Job Summary
This position is responsible for managing India-based suppliers, coordinating material supply from India, and supporting production parts requirements for AGCO global plants. The role will follow up with India suppliers on delivery schedules, open orders, lead times, capacity constraints, and shipment readiness, while driving timely issue resolution and maintaining strong supplier delivery performance, particularly in OTD (On-Time Delivery). This position will also act as a key business-side support for SAP MM module activities and EDI connection-related initiatives involving India suppliers. The primary objective is to ensure a reliable, cost-effective, and high-quality supply of materials from India while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction for AGCO global plants.
Job Responsibilities
Supplier Management:
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with India suppliers, ensuring transparent communication, effective collaboration, and timely issue resolution across time zones and business cultures.
Collaborate with India suppliers and internal stakeholders to support supplier agreements, including pricing, lead times, delivery commitments, quality expectations, export readiness, and service levels.
Material Planning and Inventory Management:
Analyze production requirements, sales forecasts, historical demand, and MRP data to determine material availability requirements from India suppliers and support inventory planning for AGCO global plants.
Coordinate delivery schedules with India suppliers, manage supplier lead times, follow up on open orders, monitor shipment readiness, and address constraints that may impact production continuity.
Support inventory optimization by improving material follow-up, shortage prevention, shipment visibility, and supply planning related to India-sourced parts.
Continuously review India supplier management processes and identify improvement opportunities related to cost, quality, delivery performance, le
📌 Specialist III, Material Logistics and S&OP (India)
🏢 AGCO
📍 India