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 17,000 people globally.
Job Description
The Risk & Insurance officers should be able to ensure a good professional level of administrative support across all of the business lines and for all transactional insurance tasks. Using group IT tools such as Salesforce, Riskonnect, etc.
The Risk & Insurance officers will interact with both insurance professionals within the group (global head of insurance, property, liability and marine product line managers, regional insurance officers) as well as our internal LDC clients, being the platforms, regions and group and ensure a seamless and professional insurance service.
The candidate’s primary LDC contacts will be with the line manager, the Global Head of Insurance and the Program managers (property, liability, marine). Other contacts within the group depending on tasks assigned would be operational managers at group or platform locations.
Equally, there may be necessity for contact with external suppliers such as insurance brokers, agents and insurance companies.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assist in gathering the underwriting information from within the group and liaising with the various functions to obtain same (finance, industry, SHE, platforms, regions, etc);
- Develop presentation tools for submissions to underwriters for the renewal/placement of LDC risks;
- Develop reporting tools for insurance, management, platforms, SEC;
- Manage insurance policy data within insurance IT tools;
- Manage claims within group insurance IT tools;
- Manage the property insurance recommendations;
- Being in contact with the sites in order to provide, collect and follow the recommendations;
- Ensure that all information is duly added in the IT tool;
- Follow the contact between LDC sites and broker/insurer in respect of the recommendations;
- Monitor the Insurer’s survey plan;
- Prepare regular reports in order to provide an information (internal and external) for the evolution of the recommendations;
- Maintain quality of information held within the group insurance IT tools;
- Administrative policy management, using group insurance IT tools;
- Assist in the allocation of premiums within the LDC group;
- Verify and Manage the flow and payment of insurance premiums with the LDC group;
- Gather/request data/information in respect of insurance claims from within group or from external partners;
- Prepare claims for submission to insurers;
- Other tasks as they are identified and transferred.
Qualifications
Experience:
- Knowledge of various types of business insurance especially;
- Financial literacy, good with figures (advanced use of excel program);
- Presentation/reporting skills (advanced use of power point);
- English - Fluent
- 3+ years’ experience in a similar position
Other skills:
- Service orientated;
- Well organized, open minded, friendly and reliable;
- Adaptable personality in respect of diversity of contacts and relishing the challenge in an international environment;
- Time conscious, able to work to and maintain strict deadlines, resistant to stress;
- Great team spirit and team involvement
- French would be a plus.
Additional Information
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
Top Skills
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.
