Supply Chain Deploy Solution Manager

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally.

Louis Dreyfus Company is a world leader in the processing of agricultural products and the merchandising of a diverse range of commodities. Founded and based in Europe, Louis Dreyfus Company enjoys a strong regional presence in North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Louis Dreyfus Company operates with the drive of a young organization, tempered, and fueled by 159 years of experience and expansion in the field of agricultural commodities. Today, with offices in more than 55 countries and approximately 34,000 employees, the Group stands strong, pragmatic, and diversified, guided by a multicultural management staff devoted to its aims and to its unique business model.

At the heart of this model is a globally diversified business portfolio, keenly focused on strategically developing and protecting its positions up and down the value chain. With its commodity platforms integrated from farm to consumer, coupled with optimally located production and processing assets, the Group carefully manages risks at every level in every sector.

The Group’s diversification and expansion strategy has enabled it to post outstanding year-on-year growth, with six leadership positions and ten major trade flows covered: it is the number one cotton and rice merchant worldwide and ranks in the top three in orange juice, wheat, corn, and sugar and in the top five in oilseeds and coffee. In addition, Louis Dreyfus Company is the second largest sugarcane crushing and renewable energy group in the world.

To support its growing needs, Louis Dreyfus Company has launched a global ERP program named BOLD  based on SAP S4Hana solution. This ERP program covers the following supply chain processes:

• Procurement of non-commodities processes, supported by SAP MM connected to ARIBA solution and FIORI user interface.
• Commodities & non-commodities inventory management supported by SAP MM.
• Equipment repair & maintenance supported by SAP PM.
• Production Planning & Execution supported by SAP PP.
• Quality inspection process supported by SAP QM.
• Sales & Distribution supported by SAP SD.

The goal of the Supply chain DT&A team members is to ensure smooth flows. This is essential for Louis Dreyfus Company's business, which operates in the global agricultural commodities industry. The company relies on an efficient supply chain to source, procure and store non-commercial goods as well as to keep the assets / equipment running on the optimal operative conditions. Effective non-commercial supply chain processes enable the company to minimize costs and optimize production and logistics.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Supply Chain Deploy Solution Manager, you join the Supply Chain team to coordinate, supervise and lead key Deploy activities.

In this role, you are in charge of the following activities:

• Improve the core practices and documentation
• Coordinate and lead the centralized roll-out activities:
• Customizing
• Master data Load
• Transactional Data load
• Automation of testing
• Monitoring non-regression testing and coordinating the related defects resolution
• Assess new data object migration requirements
• Follow closely the capacity of the deploy team with the Program managers
• Ensure efficient status communication of deploy team activities to project managers
• Assess risks, define mitigation plans and escalate proactively to project managers

The Supply Chain Service covers:

• Plant maintenance
• Commercial & Non-commercial Inventory
• Quality management
• Production Planning & Execution
• Procurement
• Sales and distribution

QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM THE JOB

 IT Skills

• [Must] Experience in IT best practices.
• [Must] Medium experience in SAP Supply Chain processes.
• [Must] Good experience of Office packages (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• [Must] Good experience with data migrations and data load for supply chain objects
• [Must] Good experience with LSMW, Migration Cockpit, Fiori/Migrate your data, other migration tools.
• [Plus] Good experience with test campaign executions & automation tool.
• [Plus] Basic knowledge of roll-out project phases, approach, phases & deliverable
• [Plus] Basic experience with JIRA.

Business Skills

• [Must] Good understanding of supply chain business processes.  
• [Plus] Basic experience in soft commodity trading practices.

Soft Skills

• [Must] Inclination to make improvements, and find new ideas, techniques, and procedures to enhance the quality or value of the solutions
• [Must] Great relationship and ability to work with multiple teams.
• [Must] Ability and flexibility to work independently as well as in a team.
• [Must] Ability to prioritize & manage many open cases at one time
• [Must] Ability to learn fast and adapt to new solutions.
• [Must] Ability to demonstrate Critical Thinking.
• [Must] Strong analysis, synthesis & communication capacity (written & oral).
• [Must] Flexibility/adaptability in a quick changing background scenario & no uncomfortable feelings in front of ambiguity.
• [Must] Business customer focused and high proactivity.
• [Must] Analytical and problem-solving Skills
• [Must] Be fluent in English, written and spoken.
• [Must] Be able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• [Must] Inclination to make improvements, find new ideas & challenge status quo
• [Plus] Quick learner with the ability to work independently & with little prompting

 Minimum years of experience: 10 years proven experience in IT projects and in an international multi-cultural environment. Demonstrated leadership & personnel/project management skills.

 Reporting Line: Service Manager based in France

 Languages skills:

English (Fluent)

Additional Information for the job

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.



We offer

- Competitive salary and benefits

- Private medical insurance

- Life insurance

- Flexible working

- Access to Training and Development 

- Food vouchers

- Transportation Allowance

- Sports card with 90/10 coverage

- 25 days annual leave

- Modern office in communicative location

- Fruits days in the office

- Hybrid model of working