IT Enterprise Function Transformation Leader

External Overview:

FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. 

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. Your education and professional experience are valued and put to use from day one. Your success at completing key initiatives can result in a varied, progressive, and fulfilling career with FMC.

 With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility, and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.  If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.

 Function Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Enterprise Function Transformation Leader who will enable business value through Digital and IT solutions across key enterprise functions (e.g., Integrated Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Finance, HR).  Reporting directly to the most senior IT leader at FMC, our Chief Digital Officer (CDO), this role is responsible for creating IT strategic plans and technology roadmaps, including improving our end-to-end processes and increasing usage of our enterprise platforms and functionality (e.g., SAP, IBP). They will regularly engage with other FMC senior leaders to ensure strategic alignment with overall business priorities and represent Digital IT on our Integrated Supply Chain leadership team, including a functional reporting line to our Executive VP of Integrated Supply Chain.

This leader will drive the execution of transformation programs, oversee delivery of business solutions and provide ongoing service support for the platforms that support these corporate functions.

In addition, the candidate lead the organization with a belief that technology implementations can transform our business processes and change how our employees do their work.  They will have a keen eye on change management and drive strong stakeholder engagement at all levels when introducing technology changes.

Responsibilities: 

• Partner with functional leadership to develop strategic IT roadmaps that enable business objectives and FMC’s Digital IT strategy.

• Lead delivery of IT transformational programs aligned with IT roadmaps.

• Drive end-to-end process expertise across enterprise functions, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of business processes.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvements and implement solutions to enhance business efficiency and effectiveness.

• Manage and mentor a team of approximately 70 IT professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Ensure day-to-day support, upgrades and optimization of the SAP S/4Hana and associated enterprise platforms (e.g., IBP, Ariba, etc).

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation. 

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience 

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Information Technology, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

• Proven experience in IT leadership roles, with a strong track record of driving IT strategies and delivering large-scale IT programs (SAP, Business Planning, etc).

• Strong understanding of enterprise functions, including Integrated Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, HR, Communications, and Legal.

• Excellent executive communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

• Extensive experience with SAP modules and strong knowledge of SAP best practices and industry standards; S4 Hana a plus.

• Understanding of advanced digital technologies (GenAI, AI, automation) and how they enable functional efficiencies.

• Solid problem-solving and decision-making abilities, including ability to see across multiple initiatives to identify interdependencies and manage risks.

• Strong vendor management experience working with major software providers and solution integrators.

• Ability to manage budgets and resource allocation across multiple teams and create strong business cases to support strategic business programs.

• Ability to