Material Specialist

John Deere • Waterloo, IA

3d • $58,956 - $88,428 • Onsite

About The Position

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.
John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.
Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Waterloo
Function: Operations (CA)
Title: Material Specialist - 119213
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Your Responsibilities
As a Material Specialist for John Deere Waterloo Works located in Waterloo, IA, you will….

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and competing priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in an operations/manufacturing engineering/quality/material flow/production planning role in a manufacturing environment
• SAP experience with production planning and/or Materials Management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Available to work off hours or weekends occasionally based on business needs
• Strong data analysis skills
• Experience with Excel
• High School Diploma

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to develop and improve internal processes
• Ability to work effectively across multiple Waterloo factories and departments
• Ability to communicate with all organizational levels from production employees through middle managers

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the procuring, expediting, producing, and delivering of material on time
• Leverage the critical shortage reports to ensure part availability
• Schedule production parts leveraging factory capacity and line constraints
• Participate in ensuring operations can maintain a sequence percentage of above 95% and works to drive root cause corrective action on all sequence hits
• Oversee and ensure inventory accuracy
• Provide support to meet all production schedules including complete goods, inter-factory, and service parts
• Work with material flow teams in establishing root cause for material shortages along with proposing corrective actions
• Coordinate and communicate the implementation of engineering and material changes
• Assist the production department in manpower planning relative to upcoming demand requirements
• Communicate and interface with manufacturing management, manufacturing engineering, wage workforce and material flow support team

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees