We at Leggett & Platt Automotive are looking for an Senior Buyer - Capital Equipment to join our growing Automotive Team in Windsor, ON. We are a multi-billion-dollar globally diversified company that designs and manufactures various engineered components and products. Our growing automotive business unit, which exceeds one billion dollars in sales, is comprised of four main product segments with operations on three continents. Our customers include OEM and Tier 1 automotive companies.

In this role, you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating and negotiating with supplier to maximize the company’s position on price, delivery and quality.

If you are looking for a challenging, rewarding opportunity to showcase your expertise, we want you!

What will you be doing?

• Identify new cost reduction initiatives
• Champion cost reduction initiatives with suppliers and L&P contingency department
• Member of the Cost Reduction Committee and VA/VE, and L&P task team
• Perform cost analysis considering both qualitative and quantitative data
• Able to perform Make vs Buy independently
• Assist in summarizing cost savings
• Identify new areas to support communization of parts and consolidation of supply base
• Provide accurate components costs to the quotation process for bill of material parts
• Provide support to all departments
• Able to develop strategies for commodities
• Knowledge of at least two major commodities
• Support implementation of business system as required
• Assists in preparing annual budget for the department

We’re looking for someone with:

• University degree (business, engineering or supply chain management specialty preferred)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in purchasing within an ISO/TS16949 manufacturing environment
• SCMP/CPP designation or equivalent
• Able to read ASM drawings/prints
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Windows, Excel, Word

Reasons you’ll love it here: Our company culture reflects values like integrity, ownership, and authenticity. We take these to heart, and if you do as well, you’ll fit right in.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, and all its Canadian affiliates value the diversity of skills, knowledge, and perspectives our employees bring to our workplace. We believe the presence in our workforce of individuals with characteristics protected under local human rights legislation, including but not limited to females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, persons from all faiths and national origins and of all colours reward us with greater talent, new ideas and unique perspectives. It is therefore our policy to recruit, hire, promote, transfer, administer benefits and handle all other conditions of employment in a non-discriminatory manner without discrimination regarding any protected status under local human rights legislation. Our Chief Executive Officer has requested that all of our employees make equal opportunity a priority. We are committed to workplace accessibility and accommodation of persons with disabilities. Should you have any need for accommodation at any stage of the hiring or recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to provide appropriate accommodation or address any accessibility-related needs. This information will be handled as confidentially as practical. You are welcome to contact a member of our Corporate Employee Relations staff at 417-358-8131 if you need assistance to apply, wish to discuss an accommodation, or have questions about this notice.