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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, têxtile, and geo components industries.

**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

**Duties**:

- Responsible for the implementation of regional indirect contracts (negotiated by Regional Indirect Procurement Managers) within the Branch(s), and responsible for all indirect purchases not covered by regional contracts.
- Manage commercials aspects (negotiation & implementation) of engineering changes impacting serial production parts (post Phase 5 sign off) from external suppliers.
- Support the Category Management team in the implementation of strategy or productivity initiatives.
- Responsible for Supplier Performance Management (Quality, Cost, Delivery), with the Commodity Manager
- Provide the Procurement input to the Supplier Score Card, for their Branch
- First level of Branch escalation to the Procurement organization for support with external supplier related issues
- Perform Serial price changes upload/updates. Initiate and monitor the accuracy of the prices maintained in the plant ERP within serial product life.

**Qualifications**:

- Successfully completed technical or business degree with a strong technical understanding or an equivalent education.
- First professional experience in international procurement and technical products in the automotive industry is an advantage
- Good communication ability and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and pronounced solution orientation
- Result oriented
- Fluency in English is mandatory, additional languages are preferable (e.g. local language).
- Good Excel and Power Point skills as well as experience in Business Intelligence-Software.
- Basic knowledge of commercial contract law.
- Customer-oriented thinking and acting as well as high adherence to timelines
- Basic understanding of the processes according to ISO 9001 / IATF 16949, VDA 6.3
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and experience in interpreting and analysing a CBD

**What to Do Next**

**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 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.

**Our Commitment to You**

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

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