Back Office Program Manager

Company Description

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 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

This program is named Back-Office Modernization. This ambitious project aims to streamline our processes, enhance productivity, support business growth, and position us for continued success in the dynamic agricultural landscape.

This program requires a Program Manager to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across geographies to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. This role will also maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets, monitoring progress and managing risks effectively while working closely with our implementation partners.

If you are passionate about driving transformational change and making a meaningful impact in the agricultural industry, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey. Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of agriculture through innovation and excellence.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Program Manager to lead our back-office modernization program worldwide. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in orchestrating the transition to our target back-office system SAP S/4, called BOLD program, leveraging their expertise in managing multiple countries programs across multiple products. The geographical scope is Asia, North America, South Latam, Europe and Africa.

For the context: the program started 5 years ago and now accelerating with senior leadership support, you will drive the program delivery efficiency improvement and scale-up.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of the BOLD program, from planning and design to execution and optimization.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets, monitoring progress and managing risks effectively.
• Coordinate and manage external vendors and consultants as necessary, ensuring quality deliverables and adherence to project milestones.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate project updates, status reports, and key insights to stakeholders at all levels, facilitating transparency and alignment throughout the organization.
• Plan and engage with other applications to ensure end-to-end delivery of integrated applications

Sizing & Context:

• 200+ project team members
• International project with members across geographies
• Multiple projects to coordinate and roadmap to align

Hard Skills

• Strong Experience with complex program management
• Strong Experience with SAP S/4
• Strong Experience with SAP best practices, methodologies, and Architecture principles
• Understanding of agri-commodity business. Previous experience in the agriculture industry, with understanding of sector-specific challenges and opportunities plus be a plus

Soft Skills

• Both hands-on and strategic: can define long term plans as well as deep dive in specific topics in case of issues.
• Impeccable communication, lead by influence.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a results-oriented mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Handle many medium and long-term tasks.
• The ability to learn fast and adapt to innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a related field

Additional Information

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in project management, with a proven record of accomplishment of successfully leading implementations in complex organizational environments.

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

• A workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusivity
• Opportunities for Professional Growth and Development
• Employee Recognition Program
• Employee Wellness Programs - Confidential access to certified counselors for employee and eligible family members, along with monthly wellness awareness sessions.
• Certified Great Place to Work