Mandy Ekeren

About Mandy Ekeren

With over a decade of experience spanning sales operations, process improvement, and financial reporting, I bring a strategic and systems-thinking approach to every challenge. My foundation in financial reporting and analysis allows me to see the end-to-end impact of processes, ensuring that sales strategies drive both top-line growth and bottom-line profitability. From implementing SAP solutions that enhance customer profitability insights to designing sales processes, I deliver results that create measurable value, improve efficiency, and enhance the seller and customer experience.Throughout my career, I’ve collaborated on global teams, where I’ve gained valuable insights into cultural differences and diverse perspectives. These experiences have strengthened my ability to approach challenges with a broader outlook and deliver solutions that resonate across regions. My passion lies in fostering talent, building high-performing teams, and ensuring that every process improvement translates into stronger business outcomes.Let’s connect! I’d love to share best practices on aligning sales processes with financial goals, driving digital transformation, and building scalable solutions for sustainable growth.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Digital Enablement, Food North America

   Cargill

   Apr 2025 — Present · Wayzata, MN, US

   As Senior Director of Digital Enablement for Cargill’s Food North America enterprise, I lead the strategy, design, and delivery of digital tools and process solutions that enable our sales, sales operations, and customer service teams — all in service of delivering a best-in-class customer experience.My team is built around three core capabilities: order automation, digital solutions, and process excellence. Together, we simplify and modernize the customer journey by streamlining processes, increasing efficiency, and improving the way teams engage with customers.I’m proud to lead this team through one of Cargill’s largest enterprise integrations in history — unifying systems, processes, and tools across multiple legacy businesses to create a more seamless and scalable commercial experience. Through strong business partnership and continuous improvement, we help teams work smarter and deliver greater value.

Education

• University of South Dakota

  Master's degree, Professional Accountancy

• University of South Dakota

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting

Skills

• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Accounts Receivable
• Microsoft Office
• Budgets
• Fixed Assets
• Expenses
• Preparation
• Year-End Close
• General Ledger
• Cost Accounting
• Accounting
• Us Gaap
• Financial Accounting
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Variance Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Account Reconciliation
• Balance Sheet
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Statements
• Invoicing
• Revenue Recognition
• Internal Controls
• Accruals
• Sales Tax
• Gaap
• Financial Analysis
• Jd Edwards
• Journal Entries
• Accounts Payable