Product Manager Management Trainee

Hanes Companies, a division of Leggett & Platt (Member of S&P 500), is seeking a Management Trainee. This supply chain focused position offers an opportunity to learn our business, develop working capital management, establish and execute market and product strategies, develop key supplier and customer relationships, and sharpen negotiating, marketing and selling skills. You will work directly with key management personnel, make business decisions that influence the company’s overall performance, and travel domestically and internationally to build relationships and drive strategic growth.

• Fine tune working capital management skills
• Establish and execute market and product strategies
• Develop key supplier and customer relationships
• Sharpen negotiating, marketing and selling skill sets

• Forecast demand and purchase products needed in line with market service expectations
• Apply negotiation skills
• Analyze product costs vs. market pricing
• Drive product positioning that optimizes sales growth and profitability
• Link customer product requirements with supplier capabilities and production schedules
• Monitor daily orders; recognize and implement improvements to order fulfillment
• Work closely with sales staff to update customers’ product demand, product quality requirements and new product development needs
• Coordinate new product development and new market development efforts
• Assess customer quality requirements and implement suggested improvements in product and service quality
• Other duties as assigned

• A bachelor’s degree in a business related field of study is required
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to effectively communicate

• Competitive salary, health, dental and vision insurance, 401‑K, discounted stock program
• Retirement savings with company match, discount stock plan, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement, education reimbursement, and many more

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer