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10 John Deere procurement leaders
These ten current and former John Deere procurement leaders include vice presidents of global supply management alongside directors and general managers of supply management, commodity sourcing and strategic sourcing. A reader can learn how procurement leaders build and run their teams at John Deere.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amit Ghildiyal
LinkedInExperience: Sr General Manager Strategic Sourcing · John Deere
Former Sr General Manager Strategic Sourcing at John Deere (2010–2015). The profile also lists Head Of Supply Chain Management at John Deere from June 2015 with no end date, and former Asst General Manager - Regional Supply Management Centre at John Deere (2007–2010).
Biswaranjan Dash
LinkedInExperience: DGM Global Sourcing · John Deere
DGM Global Sourcing at John Deere in Pune since September 2019, listed at the President/Vice President level in the Operations department. Former Technology Specialist ( Global Sourcing & Should costing) at Honeywell Technologies (2017–2019) and Sr. Manager Strategic Sourcing. at WIRTGEN GROUP (2014–2017).
Gia Duke
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Supply Management, Construction, Forestry and Power Systems · John Deere
Former Director Global Supply Management, Construction, Forestry and Power Systems (2022–2025) and former Director Global Supply Management, Indirect & Logistics Strategic Sourcing (2020–2022) at John Deere. Global Director, Supply Chain Transformation at John Deere since April 2025, and former Global Strategic Sourcing Manager there (2018–2020).
Kristy Sabatos
LinkedInExperience: Director Supply Management, Shared Services at John Deere · John Deere
Director Supply Management, Shared Services at John Deere since November 2022. The profile also lists former Division Manager Supply Management, Dubuque and Brazil (2016–2020) and Supply Chain Integration & Continuous Improvement Manager, Earthmoving (2020–2023) roles at John Deere.
Micah Steele
LinkedInExperience: Global Director Supply Management (Crop Care Platform) · John Deere
Former Global Director Supply Management (Crop Care Platform) at John Deere (2018–2020), and Global Commodity Manager at John Deere since November 2020. Former Division Manager Strategic Sourcing (2016–2018) and Division Manager, Dubuque Works Supply Management (2015–2016) at John Deere.
Richard Czarnecki
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Supply Management · John Deere
Former Vice President, Global Supply Management at John Deere (2015–2020), a role the profile places in the Agricultural & Turf Division and the Operations department. The profile headline describes Richard Czarnecki as retired from this role, and it is the only work row shown in the profile listing.
Shivam Joshi
LinkedInExperience: General Manager (HOD) - Supply Management & Factory Leadership Member · John Deere
General Manager (HOD) - Supply Management & Factory Leadership Member at John Deere since January 2016. Former Deputy General Manager - Global Strategic Sourcing (2012–2015) and Supply Base Manager - Global Strategic Sourcing (2009–2012) at John Deere, and former Manager SCM & Costing at Tata Motors (2004–2007).
Volker Graeff
LinkedInExperience: Director, Commodity Sourcing · John Deere
Director, Commodity Sourcing at John Deere since April 2025. Former Director Supply Management, Small Ag & Turf (2020–2025), Global Director Supply Management, Tractor Platform (2013–2020), a role the profile places in Mannheim, and Director Supply Management, Region 2 (2011–2013) at John Deere.
Wallas Wiggins
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Supply Management & Logistics · John Deere
Vice President, Global Supply Management & Logistics at John Deere, listed from July 2020 with no end date; the profile headline marks the role as retired. The profile says Wallas uses experience in engineering, quality, supply management and business strategy to lead John Deere's supply management and logistics activities around the world. Former Director, Worldwide Indirect Supply Management at Deere & Co (2017–2020).
Zachary Wenzel
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Supply Management, Harvest & Hay and Crop Care · John Deere
Former Director Global Supply Management, Harvest & Hay and Crop Care (2024–2025), Director Global Supply Management, Production & Precision Ag (2022–2024) and Director Global Supply Management, Construction & Forestry and John Deere Power Systems (2020–2022) at John Deere. Vice President Supply Chain at John Deere since July 2026; the profile says this role leads the company's global supply chain and logistics organization.
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Match the leader's scope to your question: a global supply management executive suits questions about enterprise sourcing strategy, while division, platform and commodity leaders suit questions about specific product lines or part families. Check whether the relevant John Deere role is current or past before asking about today's practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an equipment maker split sourcing ownership between central supply management and its divisions or product platforms?
- 02What does a strong supplier development program look like for critical machined, hydraulic or electronic components?
- 03How should procurement teams balance cost targets against supply risk when a commodity market becomes volatile?
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