Commodity 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.

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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

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Commodity Manager within our Purchasing team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Wireless Charging, Motors and Actuators, and Mechanical Cables. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives. In this role, you will report to the Global Category Manager and will be responsible for global strategy development, deployment and execution. You will be responsible for developing comprehensive plans that deliver the lowest overall total cost of externally sourced production material. You will also ensure that mutually beneficial relationships are developed and maintained with Leggett & Platt supply partners. What will you be doing as a Commodity Manager? · Lead the development of global commodity strategies for assigned components and/or raw materials, ensuring year-over-year improvements in cost and quality and alignment with business and strategic priorities. · Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders; secure cross-functional buy-in to commodity strategies, and develop comprehensive communication and execution plans. · Execute contracts that reflect the results of sourcing initiatives that adequately manage business and supply risks with appropriate legal terms and conditions. · Foster performance-based relationships with external suppliers; monitor all risks within the commodity supply base and adapt commodity strategies to mitigate those risks. · Consolidate global commodity activities and ensure consistent implementation of the commodity strategy across all regions. · Support regional productivity actions related to the commodity based on global material spend; evaluate the feasibility of productivity ideas and ensure their implementation. · Ensure accurate monthly tracking and reporting of commodity productivity actions. To be successful in this role, you’ll need: · Bachelor’s Degree in financial or technical discipline, Master preferred. · Minimum of 5 years in a category/commodity management position, or related