Senior Manager, Logistics and Distribution

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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
Employment Status:
Salary Full-Time
Function:
Supply Management/Purchasing
Pay Range: $ - $
Target Bonus:
20.0%
Req :
30113

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Senior Manager, Logistics & Distribution to lead the company’s domestic and international logistics operations and distribution center network. This role is responsible for managing a team of logistics managers and distribution center managers who oversee the performance, service, cost, compliance, and operational execution of seven distribution centers and the domestic and international logistics networks.

The ideal candidate will bring deep logistics, transportation, warehousing, and distribution leadership experience, along with the ability to develop leaders, manage internal and external operating partners, and drive measurable improvements in safety, service, productivity, cost, inventory flow, and customer experience. Success in this role requires strong operational discipline, analytical rigor, stakeholder influence, and the ability to balance daily execution with longer-term network, process, systems, and capability improvements.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of logistics managers (domestic & international) and four warehouse managers; establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, escalation paths, and accountability for execution excellence.
• Own the operations and performance of seven distribution centers which includes three externally managed 3PL sites, ensuring consistent standards for safety, service, quality, cost, productivity, and compliance.
• Develop and execute logistics and distribution strategies that support safety, customer service, inventory flow, cost efficiency, network resiliency, and business growth across domestic and international operations.
• Provide leadership oversight for transportation management, carrier performance, distribution center operations, 3PL governance, and network execution.
• Establish and/or manage key performance indicators for logistics and distribution, including safety, on-time delivery, order cycle time, freight cost, warehouse productivity, dock-to-stock performance, inventory accuracy, damage rates, and 3PL service levels.

• Drive continuous improvement across transportation and distribution processes by identifying root causes, standardizing best practices, improving visibility, and leading corrective actions with internal teams and external partners.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Customer Service, Finance, Trade Compliance, and Sales to align logistics capacity, distribution readiness,…