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**Title**:Supply Management Planner - Monterrey
**Primary Location**:Mexico (MX) - Nuevo León IJD Monterrey
**Function**:Supply Management / Logistics
John Deere is a foremost leader in the ag equipment business, and we continue to put a solid stamp on other industries.
For over 150 years, the company's portfolio of groundbreaking products has grown to include industries related to and outside of agriculture, including Turf, Construction and Forestry and Wind Technologies.
The image of John Deere is no longer that of a signature green tractor meandering across a field; it's been replaced with an image of acceleration, swift progress, and innovative leaping toward the company's 200th year.
The product line alone serves as proof with advances in machine performance, equipment automation, fleet management, and John Deere's ongoing investment in emerging markets.
**Main Responsabilities**:
- Ensures availability of direct material in support of the OFP process for the Site.
- Planning Services.
Participates on multi-functional teams that work on improving the Supply Management OFP process of procuring direct material to support production.
- Manages the assigned less complex suppliers in such a manner that the relationship with the supplier ensures not only the supplier's performance, but also the flow of material from the supplier to the manufacturing unit to support daily production needs.
- Assigns Achieving Excellence non-conformances for Delivery and provides input on Wavelength and Technical Support for the suppliers assigned.
- Runs ZMDELINQ.
- Supplier Delinquency report to assess impending issues with supply of material.
- Processes HPRs.
- Hot Part Requests - from various units to ensure continuous supply of material and sets up expedited freight when required.
- Processes MRP Exception messages from EPR system (SAP).
- Uses CSR (Critical Shortage Report) to discover trends and lead continuous improvement efforts with suppliers such that future supply issues may be avoided.
- Ensures proper ASN submission from suppliers and worked all aged ASNs such that suppliers are paid in a timely fashion.
**What Skills You Need**:
- Leads continuous cost reduction/value improvement activity, focusing on Shareholder Value Added (SVA); develops and implements communication plans to key stakeholders.
- Investigates availability of suppliers and materials in the marketplace; implements enterprise/division sourcing strategies and integrates suppliers in supporting the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP).
- Leads and/or participates on multi-functional teams responsible for make vs. buy decisions, resourcing activities, and developing and implementing sourcing strategies; supports The Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Maintains an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance; measures the performance of the supplier and defines corrective actions; obtains assistance from other functional representatives as appropriate; may negotiate with suppliers in order to resolve short-term performance problems.
- Supports negotiation of supply agreements with specific suppliers resulting in cost models, an implementation strategy and a documented agreement, ensuring the Company meets its overall goals for cost, quality, continuity of supply, etc.
- Develops and executes inventory plans to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals; resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.
- Drives continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the supply base utilizing Achieving Excellence process/criteria and other appropriate supply management tools.
**What Makes You Stand Out**:
- Knowledge of unit processes and operations.
- Understanding of Order Fulfillment Process
**Education**:
- Degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering or equivalent experience.
**Inclusive Leadership feed the Worlds**
The World is counting on us to feed billions of people and build vital infrastructure in villages, towns, and megacities.
We believe by strengthening the diversity of our workforce, we can give everyone their chance to leap f