Buyer, Indirect Purchasing, Regional Commodity

Recruiter: Samreen Munnawar 
Hiring Manager: Zsuzsanna Palfi 

 
Note: Please submit your application/CV in English.     
 

Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiosity to work, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today! 

The Category Buyer is responsible for managing the sourcing and procurement of single or multiple sub-categories within a broader category. This role ensures supplier strategy alignment, cost optimization, contract negotiation, and risk management while supporting the overall category strategy led by the Global Category Manager Procurement and Regional Category Manager Procurement.  
 
The Category Buyer plays a key role in supplier selection, market analysis, cost negotiations, and ensuring supplier performance meets business requirements. This role requires strong analytical skills, negotiation expertise, and the ability to work cross-functionally with Operations and Finance teams.  Success measured is based on spend addressed, value delivered, and overall service to stakeholders.   

Your Impact: 

• Accountable for savings target execution for Operations and Facilities categories in Finland. Supplier Management: Identify, qualify, and manage supplier relationships, including performance evaluations and contract negotiations.  
• Contract Negotiation: Lead negotiations 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 Regional and Global Category Managers to 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 Regional and Global 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 Qualification: 

• Minimum 3 years of prior experience in procurement is a must, preferably in Operations categories, bachelor's degree in Related Field    
• 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 be able to work in a multicultural environment. Always looking for improvements, be able to drive change and motivate other people. Strong analytical and influencing skills  
• Good knowledge of SAP, Excel and PowerPoint,   
• Excellent communications skills in English, other languages are an asset. 

Your Benefits:   

We offer an international and collaborative environment where innovation and excellence are valued. You’ll have opportunities to grow your career and develop your talents.   

Our team works in Suolahti,Linnavuori and across the globe. We are a professional yet easy-going team, ready to welcome you to AGCO.   

We value our employees' well-being, offering flexible working hours, remote work options, Epassi -benefits, and comprehensive occupational health services.   

Your Workplace:   

You’ll work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues at our Suolahti Manufacturing site: Valmetinkatu 2, 44200 Suolahti, Finland or at our Linnavuorentie 8-10, FI-37240 Linnavuori, Finland. 
 

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.   

We’d love to hear from you and learn more about your skills and experience!   

   
We will begin reviewing applications and conducting interviews during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible no later than June 8th, 2026. 

Join our extraordinary team today and apply now!