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Career Opportunities in IT

Career Opportunities in IT. Jeff Weaver. Cargill at a glance. 85,000 employees 60 countries More than 1,000 locations $48 billion in gross sales Privately owned. Cargill Vision: To raise living standards around the world. Nutrition & Health. Food Applications. Supply Chain Management.

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Career Opportunities in IT

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  1. Career Opportunities in IT Jeff Weaver

  2. Cargill at a glance • 85,000 employees • 60 countries • More than 1,000 locations • $48 billion in gross sales • Privately owned Cargill Vision: To raise living standards around the world

  3. Nutrition & Health Food Applications Supply Chain Management We supply distinctive customer solutions in three broad areas Agricultural-BiosciencesFoodTradingAnimal Nutrition & MeatWorldwide Steel

  4. Qualifications Ability Knowledge Technical Business Behaviors Soft

  5. Career Paths • Business Analysts • Focus on business solutions • Key skills: communication, knowledge of the business, process, technical, influence • Consults with business clients • Technical Analysts • Focus on supporting business solutions with • Hardware deployment and support • Telecommunications • Application programming • Data base development and support • Key skills: technical knowledge, communication • Collaborates with other IT professionals

  6. Career Paths • Project Managers • Focus on delivering value • Results • Schedule • Cost • Morale • Key skills: organization, communication, soft skills, methodology, technical • Works with clients, business & technical analysts • Managers • Focus on leadership (Business and IT) • Key skills: communication, influence, soft skills • Works with IT and Business leaders

  7. Example of Initial Assignment Mark Browne -Economic Analysis • Partnered with another I/T employee to develop a solution for cargillsteel.com security issues. • Developed Project Charter, Test Plan. • Helped coordinate final implementation.

  8. Economic Analysis--How was Value Added? • Increased measure of security within the Cargill Steel web site. • Demographic information about potential customers for marketing purposes. • Possibility of increased customer base / sales.

  9. Career Development • Evaluation Process (PMP)

  10. Career Development • Skill Development and Training (CTEC - Cargill Technology Education Center)

  11. Career Development • Promotion based on skills, not time (Career Waterways)

  12. Corporate Culture • Customer • solutions, innovation, ethical, quality • Employees • training, promotion from within, informal • Stakeholders • employees, managers and owners • Community • corporate and employee involvement

  13. Success rooted in basic beliefs • Integrity • Excellence • Growth • Teamwork • Desire to compete • Long term view

  14. “Doing well by doing good” • $17 million for charitable organizations worldwide • Focus: youth, education and rural communities • Mission: “Preparing the next generation for success in school, work and life”

  15. Cargill’s Sunny Fresh Foods wins Malcolm Baldrige award www.cargill.com jeff_weaver@cargill.com

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