Materials Planner

Lincoln Electric

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Lincoln Electric is a leader in industrial machinery and technology, providing innovative solutions for welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The company is seeking a Materials Planner for its Gainesville facility. This role is responsible for managing direct and indirect component inventory levels to support production schedules, executing purchase orders to ensure material availability, and preventing stockouts in a hybrid Make-to-Order (MTO) and Make-to-Stock (MTS) manufacturing environment. The position requires maintaining optimal inventory levels and achieving high customer service standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations or similar degree.
Three to five years’ related experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of MRP systems.
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.
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 "Hands On" approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
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.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to understand the logic of MRP systems.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Nice To Haves

SAP ECC or S4 HANA ERP experience.
APICS Certification.
Six Sigma or Lean implementation experience.
Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables).
Some business analytics tool use (Tableau, PowerBI).

Responsibilities

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.
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.