Category Manager

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

Automotive

Leggett & Platt Automotive is a global provider of wire forms, mechanical control cables, wireless charging, as well as seat lumbar, suspension, bolster, actuator, and motor systems. In addition to these award-winning, category-leading products, we offer tailored goods due to our expertise in product development and attention to market trends. Our unique competitive advantages give us unmatched insight into the demands of the consumer.

Learn more about Leggett & Platt Automotive: Leggett & Platt Automotive

POSITION SUMMARY

• Lead, inspire and coach the category team.
• Lead the development of global category strategies for components and/or raw materials (with Commodity), optimizing year-over-year improvements in cost, quality, while supporting ongoing business and strategic priorities.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to establish mutual goals that align
  with strategic plans.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stake holder
• Secure cross functional buy in to the Commodity strategies, developing comprehensive communication and execution plans.
• Execute contracts reflecting the results of sourcing initiatives that adequately manage business and supply risks with appropriate legal terms and conditions.
• Foster performance-based relationship with external suppliers;
  monitor all risks within the commodity supply base; adapt the procurement strategies for mitigation actions.
• Track and forecast regional/global commodity markets impacting the Category. On a monthly basis, provide input to Sales for commodity changes.
• Identify areas within the commodity of sub-optimized cost and value and implement actions to address such areas.
• Defines & implement a Commodity Value Optimization strategy in collaboration with procurement team (Regional procurement / SD / Logistic).
• In charge to support productivity actions of the commodity in regions related to the global material spend, to evaluate the feasibility of the productivity ideas and ensure the implementation.
• Ensure the financial tracking of this category on monthly basis. Develops and implements strategies to attract highly skilled and engaged team members.
• Encourage investment in skills, the evolution of capabilities and harvesting of the right competencies and talent for the function.

EXPERIENCE
 

• Proven leadership skills. Capable to lead a global team.
• Minimum of 10 years in a Category/commodity management position, or related experience, with global responsibilities.  Experience with resins and plastic components is a plus
• Experience in a Manufacturing environment, Automotive experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in building cost models to understand should cost, and how to apply the knowledge to achieve results.

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• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive 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.

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We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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