Lending Specialist-Timber, Logger, and Forest Products

Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member‑owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross‑functional committee opportunities (e.g., Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state‑mandated programs.

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This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% remote and is based out of the Hermantown, MN;
Eau Claire, WI;
Waite Park, MN; or Rice Lake, WI office locations.

This candidate will serve the forest products industry, providing loan and lease solutions to loggers, landowners, mills, and the broader forest products sector. The position involves managing a direct portfolio and collaborating with other Lending Specialists to form a cohesive team that supports these clients. We seek a well‑organized individual who excels in clear communication and can work effectively both one‑on‑one with clients and in a supportive role alongside other lending specialists.

This position leads and directs the efficient and effective development of client relationships. The goal is to offer creative, valuable solutions to client problems and deliver value‑added service by cross‑selling all of the organization’s financial services when a need is identified. The candidate will actively participate in the development and implementation of client solutions, leading sales and marketing efforts in a specific market as a trusted advisor.

Additionally, the position involves developing and networking with specialized industry and trade contacts.

• Market credit and related services to middle market commercial accounts.
• Researches and identifies prospective new clients and increases opportunities for business growth with existing clients.
• Seeks new loan business by developing relationships with existing clients, searching for new clients and meeting with prospective clients to gain their business.
• Maintains prospect files and establishes ongoing prospecting plans and activities.
• Assists leadership in developing and delivering business plan objectives and marketing programs that enable the organization to meet business goals.
• Focuses on creating valuable financial solutions to client operations while generating revenue and volume for the organization.
• Participates in the development of new products/services and/or the development of product promotion campaigns in collaboration with the Compeer Marketing team, as needed.
• Represents the organization for select commercial accounts including some multi‑lender relationships.
• Continually builds and develops solid relationships with existing clients by bringing valued knowledge and experience to help manage the client’s agricultural operations more effectively and efficiently.
• Provides creative solutions and cross‑sells value‑added financial services to existing clients.
• Maintains and delivers the appropriate systems and structures to support a relationship selling culture.
• Delivers expert industry knowledge and world class client service.
• Supports a relationship selling structure.
• Delivers "value added" informational services to the farming operation.
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