Category Buyer

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 at AGCO we are proud to be working towards a solution, come and join us as our new Category Buyer and make your contribution.    

 Job Summary:  

This position is responsible for implementing overall sub-commodity strategy defined with and under the supervision of the Category Manager. To ensure the competitiveness of one or more product families, this position aims at identifying cost reduction opportunities through scouting of new suppliers, benchmark activities, and contracts negotiation with existing ones. Ensure supplier's good performance (cost, delivery, quality, warranty) in alignment with relevant teams' requirements (materials management, supply continuity, supplier quality, warranty recovery, engineering and aftersales) Support New Product Introduction (NPI) with collaborating with NPI and Engineering teams.  

Your Impact 你的影响    

• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers under direct responsibilities. Reach Cost savings targets, support process improvement initiatives and ensure cost management avoiding cost divergences;  
• Identify best sources for part quotation, develop and execute RFQ to support on time/cost/delivery requirements, selecting best supplier for every necessity ensuring local and global alignment prior to sourcing approval;  
• Source timely and cost effectively new components as part of NPI process  
• Conduct negotiations with suppliers on specific terms and LTAs (Long Term Agreements). Contribute to sub-categories strategy development and implementation within the category team  
• Develop purchase bids for multiple projects while interacting with internal customers (engineering, quality, logistics, manufacturing, aftersales, project managers, etc.) 

Your Experience and Qualifications 你的经验和资格