Materials Specialist

Materials Specialist

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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Waterloo Function: Operations (CA) Title: Materials Specialist - 124480 Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

As a Materials Specialist for JD Waterloo Works (Drive Train Components) located in Waterloo, IA, you will be:

• Facilitate the flow of material through a complex manufacturing supply chain to support on-time delivery to assembly, service, and inter-factory customers.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position.

What Skills You Need

• Effective communicator who thrives in a team environment.
• Experience that demonstrates effective multi-tasking, prioritization skills, and the ability to make sound decisions quickly.
• One or more years of experience utilizing SAP-PP (Production Planning) parameters and transactions with the demonstrated result of achieving desired delivery metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to schedule in a cross-functional shop-floor team environment under compressed manufacturing lead time conditions.
• One or more years of scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience that demonstrates a basic understanding of change control concepts.

What Makes You Standout

• Working or collaboration experiences with Drive Train Components shop floor scheduling.
• At least one year of working experience using SAP-PP (Production Planning) transactions in a divergent flow or job shop environment.
• Experience with Legacy material planning systems used at John Deere (CWIS Common Worldwide Inter-factory System) for service parts fulfillment and Material Requirements Planning.
• Understanding of Bill of Material (BOM).

Education

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

• Bachelor's degree in a Business/Supply Chain related discipline or a minimum of one year of experience in supply chain management or industrial manufacturing operational role.

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
• 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

$58,956.00 - $88,428.00 + Benefits

Must be 18 years of age or older to apply