The Application Developer supports the team by maintaining software applications, conducting testing, user support, and managing vendor relationships.
Job Purpose and Impact
Key Accountabilities
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications:
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- The Application Developer - Ag & Trading, will be part of a global support team to maintain, integrate and implement routine software applications within the organization. Under close supervision, this job performs basic software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications.
Key Accountabilities
- APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: Maintains routine application configurations to meet user and business requirements while supporting development of improvements to standard and basic application support processes and procedures.
- APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT: Supports the execution of programming, configuration, testing and deployment of fixes or updates for application version releases.
- USER COMMUNICATION & SUPPORT: Maintains effective communication channel with users and responds to standard and routine application support requests and needs.
- APPLICATION SUPPORT: Conducts basic and less complex application support activities to deliver on business outcomes.
- STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Collaborates with multi-functional teams, including developers, product managers and business partners to help ensure configurations align with project goals.
- INCIDENT & REQUEST MANAGEMENT: Analyzes assigned incident tickets and user requests.
- VENDOR MANAGEMENT: Performs supporting activities to assist with software vendors relationships and contracts.
Qualifications
- No minimum years of relevant experience required. Typically reflects 2 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and above, major in Science and Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Finance related.
- SQL, Excel, and data analysis tools capability are preferred but not required.
- Proficient in English is mandatory (both writing and speaking)
- Strong communication skill and learning ability, strong logic thinking and understanding ability
Protect yourself against recruitment fraud.
Cargill will not ask for money, processing fees, or bank information as a pre-condition of employment.
We are aware that unauthorized individuals may have posed as Cargill recruiters, made contact about job opportunities, and extended job offers via text message, instant message or chat rooms.
To ensure a job posting is legitimate, it must be listed on the Cargill.com/Careers website. Learn how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud.
Top Skills
Data Analysis Tools
Excel
SQL
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