Job description
TerraNova Agribusiness is seeking a data-driven Senior Agribusiness Analyst to join our rapidly growing team in Salinas, CA. This role blends market intelligence, supply chain optimization, and sustainable farming initiatives to drive profitability and responsible agriculture.
In this position you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, procurement, and product development to translate complex data into actionable strategies that support growers and our customers.
What you’ll do:
- Drive data-driven forecasting of crop demand, pricing, and production across multiple regions.
- Lead market intelligence on input costs, commodity trends, and regulatory changes affecting the agribusiness sector.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and KPI metrics (yield, margin, inventory turnover) for leadership.
- Collaborate with supply chain and procurement to optimize supplier selection and risk mitigation.
- Identify efficiency improvements in farm operations and distribution channels, leveraging sustainability initiatives.
- Partner with finance to support budgeting, scenario planning, and ROI analyses for capital investments.
- Communicate insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders and present recommendations to executives.
Responsibility
- Lead market and production analytics to forecast demand, pricing, and margins for multiple crops.
- Develop robust data models and dashboards to track performance and inform strategists.
- Own cross-functional reporting with operations, procurement, finance, and sales teams.
- Perform scenario planning and ROI analyses for new initiatives and capital expenditures.
- Identify supply chain risks and drive improvements in supplier selection and logistics.
- Provide actionable recommendations to optimize profitability while sustaining environmental stewardship.
- Present findings to executives with clear storytelling and data visualization.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in agribusiness, commodity markets, farming operations, or analytics-driven roles.
- Strong SQL, Excel, and BI tool skills (Power BI, Tableau) with data modeling experience.
- Solid understanding of crop cycles, inputs, and regional production dynamics (Salinas region a plus).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable strategies.
- Proven project management abilities, prioritization, and collaboration across functions.
- Self-starter with high attention to detail and comfort in a fast-paced environment.