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Lead Application Scientist - Protein Ingredients

St. Charles, MO

Job Description


City : Chesterfield State : Missouri (US-MO) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 45716

A Day In The Life:
To lead and execute complex data migration projects for Bunge's global business operations, primarily for SAP ERP implementations. This individual contributor role focuses on ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and successful transitions across various systems, leveraging deep expertise to solve complex challenges and drive impactful business outcomes that support Bunge's ambition for digital transformation and continuous reinvention.

What You'll Be Doing:
* Develop, implement, and lead comprehensive data migration strategies, plans, and best practices, primarily for SAP ERP implementations, ensuring alignment with project goals and business objectives.
* Manage the full lifecycle of large and complex data migration projects, taking accountability for successful results, including associated resource planning, with limited managerial oversight.
* Serve as the recognized organizational expert, applying deep technical expertise to analyze and solve complex, unprecedented data migration challenges specifically within SAP systems.
* Establish and enforce rigorous standards for data quality, accuracy, and integrity throughout the migration process, with a strong focus on master data governance within SAP.
* Execute complex data migration tasks, leveraging advanced proficiency with SAP data migration tools (e.g., LSMW, Migration Cockpit, BDC) and actively guiding the migration stream.
* Provide leadership and guidance to data migration professionals and contribute to short to mid-term talent optimization plans within the data migration functional area.

Skill/Experience Requirements:
* Master's Degree (or Bachelor's with exceptional relevant experience) in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a closely related field.
* 14+ years of progressive IT experience, with a dedicated focus on enterprise-level data migration in SAP environments (including S/4HANA). This includes 7-10 years in a leadership role overseeing data migration for multiple full-cycle ERP implementations.
* Relevant certifications (e.g., SAP, CDMP, PMP).
* Deep understanding of Agri, Foods, and FMCG sectors, including critical master data objects (vendor, customer, material, finance, logistics), data governance, quality management, and integration across diverse systems.
* Expertise in various data migration strategies, tools, and methodologies (e.g., ETL processes, data quality, data validation).
* Strong understanding of enterprise application landscapes (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, Oracle) and their data structures.
* Proficiency in database technologies and SQL.
* Knowledge of data governance, data security, and compliance regulations.
* Proven expertise in SAP data migration tools (e.g., LSMW, Migration Cockpit, BDC).
* Strong command of master data governance principles and experience with SAP MDG.


Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.


At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:


* We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
* We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
* We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge


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City : Chesterfield State : Missouri (US-MO) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 45716

A Day In The Life:
To lead and execute complex data migration projects for Bunge's global business operations, primarily for SAP ERP implementations. This individual contributor role focuses on ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and successful transitions across various systems, leveraging deep expertise to solve complex challenges and drive impactful business outcomes that support Bunge's ambition for digital transformation and continuous reinvention.

What You'll Be Doing:
* Develop, implement, and lead comprehensive data migration strategies, plans, and best practices, primarily for SAP ERP implementations, ensuring alignment with project goals and business objectives.
* Manage the full lifecycle of large and complex data migration projects, taking accountability for successful results, including associated resource planning, with limited managerial oversight.
* Serve as the recognized organizational expert, applying deep technical expertise to analyze and solve complex, unprecedented data migration challenges specifically within SAP systems.
* Establish and enforce rigorous standards for data quality, accuracy, and integrity throughout the migration process, with a strong focus on master data governance within SAP.
* Execute complex data migration tasks, leveraging advanced proficiency with SAP data migration tools (e.g., LSMW, Migration Cockpit, BDC) and actively guiding the migration stream.
* Provide leadership and guidance to data migration professionals and contribute to short to mid-term talent optimization plans within the data migration functional area.

Skill/Experience Requirements:
* Master's Degree (or Bachelor's with exceptional relevant experience) in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a closely related field.
* 14+ years of progressive IT experience, with a dedicated focus on enterprise-level data migration in SAP environments (including S/4HANA). This includes 7-10 years in a leadership role overseeing data migration for multiple full-cycle ERP implementations.
* Relevant certifications (e.g., SAP, CDMP, PMP).
* Deep understanding of Agri, Foods, and FMCG sectors, including critical master data objects (vendor, customer, material, finance, logistics), data governance, quality management, and integration across diverse systems.
* Expertise in various data migration strategies, tools, and methodologies (e.g., ETL processes, data quality, data validation).
* Strong understanding of enterprise application landscapes (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, Oracle) and their data structures.
* Proficiency in database technologies and SQL.
* Knowledge of data governance, data security, and compliance regulations.
* Proven expertise in SAP data migration tools (e.g., LSMW, Migration Cockpit, BDC).
* Strong command of master data governance principles and experience with SAP MDG.


Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.


At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:


* We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
* We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
* We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge


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About Bunge

At Bunge (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world.

With more than two centuries of experience, unmatched global scale and deeply rooted relationships, we work to put quality food on the table, increase sustainability where we operate, strengthen global food security, and help communities prosper.

As the world’s leader in oilseed processing and a leading producer and supplier of specialty plant-based oils and fats, we value our partnerships with farmers to improve the productivity and environmental efficiency of agriculture across our value chains and to bring quality products from where they’re grown to where they’re consumed.

At the same time, we collaborate with our customers to create and reimagine the future of food, developing tailored and innovative solutions to meet evolving dietary needs and trends in every part of the world.

Our Company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and we have more than 23,000 dedicated employees working across more than 350 facilities located in more than 40 countries.

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