Job Description

With annual sales of $14.3 billion in fiscal year 2019, 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.

Provides leadership of Supply Chain Management activities for a manufacturing location. Supply Chain Management activities will include materials planning; scheduling; inventory control; cash flow management; information flow and coordination and asset management.

This position has direct reports on-site, and works with suppliers, business unit managers, purchasing, production planners, IT and other appropriate resources to strategically plan and coordinate the flow of materials and information from customers through procurement to delivery. Matrix management responsibilities with business units and support groups for production planning, shipping, receiving and inventory functions.

* Lead and manage all procurement and materials management activities including order placement, supplier reduction/evaluation/certification, supplier follow-up, price negotiation and compliance with government procurement regulations.
* Responsible for Production Planning Department's manufacturing resource-planning activities. These activities need to help achieve sales and RONA objectives and maintain 100% on-time customer deliveries.
* Matrix responsibilities for personnel involved with the MRP database to achieve and maintain a high degree of data accuracy, integrity, and ownership.
* Accountable for location/division materials metrics and Standards of Performance.
* Help define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery to support a supply chain management strategy.
* Ensure all the location/divisions material management policies are consistent with the inventory control objectives of the Corporation.
* Facilitate corporate purchasing and materials initiatives including common part numbers, supplier managed inventory, consolidated purchasing agreements, supplier reduction and supplier quality certifications.
* Advise on supplier managed inventory or supplier-based contracts with customers.
* Support internal or external audit requirements relative to the planning, procurement or inventory control functions.
* Prepare and manage department budget within established guidelines.
* Effectively create and sustain procurement to delivery material and system cost reduction programs.
* Provide professional development for all materials team members. Explain and support company policies and procedures.
* Actively support and implement lean principles.
* Facilitate Kanban, materials requirement planning techniques

* Minimum of 5 years applicable purchasing/materials management experience in a world-class, high volume manufacturing environment.
* Experience in state-of-the-art materials management systems including supply chain management, cash flow and asset management, JIT, MRPII, and cellular manufacturing preferred.
* Four-year college degree in business, engineering, or materials management required
* Certifications such as APICS/CPM or in areas of materials management and/or quality preferred.
* 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.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft PC software (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, databases and presentations).

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. U.S. Citizenship/Permanent Resident is required for most positions. (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 http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf and http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_gina_supplement.pdf