Category Manager

Leggett & Platt•Troy, NY

45d•Onsite

About The Position

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 span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries. 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. 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 holders. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering field (STEM)
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 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with resins and plastic components is a plus

Responsibilities

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 holders.
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.