MRO Manager - Euclid
1 day ago
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 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: Euclid
Req ID: 28267
Role Purpose
The Senior Indirect Sourcing Manager – Facilities & MRO (Americas) leads category strategy, supplier performance, and sourcing execution across the Americas region (U.S., Canada, Mexico, LATAM). The role includes leadership of a small team of individual contributors located in‑country/region to execute sourcing strategies, ensure service reliability, and optimize total cost of ownership.
Key Responsibilities
1. Regional Strategic Sourcing Leadership
- Lead Facilities and MRO category strategies across the Americas, balancing regional leverage with plant‑level needs.
- Develop and deploy sourcing strategies for facilities services, maintenance, utilities, repair services, and general MRO categories.
- Drive supplier consolidation, standardization, and preferred supplier adoption while protecting safety, reliability, and operational uptime.
- Identify and execute regional and multi‑site sourcing and contracting opportunities.
- Collaborate with global procurement to align suppliers and contracts where appropriate.
- Utilize structured sourcing methodologies including pooling, bundling, total cost of ownership, and lean cost optimization.
2. Team Leadership and Execution Management
- Lead a small team of individual contributors located across the Americas.
- Provide coaching, prioritization, and capability development in sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.
- Ensure consistent deployment of category strategies and compliance across regional sites.
- Facilitate alignment between regional buyers, plant stakeholders, and global category managers.
3. Procurement Execution and Governance
- Create and maintain strategic sourcing plans for Facilities and MRO categories.
- Lead RFx events, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, and contract execution using the LECO Ariba eSourcing platform.
- Improve cost visibility, demand discipline, and contract compliance in traditionally decentralized spend areas.
- Communicate sourcing strategies, risks, and performance metrics to plant leadership and functional stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities (Continued)
4. Supplier and Market Management
- Manage supplier performance for cost, quality, safety, responsiveness, and overall service reliability.
- Conduct market analysis to identify supply risks and trends across labor, facilities services, spare parts, and maintenance categories.
- Lead supplier business reviews and ongoing performance management for regional execution.
5. Cross‑Functional Leadership and Digital Enablement
- Partner with Plant Operations, Maintenance, and Facilities to ensure sourcing decisions support reliability and uptime requirements.
- Work closely with EHS, Engineering, Finance, and Legal to ensure compliance and alignment with operational standards.
- Support digital procurement initiatives (catalogs, guided buying, preferred suppliers) in partnership with Procurement Excellence.
- Promote harmonization of specifications and standardization of MRO and facilities services across the region.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
- CPSM or CIPS certification preferred.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of strategic procurement experience, preferably in Facilities or MRO categories.
- Experience leading small, distributed teams across multiple sites or countries.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship‑building skills.
- Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures, regulatory environments, and operational models within the Americas.
- Knowledge of lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Ariba or similar eSourcing tools preferred.
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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