Sourcing Specialist

Parker Hannifin; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is hiring a Sourcing Specialist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The role focuses on establishing supply agreements and maintaining high-quality suppliers to ensure competitive materials.

Key responsibilities include searching for new suppliers, negotiating contracts, and meeting material cost goals. Candidates must have significant buying experience and strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of buying experience in manufacturing sector or relevant education.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all organization levels.
• Excellent understanding of key business drivers linked to Supply Chain practices.

Responsibilities

• Search for new suppliers globally to improve materials and reduce costs.
• Negotiate contracts and establish blanket orders with suppliers.
• Report material cost reductions to management regularly.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent negotiation skills

Proficiency in Excel and Word

Education

Post Secondary Education with 5-7 years of buying experience

Certificate/diploma in Buying/Purchasing with 3-5 years of experience

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Position Summary

The Sourcing Specialist works to achieve a competitive advantage for Parker by establishing contractual material supply agreements, and developing and maintaining a broad base of world class suppliers that will ensure a consistent supply of high quality, cost competitive materials and services.

Responsibilities

• Continuously search, on a global basis, for new suppliers who can provide better materials, technologies, quality, and/or costs.
• Continuously explore areas of opportunity and investigate better ways of working with current suppliers so that “overall costs of acquisition” are minimized.
• Negotiate material supply contracts with suppliers and establish blanket orders, utilizing consignment agreements, vendor stocking programs and “kanban” contracts where applicable.
• Work closely with other purchasing staff to ensure that suppliers are cooperative and continually meeting their obligations.
• Target material cost reductions objectives for assigned commodities to meet or exceed Supply Chain material budgets on a division level. Report results to management on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• A Post Secondary Education with five (5) to seven (7) years of buying experience, or a certificate/diploma in Buying/Purchasing with three (3) to five (5) years of buying experience, preferably in the manufacturing sector, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and must be able to deal effectively with people at all levels of the organization, including suppliers, representatives and manufacturers.
• Excellent negotiations skills.
• Excellent understanding of key business drivers and the ability to link these to Supply Chain practices.
• High level of proficiency in the use of personal computers, including Excel and Word.
• Comprehension of MRP/ERP systems, contract law, and mechanical drawings.