Buyer/Planner

PARKER HANNIFIN

Founded in 1917, Parker Hannifin Corporation is a $15 billion, global company.

With annual sales of over $15 billion in fiscal year 2022, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company has operations in 45 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 66 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.

Parker's engineering expertise and broad range of core technologies uniquely positions the company to solve some of the world's greatest engineering challenges. By partnering with customers, Parker improves their productivity and profitability and seeks new ways to solve humanity's biggest challenges.

*QUALIFICATIONS, JOB DESCRIPTION, ETC as applicable

Position Summary

Buyer/Planner responsibilities include but are not limited to:
. Managing Parker procurement of materials and services to support quality, delivery and cost requirements. Requires application of basic purchasing principles, theories and concepts.
. Ensuring timely acquisitions of product or service from known sources of supply.
. Planning, scheduling and monitoring the efficient movement of materials through the production cycle to ensure the shipment of products as scheduled to maximize on time delivery.
. Resolving issues in the areas of requisition accuracy and completeness, on-time delivery and supplier payment.
. Maximize inventory turns while minimizing cost of freight, cost of quality and lead time.

Essential Functions

. Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing request for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers. Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers.
. Plans, schedules and manages production capacity load to ensure maximum on-time delivery.
. Responsible for maintenance and accuracy of open purchase orders, quotes, work orders and part master data. Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities.
. Monitors and evaluates production execution to plan and supplier performance. Advises appropriate personnel of production issues or impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
. Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues. Facilitates the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
. Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
. Provides parts, equipment, and materials information by answering questions and requests. Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
. Maintains a variety of schedules, records, and reports pertaining to the tracking of materials through the production cycle and availability of production resources.
. Assists in executing requisite system transactions needed to support the receipt, storage and transferring of material.
. Responsible for inventory levels. Generates tracking reports and performs data entry as required.
. Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
. Participates in developing alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
. Participates in supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria. May complete supplier certification as part of a technical and/or quality team.
. Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions. Complies with Government/Commercial Practices Manual (GPM/CPM) policies and procedures.

. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing trade publications, establishing networks, and/or participating in professional associations.

. Shares specialized knowledge with others. Represents company on projects. Mentors new employees. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities (eg. Continuous improvement)

. Evaluates bids for standard and non-standard items. Selects suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and negotiates price, delivery, quality, and service. Develops alternate source of supplies by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.

Qualifications

. 4 year college degree Supply Chain management or relevant discipline.
. Experience and/or exposure to supply chain concepts and methodologies, and manufacturing through internships or training programs.
. Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
. Must have intermediate computer skills and be able to understand of electronic processing.
. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
. Must be an innovator and embrace lean enterprises principles and practices.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

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