AGCO
A leader in the agricultural equipment world , AGCO was founded in 1990 and has been developing a global network ever since . Of course , the quicker a business grows – particularly at the rate AGCO has done – the more often its processes need to be overhauled and improved , at which point talented transformation specialists must be recruited .
Enter Greg Toornman , an AGCO employee since 2004 who stepped into his current role as Director , Global Materials , Logistics , and Freight Management six years ago after a trio of successful transformational assignments within the company ’ s Global Purchasing organization . He is responsible for leading the transformation of AGCO ’ s Global Materials and Logistics functions , the issues inherent in which were identified back when Toornman was first hired .
In 2004 , AGCO realized that the mergers and acquisitions approach was having a huge impact on the top revenue line . With the view to create greater synergy , two SVPs were brought in – one to focus on manufacturing , one on purchasing and materials management – and AGCO embarked on integrating its operations in North America , South America , Europe , and Asia .
“ That took from 2005 until about 2012 ,” Toornman explains . “ In 2012 , we saw that there were still opportunities within the materials management and logistics , and that the tools we utilize in supporting our factories from a global-wide network perspective were not well integrated
86 January 2018