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Product Category Manager

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Date:Dec 17, 2025

Company: Leggett & Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Product Category Manager within our Home Furniture Innovation – Marketing team to help support our Home Furniture business. Our Home Furniture business brings an intense focus on the customer, innovation, world-class manufacturing capabilities, and a global footprint together to create full package solutions for the industry. We do not make furniture. We make furniture more comfortable. We need the best people on our team to support our strategy, and your work will ensure people around the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Product Category Manager, you will have the opportunity to own global product categories from cradle to grave—shaping strategy, driving profitable growth, and building the future of our portfolio. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by bridging product management and sales, ensuring our offerings meet market needs, strengthen customer partnerships, and deliver measurable results. The team you will be working with is collaborative, innovative, and customer-focused, and values diversity of thought, strategic problem-solving, and cross-functional partnership.

This is a remote opportunity, with a preference for candidates located inGermany.

So, what will you be doing as a Sr. Product Category Manager?

+ Develop and execute a three-year strategic product plan, including product mix, insights, trends, and forecasts.

+ Lead portfolio management efforts and direct commercialization of new products and enhancements.

+ Analyze global sales, market segmentation, price points, customer insights, and competitive landscape.

+ Identify opportunities to expand product lines, improve profitability, and strengthen market share.

+ Represent customer requirements, sustainability priorities, and regulatory needs in product development.

+ Conduct qualitative and quantitative market research, customer interviews, and competitive assessments.

+ Collaborate with sales teams to launch new products, develop go-to-market strategies, and create pricing proposals.

+ Support marketing efforts with product positioning, training, presentations, and promotional content.

+ Build and lead BU-level digital product data architecture and dynamic databases for analysis and decision-making.

+ Inspire cross-functional teams with clear communication of strategic goals and partner with customers, designers, leadership, finance, legal, and IP resources.

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

+ Minimum of 5 years of business experience. Proven experience in product management, portfolio strategy, and commercialization.

+ Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret market data and financial metrics.

+ Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to influence across teams.

+ BA in Marketing, Business, or related field. MBA preferred.

+ Background in the furniture industry is highly preferred.

Things we consider a plus:

+ Experience with compliance, Voice of Customer (VOC) insights, and digital product data systems.

+ Familiarity with tools such as MS Office Suite, Zoho CRM & Project Management, SuccessFactors, and Adobe Creative Suite.

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

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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, 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 is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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