Global Category Manager (m/f/d)

Leggett & Platt; Nürnberg; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free coffee and beverages

Phone and laptop

Remote / hybrid work option

Company events

30 days vacation

Unpaid leave option

Opportunity to contribute ideas

Zusammenfassung

Leggett & Platt is seeking a Global Category Manager to lead the global category strategy within our procurement organization. You will guide the commodity team across Europe, Asia, and the Americas to achieve lowest total cost for externally sourced materials, while building strong supplier partnerships and aligning with cross-functional leaders.

You will drive negotiations, supplier performance, and risk mitigation, while developing talent and promoting supplier involvement in innovation

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years in a Category/Commodity management position with global responsibilities.
• Proven leadership skills to lead a global team.

Aufgaben

• Lead global category strategies and drive execution across regions.
• Coach and develop a four-member commodity management team in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
• Lead sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier performance, and risk management.
• Develop long-term supplier relationships and promote supplier-led innovation.
• Monitor markets, provide pricing forecasts, and support sales with cost updates.
• Identify cost and value optimization opportunities and implement actions.
• Define and execute commodity value optimization with procurement, sales, and logistics teams.
• Drive productivity initiatives and ensure category strategy implementation globally.
• Manage category financial performance and talent development.

Kenntnisse

Global leadership

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Team leadership

English communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cost models

Jobbeschreibung

We, at Leggett Dynamics, are searching for a Global Category Manager (m/f/d) within our Procurement team. 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? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Global Category Manager (m/f/d), you will lead the global Category strategy, providing direction and driving execution across regions. You will develop and implement category plans with the commodity team to achieve the lowest total cost of externally sourced production materials, while building and maintaining strong, mutually beneficial supplier partnerships. Your team will consist of four Commodity Managers based in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Additionally, you’ll:

• Lead, coach, and develop the category team while driving global category strategies to improve cost, quality, and business performance and partner with cross-functional leaders to align objectives and priorities
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and secure cross-functional support for commodity strategies through effective communication and execution planning
• Lead sourcing and contract negotiations, manage supplier performance, and mitigate supply and business risks
• Develop long term Supplier relationships and promote Supplier involvement in innovation projects
• Monitor global commodity markets, provide pricing forecasts and recommendations, and support sales with commodity cost updates
• Identify cost and value optimization opportunities and implement actions to improve category performance
• Define and execute Commodity Value Optimization strategies in collaboration with procurement, sales, and logistics teams
• Drive productivity initiatives globally, assess feasibility, ensure implementation of ideas, and support regional execution of category strategies
• Manage category financial performance and develop talent, succession, and capability-building plans for the category organization

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years in a Category/Commodity management position, or related experience, with global responsibilities
• Proven leadership skills and capability to lead a global team
• Experience in a high volume Manufacturing environment, Automotive experience preferred
• Strong business and financial acumen as well as demonstrated experience in building cost models
• Highly analytical skills with solid communication, interpersonal, written and verbal skills
• Excellent English verbal and written communication and training skills

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!

Germany Benefits Include

• Free coffee, free water
• Phone and laptop
• Mobile work
• Possibility to work part-time
• Company events (e.g. Christmas party, summer party)
• 30 days vacation, option for additional unpaid leave
• Chance to contribute your own ideas

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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