Buyer

Parker Hannifin; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Disability & life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Growth opportunities with Parker

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Buyer to secure timely acquisitions from qualified sources for its Erie operations.

The role emphasizes supplier evaluation, negotiating terms, and maintaining accurate lead times to support manufacturing goals.

Qualifications

• 4 year college degree in Supply Chain management or relevant discipline.
• Internships or training in supply chain concepts and manufacturing.
• Analytical and technical skills to understand business practices and automation opportunities.
• Intermediate computer skills and understanding of electronic processing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate suppliers by researching potential suppliers and materials availability.
• Conduct supplier site visits and assess production capability, delivery, and quality.
• Purchase parts, equipment, and materials with RFQs and purchase orders; reflect price, schedule, terms.
• Evaluate bids and negotiate price, delivery, quality and service; develop alternate sources.
• Monitor supplier performance and advise on impending supplier failure affecting production.
• Resolve shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues.
• Provide parts, equipment, and materials information and prepare reports.
• Participate in continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical skills

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Job description

Position Summary

The Buyer is responsible for commodities or assignments requiring application of basic purchasing principles, theories and concepts. The Buyer ensures timely acquisitions of product or service from known sources of supply. Additionally, the Buyer may resolve issues in the areas of requisition accuracy and completeness, on-time delivery or supplier payment functioning in a closely supervised environment

Join the Parker Autoclave Team in Erie, PA

Parker Autoclave has an immediate opening at our 8325 Hessinger facility in Erie, Pennsylvania. We are looking for motivated individuals who are ready to contribute to a strong team environment and support high-quality manufacturing operations.

We Offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package, Including

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Competitive opportunities to grow with Parker

Responsibilities

• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
• Conducts 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.
• 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. Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities.
• 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 sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
• Monitors and evaluates supplier performance. Advises appropriate personnel of 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.7. Provides parts, equipment, and materials information by answering questions and requests. Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
• 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.

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.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affir… 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”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace.