Director, Global Supplier , Relationship & Risk Management

Position: Director, Global Supplier Performance, Relationship & Risk Management
Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at .

Location:

Euclid - 22801

Req ​Position Summary Are you a strategic supply chain leader with a passion for building world-class supplier partnerships, driving operational excellence, and reducing enterprise risk? We are seeking an experienced Director of Global Supplier Performance, Relationship & Risk Management to lead our global supplier governance strategy and elevate supplier performance across a complex manufacturing environment. In this highly visible leadership role, you will own the enterprise framework for Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Risk Management, Supplier Quality Governance, and Strategic Supplier Development.

You will partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure our supply base delivers exceptional performance, resilience, quality, innovation, and long-term value. The successful candidate will lead global initiatives focused on supplier performance optimization, risk mitigation, business continuity, supplier quality improvement, and supply chain transformation. You will develop and execute governance models, performance scorecards, executive supplier review processes, and supplier segmentation strategies that drive measurable business results across cost, quality, delivery, compliance, and risk management.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a procurement and supply chain executive who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and has a proven track record leading global teams, influencing senior leadership, and building strategic supplier partnerships that create competitive advantage.

Core Responsibilities
1. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Own and enhance the global Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework.

Develop supplier segmentation and governance strategies based on spend, risk, criticality, and business impact.

Lead executive supplier reviews and governance forums for strategic suppliers.

Drive supplier engagement, innovation, collaboration, and long-term partnership initiatives.

Promote supplier accountability while strengthening supplier relationships.

Integrate supplier performance and risk considerations into sourcing and business decisions.
2. Supplier Performance Governance Own supplier scorecards, KPIs, performance reporting, and governance processes.

Establish supplier performance standards, review cadences, and escalation protocols.

Monitor supplier delivery, quality, responsiveness, capacity, and overall effectiveness.

Lead performance reviews, corrective actions, and supplier recovery plans.

Leverage analytics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Provide executive leadership with supplier performance insights and recommendations.

Core Responsibilities (Continued) 3. Supplier Quality Governance Partner with Supplier Quality to integrate…