SME, Production and RM Planning, EMEA
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 https://www.lincolnelectric.com.
Location: Bielawa
Req ID: 28760
Job Responsibilities
The Production Planning Subject Matter Expert will be responsible for the design and implementation of an SAP-integrated production planning model using standard functionalities of SAP (no custom solutions). being the key duties and responsibilities the following:
- Identify the data improvements/changes to be implemented
- Identify the business processes improvements/changes to be implemented
- Quantify the expected return/outcome of the business processes improvements/changes
- Develop and track business processes improvements/changes scorecard
- Manage the implementation of the improvements/changes identified: design, plan, implement and perform post-implementation assessment
- Work in close coordination with the other areas Subject Matter Experts and the ICT Business Partner Team to ensure that the solutions implemented are aligned with business expectations/ direction/strategy and to configure and optimize SAP PP and related modules
To ensure the realization of all of that within the ERP implementation project, the Production Planning Matter Expert will also be the responsibilities of the following:
- Lead and document the blueprinting phase of the processes
- Coordinate master data cleansing and loading
- Develop list of business integration testing scenarios
- Participate in the integration testing phase being the responsible, along with the end users to validate the results for the affected area business processes
- Develop training materials that would include not just system user manuals but encapsulated within the overall business processes
- Deliver training to users and to key stakeholders
- Provide business area support for go-live and post go-live
Job Requirements
- Proven 3-5 year experience in the same position; Or as SAP consultant on production planning; or in production planning position itself (PP, PP-PI, MRP).
- Deep knowledge of SAP standard functionalities (customization avoidance mindset).
- AI tools knowledge would be a plus
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- Strong understanding of integrated processes across SAP (MM, IBP/APO, Demand Planning).
- Experience with capacity planning, bottleneck analysis, and constraint-based planning.
- Ability to translate business requirements into SAP-standard solutions.
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross‑functional teams
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.
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