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Regional Commodity Manager, NA

Date: May 7, 2024

Location:

Duluth, GA, US

Workplace Type: Hybrid/Remote

Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

AGCO has a new opportunity for a Regional Commodity Manager to join our team in Duluth, GA for a hybrid role. In this role, you will develop and execute long-term supply strategy deployment, supplier cost modeling, supplier opportunity assessments, supplier financial analysis, negotiations, long-term contract establishment, continuous supplier performance improvement, and supplier relationship development.

Your Impact

• Coordinate and support on-site supplier assessment/certification audits and continuous improvement activities that drive down total cost and increase total supplier quality

• Identify new and alternate sources of supply as necessary to support new product development, cost reduction requirements, and supplier performance issues

• Evaluate medium to long-term supplier capabilities in an effort to optimize the commodity supply base in support of supplier reduction goals and objectives; Perform all necessary duties to support corporate goals as they relate to established supplier quality, total landed cost, and inventory objectives

• Maintain a solid working knowledge of essential commodity trends including: industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, material lead times, and technical/manufacturing processes

• Participate in the make vs. buy analysis and make recommendations based on corporate objectives

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or Applicable Engineering Disciplines.

• 2-5+ years of purchasing or sourcing experience, working with suppliers located in low-cost countries, purchasing or sourcing experience at an equipment OEM or at a Tier 1 supplier to an equipment OEM and experience purchasing Hydraulic, Fluid Conveyance, or Bearing Commodities.

• Experience utilizing the Microsoft Office suite, specifically advanced knowledge of Excel

• CPSM, CPM, or other purchasing related certification

Your Benefits

• Attractive, fair remuneration including participation in our bonus scheme

• Balance of work, family and free time due to flexible working time and the possibility of remote work within the organizational framework

• Health and life insurance

Your Workplace

You will work hybrid at our Duluth site to team up with your wonderful AGCO colleagues.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

AGCO is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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