Purchasing Manager

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs, and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes and automobiles. The 134-year-old company with 2017 sales of $4.0 billion, is comprised of 15 business units, 22,000 employee-partners, and 140 manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries.

Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S. manufacturer of a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; c) components for home furniture and work furniture; d) carpet cushion; e) adjustable beds; f) high-carbon drawn steel wire; and g) bedding industry machinery.

Adjustable Bed Group:

L&P Adjustable Bed Group is part of the Bedding Segment. We strive to meet the ever-changing requirements of the industry. We manufacture in North America with facilities in the US and Mexico. Through our design and manufacturing we enable individualized comfort in the bedroom – whether asleep or awake – to promote better health and well-being.

The Purchasing Manager at Leggett & Platt is a hands-on position that requires someone to work tactically with a large volume of purchase requirements. This person is responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of the Supply Chain Specialists in the purchasing of direct materials centrally for our 3 plant locations. The focus of this role is to develop a metric-driven cost discipline capability within the company to drive exceptional results and new behaviors in the business. The Purchasing Manager will drive the procurement group in management of third-party suppliers, raw material inventory, and on-time delivery or goods. 

The Purchasing Manager is responsible to manage and mentor a dynamic team of purchasing professionals. This will include but not be limited to the following:

• Establish measurable performance metrics for internal order placement performance, buyer activity levels, and material shortage elimination
• Manage material flow to ensure inventory is maintained to the optimum level to support on time customer deliveries
• Continually monitor on-hand inventory, open orders, and forecast to increase inventory turns
• Lead the development and implementation of documented processes within the procurement group
• Drive implementation and reporting progress against procurement goals to senior leadership
• Support internal collaboration, knowledge sharing, compliance with best practices, and established category management process
• Help set goals/objectives aligned to business’ goals, coordinate external procurement activities, and monitor KPIs against strategic goals.
• Support sharing of best practices, internal collaboration, communications knowledge sharing and compliance with procurement processes.

Minimum qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Business Management (or a related field)
• 7-10 years of progressive Procurement and or Inventory Management experience
• Above average understanding of complex supply chain networks, lead times, materials consolidation, and freight costs
• Ability to effectively work with manufacturing partners to ensure production goals are met
• Proven track record of working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. business units, functions and regions) to deliver results in a highly matrixed organization
• Strong business and financial acumen

Additional Desired Leadership Characteristics

• Drive for results
• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Action oriented / perseverant
• Enjoys working hard; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others
• Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• Able to deal with ambiguity
• Effective at establishing and maintaining peer relationships
• Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent their own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers
• Knows how to elicit the best in others whether direct or indirect reports and peers; provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; provides candid, actionable feedback and helps others to design and execute developmental plans
• Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis

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