**Org Marketing Statement**
Parker Hannifin can be found on and around everything that moves. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 49 countries around the world and with annual sales exceeding $13 billion dollars. Parker 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. Parker's focus on solving some of the world's greatest engineering challenges sparks our passion for innovation and secures our future growth. Our technological expertise creates a more sustainable future for us al
**Position Summary**
ensures timely acquisitions of product or service from known sources of supply. Additionally, the Buyer may resolve issues in the areas of
requisition accuracy and completeness, on-time delivery or supplier payment functioning in a closely supervised environment.
**Responsibilities**
- 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. May
complete supplier certification as part of a technical and/or quality team
- 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. Maintains accurate
lead times for assigned commodities
- Evaluates bids for standard and non-standard items. Selects suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and
negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers
- Monitors and evaluates supplier performance. Advises appropriate personnel of 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
**Qualifications**
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in business administration, Operations/Production Management, Supply Chain Management or related field
- At least 3 years of Experience in a similar position
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- 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.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
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