Strategic Purchasing Manager - Hydraulics & Global Sourcing

Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Eschwege; Remote; USD 69,727 - 92,969; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Manager (m/f/d) to support its Hydraulics business in Eschwege, Germany. The role involves developing regional purchasing strategies, managing suppliers for hydraulic components, and ensuring timely material availability.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in a relevant field, possesses several years of experience in strategic procurement, and is fluent in both German and English. Expertise with ERP systems, particularly SAP, is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in strategic procurement at a manufacturing company.
• Experience in the procurement of mechanical or technical components.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing regional purchasing strategies.
• Selection, negotiation, and management of suppliers for hydraulic components.
• Building and maintaining stable supplier portfolios to ensure supply security.
• Negotiation of prices, delivery times, and payment terms.
• Monitoring and improving supplier KPIs regarding quality.
• Close collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Planning.
• Ensuring timely material availability in accordance with production planning.
• Management of orders, forecasts, and inventory targets in ERP systems.
• Ensuring compliance with EU and German regulations.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Education

Degree in purchasing, supply chain, engineering, or a related field

Tools

ERP systems (preferably SAP)

Job description

We, at Leggett & Platt Incorporated, are searching for aPurchasing Manager (m/f/d) within our Purchasing team to help support our Hydraulics business at our Pacoma branch inEschwege, Germany.

Pacoma is one of the world's leading suppliers of hydraulic cylinders. Our cylinders are extensively used in the construction machinery industry, the automobile industry, and in engineering applications as well as in logistics and material handling. Furthermore our cylinders can also be used in agricultural and maritime applications etc. Pacoma stands out with its individual designs, its consistently superior global quality and its high-capacity production facilities. Our factory in Eschwege, Germany, can singularly handle a quarter million units per year working at normal capacity. With the opening of a dynamic modern facility in China in 2011, Pacoma is even better positioned to serve its customers with high output and convenient logistics. Our success is the product of decades of experience. Over the course of more than 40 years, we have developed, designed and produced hydraulic cylinders of nearly every possible type. Our aim of developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers means that you can rely on our comprehensive technical expertise and top quality innovative products. We operate to serve our customers bearing in mind always our slogan: „New thinking with tradition”.

As a Purchasing Manager (m/f/d), you will:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Purchasing Team while ensuring efficient procurement processes and strong cross-functional collaboration
• Developing and implementing regional purchasing strategies in line with global supply chain goals, as well as coordinating closely with the U.S. corporate headquarters
• Selection, negotiation, and management of national and international suppliers for hydraulic components, machined parts, metal parts, seals, and assemblies
• Building and maintaining stable supplier portfolios, including dual-sourcing strategies to ensure supply security and minimize risk
• Negotiation of prices, delivery times, payment terms, and Incoterms, as well as implementation of targeted cost-reduction measures
• Monitoring and improving supplier KPIs regarding quality, on-time delivery, and performance, as well as supporting corrective and improvement measures
• Close cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Planning during product launches and technical changes
• Ensuring timely material availability in accordance with production planning and customer requirements
• Management of orders, forecasts, and inventory targets in ERP systems
• Ensuring compliance with relevant EU and German regulations (e.g., REACH, RoHS, CBAM), supporting customs and trade processes, and actively identifying and minimizing procurement and supply chain risks

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Degree with a major of purchasing, supply chain, engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in managing and developing a team
• Several years of professional experience in strategic procurement at a manufacturing company
• Experience in the procurement of mechanical or technical components
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP)
• Fluency in German and English

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