The Buyer is responsible for commodities or assignments requiring application of basic purchasing principles, theories, and concepts. The Buyer ensures timely acquisitions of product or service from known sources of supply. Additionally, the Buyer resolves issues in the areas of requisition accuracy and completeness, on-time delivery, or supplier payment functioning in a supervised environment.

• Manages the activities of the business unit's purchases of raw materials, supplies, equipment, or services.
• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria.
• 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.
• Select, evaluate, and monitor suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and negotiates price, delivery, quality, and service.
• Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
• 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.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions.
• Follow established safety and environmental policies, procedures, and methods applicable to the work area.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or a relevant discipline

Experience:

• At least 2 year of related supply chain experience.
• Business software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• At least 1 year of experience in manufacturing, required.
• Knowledge of and experience working with enterprise resource planning systems, including SAP, preferred.

Skills:

• Strong customer service orientation.
• Proficiency in English language, including speaking, reading, and writing.
• Ability to manage sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organization and time management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, collaboratively, and in a team environment.

Additional:

• Proficiency in Spanish language, including speaking, reading, and writing, preferred.
• Travel to Mexico facility as required.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work for extended periods of time while sitting or standing.
• Ability to use hands and fingers for extended periods of time.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions for extended periods of time.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

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Please note that the salary range information is only applicable for California. Compensation is based on a variety of factors, candidate experience, qualifications, location as well as market and business considerations. Pay Range: $68,460 annually to $114,101 annually.

The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to the job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

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.