Operations buyer – responsibilitiesthe operations buyer is accountable for supporting operations with external supply issues, providing support to category teams, and managing indirect procurement needs not covered by regional contracts.- implement regional indirect contracts and handle indirect purchases outside regional contracts.- negotiate and implement engineering changes affecting serial production parts post-phase 5 sign-off.- support the category management team in implementing strategy or productivity initiatives.- collaborate with the commodity manager for supplier performance management (quality, cost, delivery).- provide procurement input to the supplier scorecard for the branch.- serve as first-level branch escalation to the procurement organization for supplier-related issues.- upload and update serial price changes, ensuring accuracy in plant erp across serial product lifecycle.equal employment opportunityequal employment opportunity / veterans / disability employerleggett & platt incorporated is an equal opportunity employer.if you need accessibility or assistance to apply for career opportunities through this site, please email us to ensure your inquiry is directed to a member of the human resources staff.#j-*-ljbffr