Company Description

A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a €3 billion turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and 96 nationalities.

On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners, and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food,  health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms.

To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.

Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.

Job Description

Reporting to the MEA Regional IT Manager and in close collaboration with the Group IT Department, you will act as a bridge between Region, Lesaffre Group IT and local level on all IT related issues mainly over Africa. You will  manage functionally to support African IT managers.

Your missions : 

• Implementing the Group IT strategy within the MEA Region, including an operational role if needed for small entities.
• Assuring that the policies and procedures are correctly followed, especially on IT security.
• Initiating and enhancing MEA IT community development, in collaboration and under the supervision of MEA Region IT Managers. 
• Supervising the implementation of IT group project (IT Security solutions, Office 365, SAP, CRM, …) and local IT project.
• Working closely with the Region IT Manager, Lesaffre Group IT team and the local teams, to anticipate and solve IT issues (Security, Firewall, Networking).

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with 5+ years experience in information technology management. 

Technical skills : 

• Understanding of network architecture and client/server technology (Skilled in IT infrastructure (client, network, server, storage, …), on both hardware and software sides. 
• Experienced on end users administration (Office 365 and Checkpoint Endpoint/mobile administration). 
• Firewall management (preferable FortiGate experience), networking (preferable Cisco experience), WAN, LAN, SDWAN and end user networking issues experiences.
• Fluent in French and English is required. 

Soft skills : 

• Ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships. 
• Strategic oriented and willing to participate operationally in the local action plans. 

Additional Information

20% to 30% travel to Middle East and Africa.