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 organisation of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
Within the Execution/Logistics Processes & System Optimization team, participate in the evolution and deployment of the Trading system (here-in-after called “Atlas v2”) core model for the NLT region. The BPO is the gate keeper of the Atlas v2 & Execution Target Operating Model, point of contact for all local business partners' questions regarding Execution processes & its related Atlas functionalities as well as for all global project team’s questions regarding local business requirements.
Job Description
Participate in the evolution of the Atlas v2 core model for Domestic Execution (NLT)
- Build an Atlas v2 Core model with standardized Domestic business features and minimum local specifics for the stream of Invoicing & Payments, that includes Purchase/Sales invoices, Prepayments, Tax-related inbounds/outbounds, Secondary costs including Interests, Quality premium/discounts, Payment orders, Washout settlements.
- Understand & validate local business requirements, pain points and end to end As Is processes
- Explain the Atlas v2 core model to local teams
- Identify, challenge & validate gaps (MVP and Non-MVP) and elaborate solutions in collaboration with the global team
- Participate in the end to end To Be process design in collaboration with EPSOs and FPSOs of other streams for all products of the Invoicing & Payments scope
- Work with business analysts (BA) to specify the requirements, review the Product Backlog items (PBI) incl priorities & acceptance criteria, created by BA's and propose improvements when needed
- Set the test plan, assist in testing with BA’s, validate test
Successfully deploy Atlas v2 for Domestic Execution (NLT)
- Ensure that standard deployment activities are performed by BAs
- Assist in UAT & Follow-up on any technical/functional issue during test
- Participate in the data migration validation
- Identify end users and communicate on new features & processes
- Support BAs in cut-over activities and end user training
- Support business during hypercare, conduct & monitor change mgt activities for system / process adoption
- Follow-up on incidents
- Review & Document any new requirement post go live
Coordinate global Atlas project teams and local SME's
- Liaise with Global & Regional teams (Finance and Execution BPOs, PMs, BAs, Key users) to:
- Prepare workshops / governance meetings
- Ensure business requirement coverage by designed solution
- Escalate risks & blocked decision points as soon as they arise
Qualifications
- Analytical skills
- Strong ability to gather & analyze information, define problems and form an action plan
- Exceptional organizational ability with a very strong attention to detail
- Must be able to work independently and take ownership of this role
- Experienced in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse business units in a problem-solving environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated planning expertise
- Experience in Financial / Tax area is a strong plus
- Knowledge of the agri-business sector is a strong plus
- Experience using Excel, Power point, Word, any Commodity Front office system
Additional Information
- Advanced English and native Portuguese is mandatory
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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.
