Part Time Student - Supply Management/Software Development - Des Moines, IA OR Waterloo, IA

About the role

As a Part-Time Student in Supply Management/Software Development at John Deere World Headquarters in Des Moines, IA or Waterloo, IA, you will design, build, and support data solutions that enable reliable analytics, reporting, automation of manual tasks, and process improvement for the Parameters Team across all regions. This role involves retrieving, transforming, connecting, and organizing data from internal sources to support dashboards, reports, analytics products, and operational decision-making. You will partner with regional and global stakeholders to understand documented business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and translate requirements into scalable data and technology solutions.

This position requires practical experience with programming, GitHub or similar code management tools, data platforms, and visual reporting applications. Experience converting documented manual processes into automated solutions is preferred. This position is not available to students on immigration visas.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support data solutions for analytics, reporting, and process automation.
• Retrieve, transform, connect, and organize data from internal sources to support dashboards and reports.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate requirements into scalable data and technology solutions.
• Utilize programming, GitHub, data platforms, and visual reporting applications.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a similar field (others may apply).
• Experience with Python or a similar coding language for scripting, automation, data transformation, or analytics support.
• Experience with SQL for querying, joining, validating, and preparing data.
• Experience with GitHub or similar version control tools.
• Graduation date of Spring 2027 or later.
• Available to work 16-20 hours weekly during the academic year and 30-40 hours weekly during the summer semester.
• Registered as a full-time student at a U.S./local accredited university/college.
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above.
• Able to commute daily to Des Moines, IA or Waterloo, IA.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills

• Experience with at least one visual reporting application, such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience working with databases, structured datasets, enterprise data sources, or reporting layers.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Pay

$15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.