Material Planner

Materials Planner

Who we are looking for:

At AGCO, we believe that when our employees succeed, our business succeeds. It’s a people philosophy that we believe and invest in. We make sure all of our employees – in every function, every geography and at every level – have the tools they need to be successful and take charge of their career. Because when our people grow, our business grows. Every day. Every way.

AGCO has an exciting opportunity for a Materials Planner to join its Materials Management team. The Materials Planner will be responsible for developing an optimized supply plan for an assigned portfolio of products.

Materials planner may be responsible for creating an overall network supply plan detailed level, an inventory plan, and a materials requirement schedule. Supporting/driving the implementation of supply chain improvement actions including tools, processes, and controls. The Materials Planner will support improvements into on time in full delivery (OTIF), shortages elimination/reduction, while maintaining the budget level of inventories, also will ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods (FG) products to customers, using a minimum amount of inventory to maximize efficiency targets, minimize working capital costs and conserve cash by managing stock levels.

The Materials planners need to have knowledge in inventory planning processes, order management, supply follow up, techniques, and methodologies. The position will deal with critical supply chain situations, driving actions and managing complex daily activities.

What you will do:

• Responsible for managing purchased inventory/parts, on time in full delivery rates and actions, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, minimizing obsolete inventory, reducing, or eliminating shortages, costs control including premium freight and dispositioning non-current inventory.
• Also supply network requirements and constraints in terms inventory replenishment, capacity availability and lead times, understanding of end-to-end supply chain network relationships related to the products they are planning
• Place/manage orders to coincide with supply plans from production facilities and third-party suppliers. Drive, track and divine actions to
• Manage adjustments to plans as necessary, including changes to POs, schedules, standard costing, etc. within the ERP system.
• Communication of risks related to inventory and supply plans in terms of lead time and capacity constraints for products.
• Reach agreement with sales and marketing on acceptable/equitable quantities and timing.
• Establish critical inventory parameters — such as activity-based costing (ABC) and safety stock settings, replenishment quantity and launch quantity, considering constraints and input, such as lead time and order cycle time.
• Identify possible future capacity constraints and bottlenecks in the supply base.
• Work closely with capacity planning and finished goods planning teams to ensure proper coverage and accurate schedules.
• Adjust the schedule to accommodate near-term orders that differ from the agreed sales and operations (S&OP) plan.

What you will bring:

• > 5 years’ experience in manufacture environment
• Bachelor’s degree required in related field
• Project management skills and experience in working across functions, multiple sites, and cultures.
• Quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with SAP MM; PP, LES and/ JDE is a differential.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite software including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; MS Project and Tableau experience is beneficial, but not required.

What we offer:

Experience our global diversity and enterprising spirit while helping us create innovative technologies and a positive impact that helps feed the world’s nearly 8 billion people. From the day you decide to join AGCO, we want to engage and excite you and we’re clear on where we want to go as a business and we trust you to help us there. Whether you want to learn a new skill or you aspire to do something different, we can help you develop the skills you need to take your career - and our business - to the next level.

We also invite you to “Make the Most of YOU” - Benefits include: health care and wellness plans, flexible and virtual work options (where available), 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays and paid time off, flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, company philanthropic programs, company perks programs, and much more…

Please note that this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, responsibilities or benefits and may change at any time with or without notice.

AGCO is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural engineering with a portfolio of exciting international brands which deliver solutions to farmers in 140 countries through a full line offer from tractors and combine harvesters to protein production systems and smart farming software solutions – to an environment where the future is happening now. Join us as we bring agriculture into the future.