Supplier Partners

SUPPLIER POLICIES

This is for companies that currently supply or plan to supply a product or service to The Lincoln Electric Company.

Mission of Supply Management
To procure products and services consistent with policies, procedures and objectives of The Lincoln Electric Company. In conjunction with our suppliers, we will continuously strive to obtain the lowest total cost for products and services, based on price, quality, technology, process knowledge, support and continuous improvement.

Terms and Conditions Relating to the Purchase of Materials

Lincoln Electric Domestic Freight Carrier Guide  DOWNLOAD

Lincoln Electric International Freight Carrier Guide  DOWNLOAD

Lincoln Electric Trade Compliance Instructions DOWNLOAD

Purchase Order Instructions

 

SUPPLIER GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS

Supplier Guidelines and Expectations Manual   DOWNLOAD  

 

Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP)

PPAP Forms Packet  DOWNLOAD  

 

Tooling Verification & Validation (TV&V)

TV&V Forms Packet  DOWNLOAD  

 

Conflict Minerals Information


Guidelines to Reading and Understanding the Supplier Scorecard
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SUPPLIER COMPLIANCE

If you are a current supplier to The Lincoln Electric Company and need to provide compliance data, please contact:

For Conflict Minerals contact: Supplierconflictminerals@lincolnelectric.com
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act@lincolnelectric.com
For RoHS contact: RoHS@lincolnelectric.com
For REACH contact: Reach@LincolnElectric.com
For USMCA/COO contact: eBizSupplyMgmt@lincolnelectric.com

 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR LINCOLN ELECTRIC VENDOR STATEMENT
The Lincoln Electric Vendor Statement is provided to our vendors as a status of recent activity. It is Lincoln’s expectation that vendors will refer to this report for answering their inquiries before contacting Lincoln Electric representatives for assistance. 

Guidelines to Reading and Understanding your Lincoln Electric Vendor Statement (EDI and ERS Vendors only).  DOWNLOAD

Guidelines to Reading and Understanding your Lincoln Electric Vendor Statement  DOWNLOAD

Example Vendor Statement DOWNLOAD

 

EDI CAPABLE

The Lincoln Electric Company is fully EDI capable (Electronic Data Interchange) and welcomes the opportunity to partner with our customers and suppliers alike in an EDI relationship. If your company is utilizing EDI to exchange business documents we would like to hear from you.

Please contact ediadm@lincolnelectric.com for further details on how to get started on EDI with Lincoln Electric.