Supply Mgmt Ofp Specialist

John Deere John Deere · Industrial · Dubuque, IA +1 · Supply Chain Management (CA)

This role is for a Supply Management OFP Specialist at John Deere, focusing on building and maintaining supplier relationships, resolving supplier issues, managing inventory plans, and analyzing supply chain data to support production schedules and continuous improvement. It requires experience with SAP and Supply Chain Analytics tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve quality and delivery performance to support growing kitting and attachment business
  2. Lead initiatives to resolve chronic supplier issues
  3. Develop and manage supplier and part inventory plans to mitigate risk while maintaining asset targets
  4. Support the negotiation of supply agreements as needed
  5. Proactively manage material flow to support production schedules and variations throughout the product lifecycle
  6. Independently analyze supply chain data using established tools and formats to support decision-making and continuous improvement

Skills

Required

  • Supply Management experience
  • Experience with SAP and Supply Chain Analytics tools
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Excellent people, communication and relationship management skills
  • Experience analyzing information to make sound business decisions
  • Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25%

Nice to have

  • 2 or more years of experience in Supply Management
  • 2 or more years of experience with SAP and Supply Chain Analytics tools
  • Project Management experience
  • Experience participating in a cross-functional team
  • Planning or Logistics experience
  • Inventory Management experience