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 
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Lincoln Electric International Freight Carrier Guide DOWNLOAD
Lincoln Electric Trade Compliance Instructions DOWNLOAD
SUPPLIER GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
Supplier Guidelines and Expectations Manual DOWNLOAD
Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP)
PPAP Forms Packet 
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Tooling Verification & Validation (TV&V)
TV&V Forms Packet DOWNLOAD **Click Save and Download to your computer**
Guidelines to Reading and Understanding the Supplier Scorecard DOWNLOAD
SUPPLIER COMPLIANCE
If you are a current supplier to The Lincoln Electric Company and have an existing account on the NAFTA site, please visit the following:
ROHS: please contact 216-383-8187 or 216-383-2043.
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 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.