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Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.\nAs a Global Category Manager (m/f/d), you will lead the global Category strategy, providing direction and driving execution across regions. You will develop and implement category plans with the commodity team to achieve the lowest total cost of externally sourced production materials, while building and maintaining strong, mutually beneficial supplier partnerships. 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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. 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