Materials Planner

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: Gainesville
Req ID: 28993

Position Summary

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.

Key Deliverables

• 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

Key Accountability Metrics

• 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

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• 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

Qualifications

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.

Education and/or Experience

Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations or similar degree with three to five years' related experience in a manufacturing environment.

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

Attributes/Skills Required

• 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 knowledge of Excel and Word; Prefer advanced Excel (Pivot Tables) and some business analytics tool use (Tableau, PowerBI)
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal/external customers/suppliers and co-workers; Represent HPG in a professional manner
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical with a proactive "Hands On" approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Core Competencies Required from Employees

Maintains a Customer Focus - Demonstrating exceptional service to both internal and external customers giving high priority to understanding and satisfying the customer.

Takes Ownership - Demonstrates a continuous drive to achieve superior results and takes responsibility for those results.

Is a Team Player - Has the ability to collaborate effectively with others to achieve common goals. Recognizes situations in which team members need to work together to solve work task at hand.

Uses Sound Judgement / Integrity - Takes action that is well-reasoned, which represents the best interest of the business.

Achieves Quality Results - Flawlessly executes on objectives to ensure the long-term success of the organization.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to understand the logic of MRP systems

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described in the Harris Products Group Physical Demand Form are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.