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Primary Location: United States (US)- Illinois- Moline
Function: Operations
Title: Material Coordinator Lead- 77614
Onsite/Remote:

Your Responsibilities

As a Material Coordinator Lead for John Deere Seeding Moline located in Moline, IL, you will serve as the lead contact for the Manufacturing (primaries, weld, paint) production control team and communicate part availability issues and resolution to operations and other key stakeholders. In addition, you will:

• Work critical shortage and delinquency reports to ensure part availability
• Work closely with several functional areas including operations, engineering, supply management, and material flow to root cause and correct material shortages, inventory discrepancies, reporting issues, COGI, and consumption issues
• Facilitate onboarding of Material Coordinators, primarily in weld, primaries, and paint
• Communicate with off-shift team members to ensure production needs are met
• Implement the output from the engineering release and change management process
• Provide information to operators for system locations, track and request critical parts and locate missing or lost loads

What Skills You Need

• One or more years of experience in a Material Coordinator role
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Demonstrated ability to build working relationships with an emphasis on effective written and verbal communication
• Proven organizational experience handling multiple projects or tasks
• Experience leading a team or project and delivering results
• Effective documentation, planning, and decision-making skills
• Able and willing to work extended hours to support the production schedule including weekends

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience with Primaries, Weld, or Paint Manufacturing
• Experience with a Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system (Such as: SAP)
• Experience influencing without authority
• Knowledge of Kanban and other delivery methods
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and factory operations
• Experience with Order Fulfillment, Supply Management, and/or Material Flow processes
• Experience leading meetings and speaking in front of a group

Education

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

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Management, Engineering/Technology, Supply Management, Accounting/Finance, or a related field, and/or at least 3 years of relevant work 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. 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. We offer comprehensive relocation and reward packages to help you get started on your new career path. Click hereto find out more about our Total Rewards Package.

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.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, John Deere requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address the complex challenges of its global business. John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Nearest Major Market: Davenport
Nearest Secondary Market: Moline
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