P O S I T I O N D O S S I E R

Olam Information Services

C O M PA N Y N A M E http://www.olamonline.com

TITLE OF THE
POSITION Senior / Project Manager

L O C AT I O N Initially to be based in Chennai.

REPORTING
STRUCTURE
Reporting to CTO

C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E About Olam International Limited

Olam International Limited is headquarters at Singapore. It is among
the top 5 listed companies at Singapore Stock Exchange. Olam
International (www.olamonline.com) is a leading, global MNC which has
focused itself as an integrated supply chain player for food & beverage
industry globally, with a sales turnover of over SGD $ 8.1 Billion, with
operations spread across in 59 countries, spanning 19 businesses,
delivering the products to over 3,800 customers in over 59 destination
markets and employing over 9,000 employees worldwide.

With growing demand for IT services within the Group and possible
third party services, Olam anticipates huge opportunities in cost
savings and efficiency.

About Olam Information Services

Olam Information Services Limited has been set-up, in this backdrop, to

provide customization and maintenance of ERP services for the Group’s
IT needs with a provision for third party IT (and ITES) services.

Olam International Limited has been growing at a very fast pace. It is

one of fastest growing company in the supply chain segment. The
business grew by 25% during the year ended 30th June, 2007. The
company is expanding its operations organically (by starting operations
in new countries/products) and inorganically (by acquiring new
companies/entering Joint Ventures).

To augment the growth further, the Olam International Limited

management has taken a strategic decision to develop and maintain
in-house business software applications. With operations in 59
countries, spanning 19 businesses, delivering the products to over
3,800 customers in over 59 destination markets and growing, the
business teams are always very demanding of IT solutions and duration
of delivery.

Keeping this rigorous demand in mind, Olam Information Services

Private Limited, Chennai, has been established to be the Global
 Development Centre (‘GDC’) for Olam. The purpose of GDC is
to create a Centre of Excellence in Software Engineering allowing
high quality design, development, implementation and support of
business solutions for Olam worldwide. India is also a booming
market for IT (and ITES). Olam Information Services is expected to
develop competency in this segment by providing such services to
Olam International Limited.

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N MBA from Premier Institute or CA

DESIRED PROFILE/ Managed at least 2 life cycle implementations of SAP Project. ERP
EXPERIENCE: implementation expertise in both SAP & Oracle e-Business suite will
be an added advantage. Implementation at Global environment is also
an added plus. Should have head the entire project and the life cycle.
Should have handled SAP (& Oracle e-business suite) evaluation,
fitment and gap analysis for an organization, preferably a global/MNC
organization
Should have handled end-to-end Process mapping to facilitate SAP (&
Oracle e-business suite) implementation.
Should have strong in-depth understanding of SAP (& Oracle e-
business suite) modules – Financials, Sales & Distribution,
Manufacturing (preferably Process Manufacturing), Purchase, Quality,
Logistics/Inventory Management, Costing/Inventory Valuation
methods, Treasury, Warehouse Management etc. Experience/exposure
to Supply Chain modules will be an added advantage.
Strong Project Management Skills. Ability to use Project Management
Tools is must. A PMP Certification will be an added advantage.

Must be smart with excellent communication skills. Should have

directly interacted with Business stakeholders and Senior Business
Managers. Ability to communicate with this business community is
essential to gather requirements as well as influence ERP decision.
Should have demonstrated ability to customize SAP (& Oracle e-
business suite) solutions within permitted ERP framework to suit the
 business need is must.

Solid understanding of SAP Netweaver platform (& Oracle Fusion

Middleware platform). Managed integration of other peripheral
solutions to ERP through Web Services, XML Gateway, Interface tables
etc.
Knowledge and experience in multi-Organization, multi-lingual, multi-
currency and country localization is a must. Experience in handling
more than one country localization is a definite plus.

Demonstrated ability to attract and retain talents for ERP

implementation is a definite plus. Experience in SAP (& Oracle e-
business) implementation for Food Commodity, Food FMCG industry is
a huge plus.
Should have strategic thinking in ERP space.

Background such as experience in business function/operation before

moving to IT space for ERP Implementation is a definite advantage.

Experience in ERP support/management on offshore/onsite model is a

big plus.
Coach and mentor Functional Consultants.
End-user training.
Excellent relationship management
High energy level
Commercial acumen
Selling & persuasive skills
Orientation to Profitability
Negotiation Skill
COMPETENCIES Planning & Organizing skills
Conceptual Thinking
Influencing & Persuading
Decision Making
Quality Focus
Innovative & creative

• Techno-commercial
• Strong Initiative, Self-driven
• Result Oriented
• Internal motivation skills
• Logical approach
P ER S O N AL • Analytical Skills
ATTRIBUTES • Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• High on integrity
• Problem solver

R E M U N E R AT I O N Best in the industry. Extremely competitive salary structure.