Strategic Procurement Lead (Buyer II)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; South Kearsarge (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a procurement specialist to manage daily performance for a supplier portfolio and ensure material flow to meet customer service levels. The role emphasizes planning, inventory control, and timely delivery of quality materials.

Responsibilities include engaging suppliers, maintaining master data for accurate MRP, leading monthly meetings on forecast and open PO status, and using SAP and PH Connect tools. Travel is minimal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or other related fields.
• 2+ years' experience in operations, supply chain, purchasing, or other related function.
• MRP/ERP knowledge.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Manages all interactions and activities related to planning, inventory, delivery, kanban and lead time to facility delivery of quality material on time.
• Effective communication and management of suppliers to meet or exceed defined supplier delivery goals.
• Maintain all procurement related master data (info records, source lists, material master fields) to support correct MRP planning and 100% first pass yield of purchase orders (PO's).
• Hold suppliers accountable for their promised deliveries and activities to support production planning.
• Leading monthly (at a minimum) meetings to discuss forecast, open purchase order report, quality, and any other areas that may impact on time supplier delivery.
• Utilize business tools such as SAP and PH Connect to perform job responsibilities.
• Perform activities to ensure delivery of quality products to the warehouse to support customer demands. This includes, but is not limited to, product change notices (PCN's), discrepancy notices (DR's), supplier requests (SR's), frozen planning and follow-up of late material in inspection.
• Demonstrate sufficient level of initiative to meet or exceed performance against key performance indicators (KPI's) such as supplier delivery, inventory, MRP exceptions, and demonstrate initiative to continuously improve performance against these KPI's.
• Minimal travel is required but expected as needed.

Skills

MRP/ERP knowledge

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or other related fields

Tools

SAP MM

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a procurement specialist to manage daily performance for a supplier portfolio and ensure material flow to meet customer service levels. The role emphasizes planning, inventory control, and timely delivery of quality materials.

Responsibilities include engaging suppliers, maintaining master data for accurate MRP, leading monthly meetings on forecast and open PO status, and using SAP and PH Connect tools. Travel is minimal.