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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Waterloo

Function: Operations

Title: Material Specialist - 111222

Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

As a Materials Specialist at John Deere Waterloo Works in Waterloo, Iowa , you will maintain the flow of materials in multiple departments of the factory and ensure the production personnel have the parts they need in order to produce the desired products. In this position, you will coordinate all activities for the tactical execution of the production plan within the factory. In addition, you will:

• 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

• Understand the base machine routings for a specific department along with the lead times to the consuming department

• 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

• 12 month commitment to this role

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position

What Skills You Need

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and competing priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment HIGH

• Experience in an operations/material flow/production planning role in a manufacturing environment HIGH

• SAP experience with production planning and/or Materials Management HIGH

• Excellent written and oral communication skills HIGH

• Available to work off hours or weekends occasionally based on business needs HIGH

• Strong data analysis skills MEDIUM

• Experience with Excel MEDIUM

• Available to work 1st shift with potential move to 3rd shift based on future business needs

What Makes You Standout

• Demonstrated ability to develop and improve internal processes MEDIUM

• Experience with scheduling and sequencing production MEDIUM

• Ability to work effectively across multiple Waterloo factories and departments MEDIUM

• Ability to communicate with all organizational levels from production employees through middle managers MEDIUM

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business/Management, Engineering/Technology, Supply Management, Accounting/Finance discipline or equivalent experience

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements

• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses

• 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

$56,688.00 - $85,032.00 + Benefits

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.

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