Buyer I

Parker Hannifin; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Planner/Buyer to plan, originate, coordinate and track purchase orders for raw materials and production orders to meet customer schedules based on the MRP/Forecast. The role requires a BA in Materials Management or Operations, 2–5 years of material planning experience, project management exposure, and hands-on MRP system use.

Fluency in English and Spanish is required, along with strong communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Education: BA in Materials Management or Operations.
• 2–5 years of material management or planning experience.
• Experience in project management.
• Hands on using MRP business systems.

Responsibilities

• Plans and generates purchase orders to meet production schedules.
• Requests quotes and analyzes proposals for commodities.
• Runs Can I Build It reports and MRP planning queries.
• Verifies inventory levels and adjusts purchase orders as required.
• Communicates with suppliers to optimize material planning.
• Creates and follows up on Transfer Orders.
• Maintains global constraints and hot listing reports.
• Prepares production schedule as required.
• Creates PO requisitions for MRO items.
• Generates scrap and inventory adjustment transactions.
• Prepares materials-related reports for suppliers.
• Notifies production of delivery date changes.
• Files records of supply orders and confirmations.
• Maintains records for all transactions.
• Adheres to company policies and procedures.
• Performs other department tasks as needed.

Skills

Bilingual EN/ES

Team player

Customer service

Negotiation skills

Computer proficiency

Education

BA in Materials Management or Operations

2-5 years experience in material management or planning

Project management experience

MRP/ERP system experience

Tools

MRP system experience

Job description

Position Summary

I. Job Summary The Planner/Buyer plans, originates, coordinate & tracks purchase orders for raw material, Consumable items or production orders to meet customer’s sales orders schedules based on the MRP/Forecast for each component.

II. Principal Responsibilities Identify major categories of work; focus on essential duties.

1. Using the business system, plans and generates purchase orders to assigned commodities and suppliers (Blanket or Schedule Purchase Orders) to meet production schedules.
2. Requests quote, analyses and presents proposals for commodities to the purchasing and materials department manager for review and approval per the company purchasing procedures in place.
3. Run weekly and/or monthly “Can I Build It Reports” and MRP planning queries in the Curtis business system to plan & expedite raw material orders according to production requirement to avoid line down.
4. Verifies the inventory levels and keeps track of it to make adjustment on purchase orders as required.
5. Communicates with internal and external suppliers to develop the optimal materials requirements planning for commodities.
6. Creates and follow up on Transfer Orders for/from other Curtis locations.
7. Maintains the material HOT LISTING / Global Constraints report and provides the update on problem items affecting the execution of production plan and the on time ship schedule to customers.
8. Prepares Production schedule as required.
9. Creates and convert Purchase Order requisitions for MRO items as required.
10. Generates and processes scrap and inventory adjustment authorization transactions.
11. Prepares materials related reports to suppliers.
12. Notifies to the production department group in a timely manner any changes in delivery dates of raw material affecting the production plan and execution.
13. Files records of supply orders keeping evidence of confirmations from suppliers.
14. Maintains appropriate records for all transactions performed as required.
15. Abides by all company rules, policies and procedures including the corporate operating procedures such as (POPs, QOPs, COPs, and quality manuals that applies to the job).
16. Any other job related tasks as required by the department manager.

III. Major Challenges identify 2-3 major challenges/problems this job will encounter and identify role in solving.

1. Manage multiple tasks at the same time and address them based on priority ranking.
2. Communicate effectively with suppliers and internal groups any issues.
3. As required, may be necessary to work extended time to complete all necessary tasks.

IV. Knowledge and Skill Requirements: List the minimum knowledge and experience required for acceptable job performance.

1. Education: B. A. in Materials Management or Operations.
2. Experience 2 to 5 years in material management or planning.
3. Experience in project management.
4. Hands on using MPR business systems.

Skills:

1. Computer proficient.
2. Fully Bilingual both (English and Spanish).
3. Team player. Customer Service oriented.
4. Good communications and negotiation skills.

V. Professional development trainings recommended for this position

1. Training on how to use Parker Curtis business system.
2. APICS – Basics of Supply Chain Management
3. MRP processing Work Instruction

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

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