Manager, Application Developement - Food

cargill

About The Position

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.Job Purpose and Impact The Manager-Application Development (Food) is a critical part of the Digital Technology and Data team, working closely with Digital Marketers, Brand and Insights professionals. This role will manage a team of application developers and align our technology and go-to-market strategies are ensure that our team members build meaningful careers.

Requirements

Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
Working knowledge and experience with multiple of the following:
Marketing Automation including email, SMS, 1st party data capture, preference management, privacy, and consent
PXM/PIM in B2B2C or B2C
Performance Marketing including measurement strategy
Technical onboarding for agencies
Digital Asset Management
Creative Workflow
Insights / Primary Research Capabilities
Generative AI in the context of Marketing Technology

Responsibilities

APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: Coordinates and builds application configurations to meet user and business requirements while identifying improvements to complex application support processes and procedures.
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT: Leads the team to perform basic to advanced and complex programming, configuration, testing and deployment of fixes or updates for application version releases.
USER COMMUNICATION & SUPPORT: Acts as key point of contact with users to respond to application support requests and needs and prioritizes enhancements.
APPLICATION SUPPORT: Supervises day to day technical application support activities to deliver on business outcomes.
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Coaches the team and partners with multi-functional teams, including developers, product managers and business partners to ensure configurations align with standards and project goals.
INCIDENT & REQUEST MANAGEMENT: Conducts prioritization of incoming incident tickets and user requests.
VENDOR MANAGEMENT: Maintains positive relationships with software vendors and negotiates complex contracts.
PERFORMANCE MONITORING: Guides the performance of configured applications and recommends adjustments to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
APPLICATION PROCESSES & PROCEDURES: Ensures and guides the implementation of improvements for application specific support processes and procedures.
TEAM MANAGEMENT: Manages team members to achieve the organization's goals, by ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture.