Div Sourcing & Procure Mgr

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

About the Company

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.

In Motion Systems Group and Pneumatic Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

About the Role

The Division Sourcing & Procurement Manager manages the direction and daily activities of the Division's procurement of raw materials, parts, equipment, and operating supplies required for production of the Division's products. Responsible for embracing and driving lean enterprise systems throughout the procurement process.

This role has direct reports and will directly report to the Division Supply Chain Manager. You will interact with all levels of Division management, including operational, engineering, quality control, marketing, and finance. May supervise the Sourcing/Commodity Manager and Sourcing Specialist. Key supplier and key customer contact required.

Responsibilities

• Plans and directs the activities of the Division's purchases of raw materials, supplies, equipment, or services.
• Identifies raw material requirements from production specifications, operational schedules, and engineering quality requirements.
• Determines the most cost-effective and reliable materials needed for the manufacturing process.
• Establishes preferred supplier selection criteria based on supplier evaluations of price, quality, delivery, certifications, and compliance with governmental procurement regulations. Promotes and uses strategic suppliers.
• Interviews, selects, and negotiates with suppliers in response to material requirements/cost issues. Establishes procedures to leverage the company's position.
• Ensures purchasing strategy reflects the consistent utilization of local suppliers vs. Group strategic suppliers.
• Works with suppliers to develop and manage continuous improvement programs, addressing quality, delivery, service as well as price.
• Develops standard/automated re-order procedures. Will develop crisis management and supplier backup contingency programs.
• Develops and benchmarks best practices among the Division's suppliers and maintains accurate measurements and records for evaluation of suppliers.
• Ensures purchases and capital expenditures are consistent with Division strategies and within department budgets.
• Responsible for integrating the Division with electronic interfacing throughout the purchasing function.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6-8 years purchasing/managerial experience.
• 4-year college degree in business, engineering, or materials management required; certification in supply chain management preferred.
• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
• Must have functional understanding of cost accounting and adapt to practical application.
• Must have advanced computer skills and be able to understand 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 enterprise principles and practices.
• SAP Experience.
• U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

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.