Category Buyer

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​​The Category Buyer for North America will assist in driving the development and implementation of AGCO’s Global Professional Services category strategy resulting in best-in-class quality, delivery, and total cost of ownership. The Category Buyer also supports Category Managers both Global and Regional through RFQ execution, negotiations, market analysis, strategy development, contract management and data gathering and analysis. Success measured is based on spend addressed, value delivered, and overall service to stakeholders.​ 

Your Impact 

• Accountable for savings target execution for Professional Services categories in North American region including Consulting, Legal, Financial Services, Corporate Insurance, Translation services, Business Process Outsourcing and Subcontracting services, Memberships  

• Supplier Management: Identify, qualify, and manage supplier relationships, including performance evaluations and contract negotiations. 

• Contract Negotiation: Lead negotiations in NA region to secure favorable terms, pricing, and conditions; Cost Optimization: Drive initiatives for cost reduction and process improvements. 

• Responsible for RFx preparation, execution, and analysis. For commodities in scope develop, and/or assist Category Managers execute long-term strategy deployment, supplier cost modeling, supplier opportunity assessments, supplier financial analysis, make/buy analyses, negotiations, long-term contract establishment, continuous supplier performance improvement, and supplier relationship development.  

• Assist the Category Managers in successfully contracting suppliers to provide AGCO with cost-optimized commodities. Develop a solid working knowledge of certain category trends including industry trends, cost drivers. Manages priorities and competing demands, with a sense of optimism, flexibility, and ownership, effectively managing internal customer expectations including special projects 

Your Experience and Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Related Field  

• Minimum 2 years of prior experience in procurement is a must, preferably in services categories. Knowledge of Purchase-to-Pay process  

• Excellent negotiation skills with external suppliers. Action and results driven and be able to work independently. Team player and like working in a multicultural environment.   

• Always looking for improvements, being able to drive change and motivate other people. Strong analytical and influencing skills. Good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.  

• Excellent communications skills in English, other languages are an asset 

Your Benefits 

• ​​Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability to purchase AGCO stock at a discounted price.   

• ​Attractive, fair remuneration including participation in our bonus scheme and reimbursement of commuting expenses     

• ​Cafeteria system with additional elements you can pick from     

• ​Balance of work, family, and free time due to flexible working opportunity and the possibility of hybrid/remote work including home office monetary allowance     

• ​Private health insurance, dental services, and compensation for the purchase of computer monitor glasses     

• ​Employee Assistance Program including professional counselling, webinars, sports challenges, and newsletters     

• ​Development opportunities including monthly trainings held by the local training team and teacher guided language classes.  ​ 

Your Workplace 

​​AGCO Shared Service Center (SSC) is located at Office Garden in the 11th district, in one of the most dynamically developing areas of Budapest providing global support to all AGCO global factories and sites in Finance, HR, IT, Purchasing, Customer Experience and Engineering functions. The office is easily accessible by car and public transport. Restaurants, cafés, and a shopping center are also located around the office. ​ 

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!