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: Euclid - 22801 Employment Status: Salary Full-Time Function: Distribution/Logistics Pay Range: $99,210.00- $124,012.00Target Bonus: 15.0%%Req ID: 30118 Role Summary The Demand Planning Center of Excellence Subject Matter Expert COE SME is responsible for driving best-in-class demand planning capabilities across Lincoln Electric’s global organization. This role will establish standardized processes, tools, and performance management frameworks to improve forecast accuracy, demand visibility, and alignment with business strategy. Reporting to the Senior Manager, S&OP, the COE leader will serve as the central authority for demand planning methodologies, statistical forecasting, and demand analytics, ensuring consistent execution and continuous improvement across regions and business units.Job Duties and Responsibilities Define and deploy standardized demand planning processes, policies, and governance across the enterprise. Establish and lead governance within the S&OP framework for demand planning activities. Act as the subject matter expert for demand planning, including baseline forecasting, demand sensing, and consensus planning. Drive the evolution toward advanced, data-driven demand planning capabilities. Develop and maintain global standards for statistical forecasting models, forecast hierarchy and segmentation, and demand review and consensus processes. Improve forecast accuracy and bias through structured methodologies, segmentation strategies, and continuous feedback loops. Own demand planning system capabilities and partner with IT and Digital teams to enhance forecasting automation, machine learning models, and data integration. Lead system implementations, enhancements, and upgrades related to demand planning and ensure high-quality master data and model configuration. Define and manage KPIs such as forecast accuracy, forecast bias, demand plan stability, and forecast value add, and develop dashboards and reporting across regions and product lines. Conduct root-cause analysis for forecast err
