Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2027 - Erie, PA

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; South Kearsarge (PA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a student intern to support commodity managers with supplier research, market benchmarking, and data validation. You will assist in preparing RFQs, comparing supplier quotes, and summarizing sourcing recommendations, gaining hands-on exposure to end-to-end procurement processes.

The ideal candidate is a sophomore pursuing a BS/BA in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, strong verbal and written communication, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Sophomore-level student pursuing a BS/BA in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Minimum GPA 3.0 required.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Innovative, self-motivated, and able to work independently when required.
• Ability to work effectively with others as a participative team member.

Responsibilities

• Support commodity managers with supplier research, market benchmarking, and data validation.
• Assist in preparing RFQs, comparing supplier quotes, and summarizing sourcing recommendations.
• Help monitor supplier performance metrics such as quality, delivery, lead time, and responsiveness.
• Coordinate with procurement, engineering, operations, and finance to gather sourcing requirements.
• Support supplier communication for quotes, documentation, delivery updates, and issue resolution.
• Assist with risk management activities, including supplier capacity reviews and material availability tracking.
• Track purchase price variance, inflation impacts, and savings opportunities by commodity.
• Perform assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities that will include cross-functional experience.

Skills

Strong communication

Team player

Independent work

Self-motivated

Interpersonal skills

Education

Sophomore year BS/BA in Business or Supply Chain Management

Job description

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets. The company has operations in 50 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 63 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.

Responsibilities

• Support commodity managers with supplier research, market benchmarking, and data validation.
• Assist in preparing RFQs, comparing supplier quotes, and summarizing sourcing recommendations.
• Help monitor supplier performance metrics such as quality, delivery, lead time, and responsiveness.
• Coordinate with procurement, engineering, operations, and finance to gather sourcing requirements.
• Support supplier communication for quotes, documentation, delivery updates, and issue resolution.
• Assist with risk management activities, including supplier capacity reviews and material availability tracking.
• Track purchase price variance, inflation impacts, and savings opportunities by commodity.
• Perform assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities that will include cross-functional experience.

Qualifications

• Must be at least a sophomore pursuing a BS/BA degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 required.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Innovative, self‑motivated, and able to work independently when required.
• Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team member.

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 Aff… 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. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.