Strategic Buyer & Planner - Improve Delivery & Sourcing

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

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Buyer/Planner in Greensboro, NC who will manage procurement of materials and services to support quality, delivery, and cost targets. You will plan, schedule, and monitor material movement to ensure on-time shipment while minimizing total cost.

You will maintain open purchase orders, lead times, and supplier performance, and participate in continuous improvement to reduce costs. Strong communication and ERP/automation skills are required.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Inventory control

Lean manufacturing

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

SAP

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Buyer/Planner in Greensboro, NC who will manage procurement of materials and services to support quality, delivery, and cost targets. You will plan, schedule, and monitor material movement to ensure on-time shipment while minimizing total cost.

You will maintain open purchase orders, lead times, and supplier performance, and participate in continuous improvement to reduce costs. Strong communication and ERP/automation skills are required.