Parker Hannifin - Irvine, CA

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Irvine, CA
Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Purchasing Specialist at Parker Aerospace's Fluid Systems Division plays a critical role in acquiring necessary goods and services while ensuring optimal quality, delivery, and pricing. This position involves strategic supplier management, negotiation of terms, and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and internal teams to support customer requirements effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
  • Prepares statements of work for items proposed for procurement.
  • Develops potential bidders lists and formal requests for quotation or proposal.
  • Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria.
  • May support or lead supplier certification surveys as part of a technical and/or quality team.
  • Evaluates proposals from potential suppliers.
  • Selects suppliers for a variety of highly complex or technical materials, supplies or services and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service.
  • Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
  • Negotiates final terms and conditions of purchase, awards and administers the procurement contract to conclusion.
  • Maintains accurate lead times for assigned area.
  • Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers.
  • Monitors and evaluates supplier performance.
  • Determines and implements corrective actions to resolve impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
  • Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues.
  • Facilitates inspections, substitutions, and standardization 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.
  • Monitors and evaluates supplier's ability to meet all company and government or commercial procurement requirements and ensure that the pertinent technical and quality issues receive adequate attention to assure compliance.
  • Prepares complex reports and analyses by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems.
  • Develops, coordinates, and implements improvement initiatives with key suppliers.
  • Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.
  • Analyzes proposed changes in methods and materials.
  • May lead or be assigned to a special project team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (BA) in Business Administration, or related field.
  • 6 years of increasingly responsible related experience in purchasing or risk management.
  • Certificate in Purchasing Management (CPM) or APICS desired.
  • Proficient with standard business application software and specialized purchasing and/or materials systems (e.g., EDI or MRP systems).
  • Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects.
  • Risk management experience related to identifying supplier delivery risks and proposing solutions.
  • Ability to track and maintain regular meeting notes and actions from recurring supplier meetings.
  • Ability to organize and manage multi-layer projects/tasks and hold suppliers accountable to business needs.
  • Experience with blueprint and drawing reading is a plus.
  • Related experience with a highly technical industry such as Aerospace or Medical is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with electronic data interface (EDI) or manufacturing resource planning (MRP) systems.
  • Experience in a highly technical industry such as Aerospace or Medical.

Benefits

  • Paid jury duty
  • Paid holidays
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Financial planning services
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Adoption assistance
  • Parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Volunteer time off
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Life insurance
  • Referral program
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