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. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

AGCO is looking to hire candidates for the position of Category Buyer.

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.

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 Engineering, Operations, and Finance teams.

Your Impact

• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers under direct responsibilitie. Be the "one face" to the supplier for requirements from all AGCO locations. Reach Cost savings targets, support process improvement initiatives and ensure cost management avoiding cost divergences;

• Identify best sources for part quotation, develop and execute RFX 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

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (preferably), Business Administration or any other business area

• Fluent in English is the minimum requirement, good, structured communication

• Negotiation, experience in Purchasing; hands on and result driven

• At least basic understanding of technical drawings and specifications

• Proficient user of MS Office applications, especially Excel; knowledge of SAP would be an asset

Your Benefits

• GLOBAL DIVERSITY – Diversity means many things to us, different brands, cultures, nationalities, genders, generations – even variety in our roles. You make us unique!

• ENTERPRISING SPIRIT- Every role adds value. We're committed to helping you develop and grow to realize your potential.

• POSITIVE IMPACT – Make it personal and help us feed the world.

• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES - You can combine your love for technology with manufacturing excellence – and work alongside teams of people worldwide who share your enthusiasm.

• MAKE THE MOST OF YOU – Benefits include health care and wellness plans and flexible and virtual work options...

Your Workplace

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 !

Please note that this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, responsibilities, or benefits and may change at any time with or without notice.

AGCO is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.