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
- Conduct regular crop tour in Indonesia and Malaysia, each trip would be 8 – 15 days each, 4 – 8 times a year
- Analyze and report crop tour result and suggest what adjustment need to be made on production forecast
- Do bi-weekly catch up with plantations to get updates about palm production, the actual and the forecast
- Follow closely weather data and weather forecast across palm region and highlight the impact to the team
- Gather information related to fertilizer and model it to predict the impact to palm yield
- Arrange regular meeting with plantations to get the latest issues around palm industry
- Lead discussion around palm/palm production with commercial and asset team on weekly meeting
- Collect weekly FFB price from various palm oil mills
- Ensure all palm related data and links in research database are updated everyday
- Update and report palm mill and plantation margin model
Qualifications
- Hold bachelor's degree in related field (agronomy)
- Has working experience in palm research for min. 3 years
- Willing and able to travel by car in a long distance (200 – 400 Km)
- Has driving license
- Good health, not sensitive to weather, food and physical stress
- Familiarity with palm crop forecasting is an advantage
Additional Information
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
- Social and health insurance
- Access to Training and Development
What We Do
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, responsibly and reliably. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms). Since 1851 our portfolio has grown to include Grains & Oilseeds, Carbon Solutions, Food & Feed Solutions, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight and Global Markets. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and eight platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.ldc.com.
