Material planner specialist
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Your Impact Ensure continuous material availability for production lines by proactively coordinating supply, preventing material shortages, and maintaining inventory levels within defined targets to support productivity and financial performance. Manage supplier relationships and logistics activities through daily communication on deliveries, shipment rescheduling, transportation arrangements, express freight bookings, and resolving supply chain issues. Oversee material planning processes including material master data maintenance, new part implementation, shortage reporting, and coordination with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Monitor and secure supplier performance by actively managing 25 to 60 suppliers and ensuring the timely supply of 300 to 1,500 material numbers through preventive actions and close follow-up. Support successful production and customer delivery outcomes by ensuring the right materials are available at the right time, enabling machine deliveries to farmers and contributing to the company's overall operational success. Your Experience and Qualifications B.Sc in Logistics/Supply Chain or equivalent experience 2+ year work experience within logistics / transport / supply chain area, Fluent English skills (written and oral). Finnish seeing as an advantage. Strong or good Excel skills Understanding supply chain and material flow principles. Strong pressure resistance Sharing the same values of teamwork, openness, ownership, commitment, proactivity and respect Good negotiation, fast problem-solving- and time management skills. Your Benefits We offer an international and collaborative environment where innovation and excellence are valued. You’ll have opportunities to grow your career and develop your talents. Our team works in Suolahti and across the globe. We are a professional, yet easy-going team, ready to welcome you to AGCO. We value our employees' well-being, offering flexible working hours, remote work options, Smartum-benefits, and comprehensive occupational health services.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Coordinate supply and maintain inventory to keep material availability within targets
- Manage supplier relationships and logistics activities including deliveries, rescheduling, transportation arrangements, and express freight bookings
- Oversee material planning processes including data maintenance, new part implementation, shortage reporting, and stakeholder coordination
- Monitor supplier performance across 25–60 suppliers and ensure timely supply of 300–1500 material numbers
- Support production and customer delivery by ensuring materials are available at the right time for machine deliveries to farmers
Requirements
- B.Sc in Logistics/Supply Chain or equivalent experience
- 2+ years work experience within logistics/transport/supply chain
- Fluent English (written and oral)
- Finnish is an advantage
- Strong Excel skills
- Understanding of supply chain and material flow
- Strong through-put under pressure
- Teamwork, openness, ownership, commitment, proactivity and respect
- Good negotiation, problem-solving and time management skills
Skills & Technologies

| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Äänekoski, Finland | 11 |
| Suolahti, Finland | 1 |
| Jyväskylä, Finland | 1 |
| Hämeenlinna, Finland | 1 |
| Linnavuori, Finland | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Warehouse Worker | 2 |
| Summer Trainee / Export Coordinator | 1 |
| Construction Supervisor | 1 |
| Category Buyer | 1 |
| Machine Sales Representative | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Logistics Supervisor | 1 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Material Planner | 1 |
| Maintenance Technician | 1 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 1 |
| Summer Trainee, Industrial Designer | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 10 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Senior | 1 |
| Intern | 1 |
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