Purchasing Manager

3 weeks ago

Middletown, United States Leggett & Platt Full time

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.

**Aerospace**

At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interaction.

After our materials have gone through the necessary processes, we are left with high-performance finished goods that are ready to be incorporated into assemblies for our customers.

Learn more about L&P Aerospace: Aerospace

***: This position will have primary responsibility for developing and ensuring suppliers deliver quality materials, products, and services on-time. Responsibilities also include supplier relationship management, meeting and improving inventory turn standards, reducing material spends, and establishing MRP system flows and communications with all functions needed to deliver on-time to customers.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:
**Responsibility for purchasing needs and Supply Chain Management including**:

- Development and execution of strategic sourcing strategy
- Effectively evaluate supplier capabilities and select optimal suppliers
- Identify and participate in the selection of new suppliers that support strategic direction
- Drive supplier quality metrics through root cause analysis and corrective actions where appropriate
- Management of purchasing team to include execution of buy signals via ERP system and monitoring of purchase order flow downs for accuracy
- Drive KPI improvements to include inventory turns and supplier on-time delivery

**Managing and leading**:

- Workforce development thru performance management and training, including cross-training of personnel
- Assignment of tasks/jobs to appropriate personnel
- Department staffing in accordance with business levels
- Compliance with company policies and procedures (including ISO & AS)
- Proper performance measurements for performance parameters and visually display and communicate performance to the rest of the organization
- Driving improvements to the highest level, including linking individual performance awareness to team performance awareness to company performance awareness.
- Support key company initiatives to support key company goals
- Lead and hold direct reports accountable for supporting key initiatives through standard disciplined processes and policies, including immediately addressing any obstacles
- Identify root cause(s) and implement corrective actions for departmental responsibilities that do not meet plans & key initiatives. Establish preventive actions as necessary.

**QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven negotiation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of business management principles
- Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate
- Ability to collaborate cross functionally across site and larger corporate enterprise

**EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in supporting aerospace manufacturing in a purchasing capacity
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in a leadership role
- Proven contract management and supplier experience
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems - Epicor a plus
- APICS certification a plus

**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

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