Senior Buyer/Planner

Location: Reno - Reno, NV, United States (US)
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Distribution/Logistics
Pay Grade and Range: USXX-S-57 ($71,734.00 - $102,477.00)
Bonus Plan: OIP 
Target Bonus: 5.0%
Hiring Manager: Nicholas Salvador
Recruiter: Kendra Bartl

Internal Candidate Eligibility Criteria: 
1. Is a Lincoln Electric employee with at least 1 year of service 
2. Is NOT on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

Job Title: Sr. Buyer Planner

FLSA Status: Salary/Exempt

Department: Global Procurement

Reports to: Designated Manager

Shift: First shift, Full-time (weekends, as needed)

Lincoln Electric Cutting Systems, a subsidiary of Lincoln Electric, is the manufacturing headquarters for both Torchmate® and Vernon Tool® branded product lines.  We manufacture CNC plasma cutting machines for two distinct applications: pipe profiling (Vernon Tool), and plate cutting (Torchmate).

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 material 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 has 56 manufacturing locations in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving 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.

Position Summary:  Subject Matter Expert (SME) and for SAP Operational Procurement functionalities in specific to MRP related areas. Typical responsibilities include identifying process improvements, maintaining the data integrity of SAP, Procurement Planning, driving continuous improvement projects developing best procurement practices. Expected competencies include purchasing, scheduling techniques, MRP “Material Requirements Planning”, inventory optimization, risk management, and project management.  Previous experience desired in purchased product planning, project management and SAP. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Operational Procurement, exchange, upgrade, and debugging support.  Works collaboratively with similar functions with multiple locations.    
• Deliver results on Operational Procurement cost savings projects by recommending process improvements.
• Develop planning models to accommodate demand variability, supplier trends and inventory optimization. 
• Lead automation projects using SAP functionalities for operational procurement, overseeing daily operations and optimizing processes.
• Maintaining the data integrity in the plant in terms of SAP system, data governance in material masters, and developing solutions to complex problems.
• Review and manage STR/STO process with intercompany transactions.
• Help identify and implement best procurement practices, standardizing activities and support business needs.
• Help implement and support Ariba platform (SLP and SCC) in multiple sites.
• Provides user training and documentation for functionality being deployed regarding operational procurement.         
• Responsible for Master Data integrity for SAP material master within Procurement and Planning.            
• Provides User Support as needed.      
• Review and set planning methodologies and parameters within SAP.     
• Monitor System Use/adherence to Standards.   
• Performance Metric development and implementation for Operational Procurement functions.
• Provides regular reporting for Management.

Essential skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Purchasing/Operations/Engineering/Finance or proven equivalent in experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Operational Purchasing.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with ability to interact and work effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem resolution skills for Purchasing issues.
• Extensive user knowledge of SAP or similar other ERP/MRP systems.
• Educational, training, and experience requirements may be modified at the Management Team’s discretion.
• Computer proficiency, including spreadsheet, word processing, and project management software.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.   Repetition with activity; computer work. 
• Work environment:  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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.