Manufacturing Materials Planner

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers’ fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:

LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location:

Gainesville

Employment Status:
Salary Full-Time

Function:
Supply Management/Purchasing

Pay Range: ($59,773.00 – $89,659.00)

Target Bonus: %

Req

Perform production materials planning activities for The Harris Products Group Gainesville facility. Determine and manage optimal direct and indirect component inventory levels to support production schedules. Execute timely purchase orders with identified supply sources to ensure material availability to production plans and prevent stockouts. Achieve desired inventory and customer service levels in a hybrid MTO and MTS manufacturing planning environment.

• Maintain safe and injury-free workplace
• Identify, establish, and maintain material planning parameters
• Ensure material availability to production plans
• Generate and maintain accurate purchase orders within ERP
• Expedite and follow-up on open purchase orders
• Monitor and analyze Supplier performance
• Resolve quality issues with suppliers
• Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies
• Generate cost savings ideas and completion of projects

• Environment, Health, and Safety metrics
• Customer Service (OTIF
  - On Time, In Full)
• Inventory Days of Supply (DSI)
• Inventory Excess and Obsolescence (E&O)
• Inventory Stockout
• Supplier On-Time Delivery
• Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) turnaround time
• Aged Open Purchase Orders
• Aged Unpaid Supplier Invoices

• Work closely with internal customers, which includes operations, production planning, customer service, quality, engineering, and sales
• Determine and manage replenishment strategies in ERP system
• Prepare and issue purchase orders in a timely manner to suppliers
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with suppliers
• Track inbound supply to maintain accurate delivery dates in ERP
• Track Supplier contract volumes and changes to terms and conditions
• Engage with Procurement strategic sourcing on supplier performance issues
• Analyze inventory and supply issues for root causes and take corrective actions to resolve
• Promptly resolve supplier quality and invoice discrepancies
• Maintain effective oversight and disposition of Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) inventory
• Ensure accurate planning master data in ERP system to drive effective use of systems and tools for planning
• Maintain effective communications with all key stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for cost, process and supplier performance improvements
• Other duties may be assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations or similar degree with 3-5 years related experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred:
Experience in Purchasing, Scheduling, or Inventory Management experience, APICS Certification, Six Sigma or Lean implementation experience.

• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems;
  Prefer SAP ECC or S4 HANA ERP experience
• Working knowledge of APICS practices
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing processes and procedures
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Excellent working…