Global Program Manager MES

AGCO; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental & Vision

Flexible work options

401(k) match

Paid holidays & PTO

HSA/FSA

CE reimbursement

Life insurance

ESPP

Job summary

AGCO seeks a Global MES Product Manager to shape the product strategy for Manufacturing Execution Systems. You will translate shop-floor needs into prioritized roadmaps, partner with IT, manufacturing, and global teams, and drive value across AGCO’s MES portfolio.

The role demands deep manufacturing experience, strong collaboration, and the ability to connect operational challenges to practical product solutions, ensuring MES solutions meet current and future manufacturing needs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years MES or related manufacturing systems experience.
• 4-5 years Manufacturing Engineering Experience.
• Align customer feedback with operational realities, priorities and product strategy.
• Advocate for product priorities with other Product Owners in Agile.
• Define and uphold product quality guardrails for MES capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Turn fragmentation into a coherent, streamlined architecture.
• Bring order to a complex multi-system landscape.
• Improve UI/UX so shop-floor operators have usable tools, boosting efficiency and reducing errors.
• Maintain system performance for reliable, scalable operations.
• Collaborate with Data Lake team to turn shop-floor data into a strategic asset for decisions, analytics and future AI/Automation initiatives.

Skills

MES exposure

Manufacturing engineering

Agile product ownership

UI/UX focus

Shop-floor operations

Tools

Data Lake

Job description

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Date: Jul 23, 2026

Location: Duluth, GA, US

Workplace Type: Onsite

AGCO is seeking a Global MES Product Manager to help define, guide, and execute the global vision for our Manufacturing Execution Systems product line. In this role, you will partner with a focused team to shape the product strategy, translate manufacturing needs into actionable roadmap priorities, and ensure AGCO’s MES solutions deliver meaningful value to manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on manufacturing experience, a strong understanding of how MES solutions are used on the shop floor, and the ability to connect operational challenges with practical product solutions. You will assess customer needs, evaluate competitive offerings, and use market insight to guide product recommendations, development, investment priorities, cost considerations, and long-term growth strategy.

This role requires frequent collaboration with internal customers, our IT organization, manufacturing teams,Engineeringand other product stakeholders across global regions. You will be expected to communicate clearly, build trusted relationships,facilitateproductive discussions, and use sound judgment to balance customer feedback, business priorities, and operational realities.

As the subject matter expert and super-user for AGCO’s MES products, you will helpestablishproduct quality expectations, support roadmap alignment, and serve as a key voice in defining how our MES portfolio evolves to meet current and future manufacturing needs.

Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiositytowork, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today!

Your Impact

• Hands-on manufacturing experience. Turn fragmentation into a coherent streamlined architecture
• You bring order to a complex multi system landscape
• Your focus on UI UX means operators on the shop floor get tools that areusablenot just functional improving efficiency and reducing errors.
• Your ownership of system performance keeps operations running reliably at scale
• Through close partnership with the Data Lake team, you turn shop-floor data into a strategic asset. Laying the foundation for better decisions,analyticsand future AI / Automation initiatives across the company.

Your Experience and qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of MES exposure or related manufacturing systems experience. Key Problem-Solving Responsibilities
• Minimum 4-5 years of Manufacturing Engineering Experience.
• Align customer feedback with operational realities, business priorities, and product strategy.
• Advocate for and defend product priorities with other Product Owners within theAgile Process.
• Define and uphold product quality guardrails, serving as a key quality gate for customer-facing MES capabilities.

• Health care and wellness plans
• Dental and vision plans
• Flexible and virtual work options (where available)
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Reimbursement for continuing education
• Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability topurchaseAGCO stock at a discounted price

Your Workplace

You will work with your wonderfulAGCOcolleagues fromDuluth,Hesston,NA(Onsite)

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.

Customers know they can count on Fendt for the highest quality, most technologically advanced and most efficient equipment available, on or off the farm. Fendt's innovations provide the performance and profitability that farmers and other customers need to succeed while operating sustainably.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta

Job Segment: Sustainable Agriculture, Program Manager, User Experience, Manufacturing Engineer, Product Manager, Agriculture, Management, Technology, Engineering, Operations

AGCO is a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision technology. AGCO delivers value to farmers and OEM customers through its differentiated brand portfolio including leading brands like Fendt®, Massey Ferguson®, PTx and Valtra®. AGCO's full line of equipment, smart farming solutions and services helps farmers sustainably feed our world.