Senior Director, Supply Chain and US Pecan @ (September 2020 - December 2022)
VP of North American Peanut and Pecan Procurement and Shelling @ (December 2018 - September 2020)
Vice President North American Shelling @ (October 2016 - November 2018)
General Manager North American Shelling @ (January 2016 - September 2016)
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Cotton, Tobacco, and Peanuts @ (June 2019 - May 2024)
General Manager Global Trading, Sourcing and Semi-Finished @ (January 2013 - December 2015)
Sales Director for Cocoa and Chocolate and Director of Cocoa Powder @ (January 2012 - December 2012)
Trading Director ADM Cocoa Liquor, Butter, and Non-Cocoa Ingredients @ (July 2009 - December 2011)
Commercial Manager, Netherlands @ (January 2008 - June 2009)
Senior Trader Cocoa Butter Europe and West Africa @ (October 2006 - December 2007)
Cocoa North America, Senior Commodity Trader @ (January 2002 - October 2006)
Soybean Processing, Commodity Trader @ (December 1998 - December 2001)
Grant Belden Education
Iowa State University
Agricultural Business emphasis Sales & Marketing (Business)
1995-1998
Grant Belden Skills
B2B Brand Marketing
B2B Brand and Product Management
Brand Positioning and Market Strategy
Business Development & Growth Strategy
Business Divestiture and Exit Strategy
Business Divestiture and Transition
Business Process Re-engineering
Business Strategy
Change Management
Chocolate
Commercial Execution
Commercial Flexibility and Customer Focus
Commodity
Commodity Trader and Risk Management
Commodity Trading
Commodity Trading and Market Strategy
Continuous Improvement
Cost Management
Cost Reduction and Procurement Management
Cost Reduction and Working Capital Management
Cross -Cultural Team Coordiantion
Cross-Selling and Business Development
Cross-Selling and Relationship Building
Customer Relationship Management
Customer Satisfaction Enhancement
Customer-Centric Best Practices
Customer-Focused Strategy Development
Decision-Making and Strategic Planning
Digital Transformation Leadership
Direct Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management
ERP System Implementation
Expertise in Agricultural Trade
Financial Acumen
Food
Food Industry
Forecasting
Global Commercial Management
Global Market Knowledge
Global Supply Chain Management
Go-to-Market Strategy
Greenfield Project Management
Industry Knowledge
Ingredients
Innovation Implementation
Innovation and Initiative Implementation
International Trade
KPI Development and Management
Key Account Management
Leadership and Team Management
Logistic and Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Logistics Management
Long-Term Strategic Planning
Management
Margin Optimization
Market Analysis
Market Analysis and Data Utilization
Market Analysis and Decision-Making
Market Positioning and Strategy Development
Negotiation
Operational Efficiency
Operational Efficiency Improvement
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
P&L Management
Partnership Development
Practice Development & P&L Leadership
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Product Development
Project Management
Regenerative Agriculture
Regulatory and Policy Insight
Risk Management and Hedging
S&OP and Demand Planning
Sales
Sales Team Leadership and Management
Sales Toolkit Implementation
Sales and Negotiation
Sales and Operational Planning
Sourcing
Strategic Investment Management
Strategic Planning and Execution
Strategic Procurement
Strategic Thinking
Supplier Relationship Management
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Best Practices
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Optimization
Supply Chain Scale Up
Supply Chain Strategy & Optimization
Sustainability Program Implementation
Technical Advisory Skills
Third-Party and Contract Manufacturing
Trading
Transitional Service Agreement Management
Leadership
Financial Markets
Equities
Grant Belden Summary
Grant Belden, based in Atlanta, GA, US, is currently a Chief Operating Officer at Verse Chocolate. Grant Belden brings experience from previous roles at Process Efficiency Partner, LLC, Radix and Golden Peanut. Grant Belden holds a 1995 - 1998 Agricultural Business emphasis Sales & Marketing in Business @ Iowa State University. With a robust skill set that includes B2B Brand Marketing, B2B Brand and Product Management, Brand Positioning and Market Strategy, Business Development & Growth Strategy, Business Divestiture and Exit Strategy and more. Grant Belden has 1 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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