Maintenance Purchasing Clerk (Carthage, MO, US) bei Leggett & Platt

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, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

Bedding

The world leader in bedding technology.

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

So what will you be doing in as a Maintenance Purchasing Clerk?

• Keeping parts cost updated, including setting up trade agreements
• Running necessary usage reports daily
• Maintaining an orderly arrangement of all parts and supplies
• Safeguarding inventories against theft, preventable waste, and unauthorized use
• Striving for continuous improvement in all aspects of the position, including Safety, Quality, and Production
• Maintaining and processing accurate inventory records
• Identifying slow-moving, obsolete, and damaged inventory
• Accurately inputting purchase orders
• Complying with the company’s policy and procedure manual in all aspects of purchasing and receiving
• Maintaining files in an orderly fashion, pulling files as requested, moving files to storage areas as necessary, and disposing of confidential documents at assigned locations
• Assisting and performing Parts Room Supervisor duties as needed
• Cross-training to fill in when Parts Room Partners are absent for any reason
• Assigning bin locations to parts
• Recognizing incorrect parts and taking appropriate action to correct the problem
• Assisting in handling incoming phone calls to the Parts Room
• Keeping all areas neat, organized, and clean
• Utilizing other sources to identify and locate parts or part numbers not readily available
• Entering and maintaining new part numbers
• Handle documentation, preparation and packaging of warranty and repair parts.

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

• Proven ability to make valuable decisions regarding purchasing & receiving merchandise.
• Show previous experience in data entry position for at least one year.
• Ability to ten-key efficiently and accurately and have basic keyboarding knowledge in addition to performing basic mathematical functions necessary to perform the job.
• Ability to contain confidential information and records in a professional manner.
• Mental ability to handle strenuous and complex activity while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to understand and follow the company’s policy and procedures manual.
• Ability to exemplify a cooperative attitude necessary to work with all department and management teams as well as outside vendors.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience purchasing in Microsoft D365 and Aptean EAM preferred.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

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 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, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us!

We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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