Senior Sourcing Manager MRO
Senior Sourcing Manager MRO
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Job Description
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 oxyfuel 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 11000 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: Euclid 22801 Cleveland OHUnited States (US)
Employment Status: Salary FullTime
Function: Supply Management
Req ID:24360
PURPOSE: The Strategic Sourcing Managers primary function is to ensure the health & outlook of the supply chain; and support the business by creating procurement strategies and plans based upon budgets and coordinating project/order related materials services and engineering requirements with total transparency to the team.
JOB DESCRIPTION (DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Lead a global strategic sourcing team responsible for the MRO spend category which includes spare parts tools cleaning supplies safety equipment and other consumables that are necessary to manufacturing of our products.
- You will manage a team of sourcing specialists who will help define and proliferate global sourcing strategies
- You will define and maintain a formal strategic sourcing plan
- You will lead a global sourcing council with representatives from key stakeholder functions who will contribute to the creation ratify and proliferate the strategic sourcing plan for the spend category managed
- In this role you will partner collaboratively with all parts of the business as well as the global procurement network and implement procurement strategies and policies applying a structured approach.
- In addition this position will support tactical from the selected supply chain and help maintain performance and profitability through completion of production.
- You will achieve your objectives by demonstrating a clear understanding of the business structure good communications skills a proactive entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to multitask and coordinate with various functions.
- The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for ensuring an optimized supply of material by:
- Clearly defining the supply chain in coordination with the crossfunctional commodity team
- Aligning and leading crossfunctional commodity teams with the various procurement strategies to be executed.
- Documenting and communicating the supply chain strategy to cross functional personnel and management.
- Early Involvement with product development projects in coordination with R&D to drive supply chain optimization.
- Establishing project material budgets using as sold data and develop procurement plans.
- Creating and maintaining commodity plans and assuring proper by the tactical procurement group.
- Implementing professional sourcing processes and coordinating procurement activities to deliver optimized material cost and ensure supply base meets the projects cost delivery and quality requirements.
- Proactively driving procurement strategies pooling bundling designing to cost etc
- Understanding the scope of supply and customer contract agreements performing risk analysis and preparing for supplier negotiations
- Identifying supply chain risks and monitoring the market forces related to supply chain to avoid potential issues/risks.
- Coordinating with various Strategic Sourcing Managers both locally regionally and globally for supplier negotiations to assure spending is fully optimized.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed in support of the Companys 2025 Strategy.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
- 710 years of procurement experiencere Manufacturing Maintenance Repair and Operations Procurement/Sourcing
- 12 years Supervisory or Management Experience in Manufacturing environment (preferred)
- Bachelors in Engineering Operations Business or related
- MBA (preferred)
- Broad supply chain knowledge & experience
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office applications
- Solid communication and listening skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to build trust and confidence quickly and professionally
- Ability to coordinate between multiple groups in a cross functional environment to achieve objectives
- Lean process focus
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
