Greg Toornman

Vice President, Global Materials, Logistics & Freight Management
AGCO Corporation

Greg Toornman is the Global Vice-President of Materials, Logistics, and Demand Planning at AGCO Corporation based in Duluth, Georgia. AGCO, with revenues of over $9.4 billion in 2018, is a global manufacturer of farm equipment.

As the Global Vice-President of Materials, Logistics, and Demand Planning for AGCO Corporation, he is responsible to lead the transformation of AGCO’s Global Materials and Logistics functions into an integrated and innovative global organization providing a competitive advantage in the global market place. Greg has global functional responsibility for all of AGCO´s Materials and Logistics Management across 53 assembly and manufacturing sites. Globally Greg leads a team of 450 salaried and 2,150 hourly team members.

AGCO’s award winning supply chain team has been received a number of awards. In 2016 the German BVL Supply Chain Innovation award, in 2017 the European Logistics Association’s 2017 Supply Chain Innovation Gold Medal, and in 2018 winning the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing’s (CFLP) China Automotive Logistics 2018 Innovation Award.

AGCO's Global Material Management functions have delivered an innovative and globally integrated network that delivers a competitive advantage in the global market place.

Greg assumed his current role in September 2012, after three successful transformational assignments within AGCO´s Global Purchasing organization from 2004 thru 2012; Previous AGCO assignments were based in Brasil, Switzerland and the United States.

Greg joined AGCO Corporation in November of 2004. Prior to joining AGCO Greg served with CIENA Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland as the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain, PACCAR´s Kenworth Truck Division in Kirkland, Washington as the division Director of Materials Management, Peregrine Corporation in Toronto, Canada, and Nippondenso Corporation in various Operational and Materials Management roles.

Greg has been serving on the Western Michigan University Integrated Supply Management (ISM) programs executive council since 2012. The WMU ISM program is highly recognized on a global basis resulting from the programs innovative approach in developing supply chain talent.

Greg received a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Marketing and Operations Management from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1992 and continued further development at Emory and Stanford University Executive Leadership programs.

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Day 1: July 21, 2020 Theme: Seize The Day: Taking Advantage Of Disruption

Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

8:40 AM Keynote Panel: The Times Are A Changing! Adapting In An Evolving World

The time for action is now. The world in which you operate in is rapidly changing and it’s important to start swimming so you don’t sink like a stone. Drop what you think you know about the changing world, because that’s yesterday’s news. During this panel, you’ll have the chance to learn from companies who are revamping procurement within their organization. We’ll kick of the 2020 conference by discussing:

• Culture of organization creating strategic initiatives

• Perspective on digitizing procurement/Establish Industry 4.0

• Supporting supply chain with the changing market

• Partnerships with suppliers that promote value

10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Risk No More: Exploring Ways To Shield Supply Chain And Procurement From Recent Disruptions

Risk. Arguably one of the biggest topics of conversation to be top of mind for direct procurement executives. It’s an incredibly complex line of work that has lots of moving pieces in the supply chain line. Quality, reputation and accountability make up just a few key elements risk ties into. This panel will look into the most problematic areas revolving around risk. How are you assessing the impact of trade uncertainty and what measures do you need to take to ensure your relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders remain strong? This is your one panel to stay completely up to speed and explore ways to mitigate and quantify risks with top executives.

• Political, geographical & international trade risk (China, US, Japan, Mexico, EU,)

• Dealing with the coronavirus

• Supplier, quality and transport risk

• Classification on customs, taxes and fees

• Challenges with metals and steady supply of materials