Supply Chain AI Program Expert

AGCO; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays and paid time off

Health savings and flexible spending

Life insurance and supplemental plans

Learning and professional development

Job summary

AGCO seeks a Supply Chain AI Program Expert to drive AI-enabled automation opportunities at the Batavia site in Illinois. You will partner with central AI, IT and digital teams to design and deploy AI solutions from the shop floor up, delivering measurable impact.

You will lead workshops, train operators and plant leadership, track automation hours, and evangelize AI capabilities to foster a culture of innovation at the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering or similar technical discipline.
• 5–8 years of professional experience in manufacturing or supply chain.
• Applied AI or automation certification or demonstrated project experience applying AI to business processes.
• Proven experience facilitating workshops and driving cross-functional initiatives.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience with agentic AI concepts or AI-driven process redesign; ERP familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct role and task profiling workshops at the site to map current work and opportunities.
• Design high-level AI agent concepts and solution blueprints for high-impact use cases and drive local implementation with central teams.
• Lead change management at the site, training and coaching teams on new AI-enabled workflows.
• Act as the local AI champion, running demonstrations and promoting AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with AI Program Leads at other AGCO sites to share best practices.

Skills

Strong communication

Lean Six Sigma

Change management

AI/automation initiatives

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing/Electrical)

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Supply Chain AI Program Expert

Date: Jul 31, 2026

Location: Batavia, IL, US

Workplace Type: Onsite

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!

AGCO Corporation is driving a large-scale AI transformation across its global supply chain operations, with a target of automating 100,000+ hours of work through intelligent automation and AI-enabled process redesign. The Supply Chain AI Program Lead – Site is a dedicated, on-the-ground role embedded at a major AGCO manufacturing site, responsible for identifying, designing, and driving AI-enabled automation opportunities from the shop floor up. This role bridges the gap between central AI strategy and local plant execution, ensuring that AI initiatives are grounded in real operational context and deliver measurable results

Your Impact

Conduct role and task profiling workshops at the site using AGCO's standardized framework (Human, Cognitive, Core, Admin) to create a fact-based view of how work is done today. Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI and automation opportunities across site operations, building credible business cases for each initiative.

Design high-level AI agent concepts and solution blueprints for the site's highest-impact use cases. Drive local implementation of AI solutions in collaboration with central AI, IT, and digital teams, ensuring successful deployment and integration

Lead change management at the site — train, coach, and support site teams through the adoption of new AI-enabled ways of working. Track and report automation hours delivered at the site, contributing to AGCO's overall 100,000-hour automation target.

Act as the local AI champion — build awareness, run demonstrations, evangelize AI capabilities, and foster a culture of innovation at the site.

Collaborate with AI Program Leads at other AGCO sites to share best practices, replicate successful solutions, and drive cross-site learning.

Your Experience and qualifications

Bachelor’s/master's degree in engineering(Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, or similar technical discipline).5–8 years of professional experience in a manufacturing or supply chain environment.

Applied AI or automation certification ordemonstratedproject experience applying AI to business processes (business perspective, not deep ML/coding). Provenexperiencefacilitatingworkshops and driving cross-functional initiatives.

Strong communication skills — equally comfortablepresentingplant leadership and working with operators on thefloor. Familiaritywith Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Experience with agentic AI concepts or AI-driven processredesign. Familiaritywith ERP systems (SAP preferred).

Experience in agricultural equipment, automotive, or heavymanufacturing. Workingknowledge of prompt engineering and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Benefits

• Health care and wellness plans
• Dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and supplemental insurance plans
• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Your Workplace

You will work with your wonderfulAGCOcolleagues fromBatavia(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.

Job Segment

Supply Chain, Sustainable Agriculture, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Supply, Operations, Agriculture, Management

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®.