Purchasing Project Manager

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. 

Lead project execution of Purchasing Projects in NA for defined Commodities across multiple sites and within cross-functional teams. Those projects include Design Change, Resourcing or Make/Buy. Optimize & harmonize global and cross-functional processes for those cost optimization projects. 

Your Impact: 

• Drive execution of Purchasing Projects in NA, this includes amongst others: Planning & prioritization with involved stakeholders (commodity teams, ENG, QUAL, LOG). Align validation needs together with Engineering. Organize Technical Review. Ensure Ordering Tooling, Samples, PPAP. phase in/phase out planning. Ensure financial validation (confirmation of savings achieved). 

• Generate new cost reduction ideas or drive idea validation. 

• Escalation and issue resolution.  

• Facilitate regular project progress meetings and update project documentation.  

• Drive Process Optimization & Standardization this could include. Optimizing roles & responsibilities within the resourcing or Design Change process. 

Your Experience and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in business or related major. 

• Strong background in Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain. 

• Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with co-workers and vendors. 

• Proficiency in Word and Excel, which requires a detailed understanding of Excel spreadsheets. 

• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail, effective task prioritization, high organization, and excellent communication abilities. 

Your Benefits: 

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...    

Your Workplace: 

You will work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues in Hybrid model in Hesston, KS / Jackson, MN/ Duluth, GA. 

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!