Material planner specialist

Valtra Inc.; Äänekoski; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Smartum benefits

Occupational health

Job summary

AGCO in Suolahti, Finland, is seeking a logistics specialist to ensure continuous material availability for production, coordinating supply and maintaining inventory targets to support productivity and deliveries. You will manage supplier relationships (25–60 suppliers), oversee material planning and master data, and ensure timely supply of materials for machine deployments to farmers.

Fluent English is required; Finnish is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in logistics/SC/transport.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Finnish language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Proactively coordinate supply to avoid shortages and maintain inventory targets.
• Manage supplier relationships and daily logistics activities.
• Oversee material planning and master data maintenance.
• Monitor supplier performance across 25–60 suppliers and 300–1500 material numbers.
• Ensure materials are available for on-time machine deliveries to farmers.

Skills

Logistics experience

English fluency

Problem-solving

Time management

Negotiation

Education

B.Sc in Logistics/Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Job description

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.

Your Workplace

You’ll work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues at our Suolahti Manufacturing site: Valmetinkatu 2, 44200 Suolahti, Finland

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.

We’ll love to hear from you and learn more about your skills and experience!

We will begin reviewing applications an d conducting interviews during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible no later than September 18th, 2026.

More Information

For further details about the role, feel free to contact the hiring manager:

Krista Hirvonen, tel. [phone] / [e-mail]