and a Summer Finance Intern - Created and developed financial analysis and models for cost saving and profit generating projects and gave insight and advice into the significance of the analysis for Truvia® Consumer Brands and other high-intensity sweeteners and presented to upper management- Created budgets, ad hoc profitability reports, and projected profitability - Originated and analyzed a project that reduced Truvia raw material costs by $1.2M in Fiscal Year 2015 by reducing packet fill weights while not reducing taste performance- Initiated study of marketing expense by consumer brand businesses which led to $6.0M in marketing expense reductions for Truvia in Fiscal Year 2015- Received Commitment to Excellence Award for identifying and valuing different pricing strategies for contract fulfillment, railcar turnover, and order lead time for the Corn Sweeteners Product Line
  • Cargill
    Senior Financial Analyst - Public Affairs
    Cargill Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
    Wayzata, Minnesota, Us
    Key member of a Public Affairs team created to develop responsible supply chains within Cargill to enhance Key Corporate Accounts’ offerings to their customers by developing financial materiality models that reveal profitability underlying corporate responsibilityParticipated and engaged in Key Customer meetings concerning responsible supply chains
  • Cargill
    Accounting Supervisor
    Cargill Sep 2008 - Oct 2010
    Wayzata, Minnesota, Us
    - Responsible for the fiduciary and financial management of Domestic Rail Trading P&L, Cargill AgHorizons Marketing Services, and Cargill Crop Insurance.- Managed and coached two rail accountants and assisted in managing six other rail accountants.- Initiated optimization of rail accounting staffing level by reducing the team to seven people leading to higher productivity rates with no decrease in service level for merchants
  • Cargill
    Accountant
    Cargill Apr 2006 - Sep 2008
    Wayzata, Minnesota, Us
    - Performed P&L analysis for eight grain elevators, a corn milling facility, and a crop inputs location- Assisted in managing and coaching eight Financial Customer Service Representatives- Led the Greater Indiana Settlement Standardization project, resulting in Greater Indiana being among the leaders of acceptance of the settlement standardization in preparation for SAP rollout- Developed Large Project Expense tools, initiated analysis of truck loadout weights and identified a potential 5% freight savings, and created tool for optimizing profit from mixing and blending grain
  • Farm Credit Services Of Mid-America
    Loan Officer
    Farm Credit Services Of Mid-America Jan 2005 - Apr 2006
    Jeffersontown, Kentucky, Us
    Responsible for building strong relationships with farming customers in order to generate loans and sell lending products, provided feedback to customers about the financial health of their operation and worked with Credit Analyst to negotiate a loan that best met the needs of the customer

Josh Rouse Skills

Financial Analysis Excel Powerpoint Financial Modeling Sap Accounting Budgets Auditing Internal Controls Leadership Finance Cross Functional Team Leadership Analysis Managerial Finance Management Marketing Project Planning Financial Reporting Forecasting Process Improvement Financial Accounting Variance Analysis Jd Edwards Cost Accounting Commodity Agribusiness Product Development Pricing Strategy Microsoft Excel

Josh Rouse Education Details

  • University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management
    University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management
    Mba
  • University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Agriculture Finance

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Rouse

What company does Josh Rouse work for?

Josh Rouse works for Forsman Farms

What is Josh Rouse's role at the current company?

Josh Rouse's current role is Dairy Feed Marketing Manager with Purina Animal Nutrition.

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What schools did Josh Rouse attend?

Josh Rouse attended University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management, University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Josh Rouse has interest in Health.

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Josh Rouse has skills like Financial Analysis, Excel, Powerpoint, Financial Modeling, Sap, Accounting, Budgets, Auditing, Internal Controls, Leadership, Finance, Cross Functional Team Leadership.

Who are Josh Rouse's colleagues?

Josh Rouse's colleagues are Lisa Breitkreutz, John Kaiser, Derek Antil, Kerwin Carlson, Markus Foley, Dylan Johnson, Thomas Pauly.

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