Purchasing Specialist II

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Date: Feb 17, 2026

Location: Carthage, MO, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

We make life more comfortable.

 

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

 

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

 

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

 

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

 

Bedding

 

The world leader in bedding technology.

 

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

 

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

 

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

 

So, what will you be doing as a Purchasing Specialist II?

  • Complying with the company’s policy and procedure manual
  • Tracking intra‑company purchased finished goods
  • Working with intra‑company branches on deliveries
  • Verifying intra‑company purchases and following up on orders
  • Verifying intra‑company purchases are received correctly
  • Verifying that shipments are scanned in correctly
  • Coordinating weekly with the Cintas representative regarding any changes and assisting employees with uniform issues
  • Reviewing and processing uniform invoices for payment and maintaining all uniform reports
  • Matching exceptions, researching, and clearing mismatched receivers
  • Keying purchase orders for finished goods and miscellaneous items
  • Reviewing accrued purchases and resolving issues
  • Handling various vendor issues in D365 (such as address changes, taxability issues, etc.)

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

  • Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize job responsibilities.
  • Ability to ten-key efficiently in addition to performing mathematical functions necessary to perform the job.
  • Ability to contain confidential information and records in a professional manner.
  • Show previous experience in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  • Show enthusiasm and helpfulness when handling phone calls and ability to function multiple phone lines.
  • Ability to exemplify a cooperative attitude necessary to work with all department and management teams.
  • Bi-lingual skills a plus.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

  • Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
  • Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
  • Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
  • Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us!

We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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