Senior Buyer/Planner

Hybrid role with weekly travel to the LEA Coldwater or LEA Fort Loramie locations

Position Summary:
Responsible for developing and managing relationships with suppliers fordirect and indirect goods and services. Previous experience desired in an industrial machineryindustry with a global organization. The role includes developing purchasing strategies for products/ projects at the local level, while collaborating with a global centers-led teams on category sourcing,local implementation, “end to end” supplier performance ownership, and procurement responsibilityfor S2P “Source to Pay” transaction execution of both intercompany and 3rd party supplyrequirements.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and lead initiatives to optimize cost locally, while participating in global initiativesfor select categories.
This role owns the supplier performance and related corrective actions necessary to meetand improve our operational performance.
Works closely with other departments to identify, evaluate, and develop qualifiedsuppliers.
Participates in local management meetings, gaining a better understanding of theimmediate priorities locally while communicating progress on supply managementprojects and KPI’s.
Manages external supply risk associated with “sole supplier” decisions, includingalternative sourcing strategies, inventory safety stocks, and supplier inventory programs(examples: VMI, Consignment, and other solutions to minimize risk).
Work closely with corporate to improve WC “Working Capital” through extended paymentterms and utilization of established SCF “Supply Chain Financing” program.
Negotiates comprehensive supplier agreements to provide optimized cost to the company(examples: logistic selections, title transfer, INCO terms, training, technical support,payment terms, pricing, lead-times, order quantities, warranty, liabilities, and other factorsbased on specific budget and schedule requirements).
Evaluates and drives cross-functional engagement to implement the most cost-effectivevalue for procurement alternatives.
Establishes purchased material Standard Cost and provides forward guidance to costvariances. Communicates supply cost factor changes on a monthly basis whilerecognizing the importance to quoting and overall profit performance of the company.
Prepares and Manages RFx “Requests for Quotation, Information, or Proposals” of localsourcing requirements.
Provides suppliers with forecasts and production schedule information as needed.
Assures operational performance of procurement processes, including improvement inEpicor/Kinetic transactions, master data accuracy, and implementation of new businesssystems related to S2P processes.
Responsible to deliver all critical supplier on-boarding requirements (e.g. NDA to protectall intellectual property, tax documentation, vendor-master data collections of bankingaccounts, terms, and contact information).
Other tasks assigned as a valued member of the organization.

Expected Skills
Desire 5-10 years related supply chain experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experiencein sourcing of direct materials.
Previous sourcing experience from international suppliers in low-cost countries andrelated trade compliance.
Thorough working knowledge of purchasing policies, processes, and procedures for aglobal publicly traded company.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills to be able to convince relevant stakeholders.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as Part Prints, Bills of Material,Manufacturing Routings, and Job Order forms.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Strong computer proficiency with desired experience using Microsoft Office Suite,SmartSheets, and Epicor/Kinetic.
Knowledge and experience using consumption-based and forecast-based planningmethods.
Ability to prioritize work and adapt your work schedule to meet deadlines.
Demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
Previous procurement and sourcing experience in an ISO-9001 or equivalent QMS“Quality Management System”.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or technical degree. Other degreesconsidered with prior related experience.
Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be madeto enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required tostand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach withhands and arms; talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work. Specific visionabilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheralvision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
ISO-14001: Complies with ISO 14001, and other relevant standards. Support, implementand understand the intent of the EMS policy. Participates with ISO-14001 as required.
Complies with ISO 14001, and other relevant standards. Support, implement andunderstand the intent of the EMS policy. Participates with ISO-14001 as required.

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.