Manager, Supply Chain Planning

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: Manufacturing 
Req ID: 26647 

 

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Summary

 

Lincoln Electric has an outstanding opportunity for a Manager, Supply Chain Planning at our Gainesville location. The Manager, Supply Chain Planning  plays a key role in developing production schedules for assigned departments to meet customer expectations, effectively manage manufacturing resources and achieve targeted inventory levels within the constraints of the supply plan provided in the Sales, Inventory & Operations Plan (SIOP Process). This position is critical for achieving customer service, plant efficiency and inventory objectives. Completes these tasks by performing the following duties personally or through others.

 

In addition to competitive pay, Lincoln Electric offers a bonus plan, tuition reimbursement, medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off and many more outstanding benefits! 
 

What You Will Do

 

The Manager, Supply Chain Planning works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization. As part of this role, you will lead a team of 5 direct reports with responsibilities that include: 

 

• Ensure sufficient stock to meet customer demand while minimizing overstocking and stockout
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain to enhance efficiency and reduce cost
• Develop and manage both constrained and unconstrained production schedules
• Ensure timely procurement of materials and coordinate with suppliers to maintain a smooth supply chain

 

Scheduling and Planning

 

• Responsible for accurate planning parameters in SAP 
• Responsible for accurate stock level including safety stock and reorder point and their corresponding calculations
• Responsible for accurate production parameters 
• Review item segmentation as per the establish routine
• Elaborates weekly production schedules and support in the manufacturing environment
• Analyze process data and recommend engineering changes to improve scheduling 
• Perform Audits of schedule to ensure customer demands are met
• Support daily issues related to the schedule
• Utilize SAP capacity planning requirements and MES planning system
• Review and analyze inventory levels to ensure working capital target while maintaining service level 
• Maintain weekly production files and metrics 
• Works with Purchasing to ensure that all necessary materials are on order and will be received in a timely manner
• Provide Sales / Customer Service with product delivery updates and lead times

 

SIOP Process 

 

• Develop and Maintain SIOP files and metrics per assigned areas
• Align supply chain activities including planning, sourcing, production, and delivery with demand
• Provide monthly SIOP performance reports per assigned areas
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Back up to for Cycle program for the production areas in the plant
• Analyses manufacturing inventory negative balances and Work Order variances to correct inventories for assigned departments
• Monitors and recommends items planning strategy 
• Assists the warehouse and production with physical inventories
• Enters new stock into inventory when needed 

 

Team Based problem Solving/Projects 

 

• Lead cross-functional teams to facilitate optimal product flow through the assigned departments
• Analyzes opportunities, develops and implements solutions to enhance the scheduling process for the assigned departments
• Activities include scheduling process improvement, increase inventory turns, cycle counts, cost reduction efforts, statistical analysis, as well as utilizing Lean Six Si