Buyer/Planner

Parker Hannifin; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Buyer/Planner in Greensboro, NC to manage procurement of materials and services, plan and schedule production, and monitor supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes cost control, inventory optimization, and continuous improvement within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 4 year college degree in a supply chain discipline or related field.
• Experience with supply chain concepts and manufacturing exposure.
• Analytical and technical skills to identify automation opportunities.
• Intermediate computer skills and understanding of electronic processing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Innovator with lean principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing RFQs and issuing purchase orders with approved suppliers.
• Plans, schedules and manages production capacity load for on-time delivery.
• Maintains open purchase orders, quotes, work orders and part master data; keeps lead times accurate.
• Monitors production execution and supplier performance; alerts management on issues.
• Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues.
• Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, returns, and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Provides parts information and prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
• Maintains schedules, records, and reports for material tracking and production resources.
• Assists in executing system transactions to support receipt, storage and transfer of material.
• Responsible for inventory levels and data entry; generates tracking reports.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and cost reduction ideas.
• Develops alternate sources of supply by researching prospective suppliers.
• Participates in supplier site visits and supplier certification activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and internal policies.

Skills

Supply chain concepts

Analytical skills

Communication

Lean principles

Automation opportunities

Electronic processing

Interpersonal skills

Education

4 year college degree in Supply Chain or related discipline

Job description

Position Summary

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.

Scope/ Supervision And Interaction

___Has Direct Reports __X__ Does Not Have Direct Reports

Position directly reports to the Supply Chain Manager.

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

Qualifications

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.

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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