Position Summary
Responsible for sourcing goods and services requiring application of advanced purchasing principles,theoriesandconcepts.Prepares,negotiates,issues,andmanagesagreementsto minimise risk, reduce costs, and ensure best value and continuity of supply.
Responsibilities
DefineandimplementCategory/CommodityStrategiestominimiserisk,reducecosts, and ensure best value continuity of supply. Includes spend aggregation, and supplier consolidation, rationalisation, and segmentation
NegotiateStrategicAgreementsthataccuratelyreflectprice,schedule,terms,and conditions.
FocalpointwithintheassignedCategoryforsupplierperformanceriskescalation
Leverageandmanagesupplierrelationshipstocreateacompetitiveadvantage.Works with suppliers on Continuous Improvement and cost reduction initiatives – 80% Uk based Supplier and 260 non UK Suppliers
Maintainsin-depthknowledgeofmarketconditionsandindustrytrendsrelatedto assigned Category
Identifiesanddevelopsalternatesourcesofsupply.
Conductssuppliersitevisitsandevaluatescapabilities. – 163 UK Supplies and 230 Italian Suppliers.
AppliesContinuousImprovementtechniquestointernalprocurementprocessesand systems to increase efficiency and reduce costs
Ensuresallkeystakeholdersareactivelyinvolvedinthesolicitation,negotiation,and award process.
ActivelyparticipatesinHighPerformanceTeamstoimprovevaluestreamperformance
Qualifications
Bachelor’sDegree(4Year)orequivalentinSupplyChainorOperationsManagement, Business, Engineering or Other.
ProfessionalCertification– CIPS, ASCM(APICS)orISMpreferred
Minimumof4-6yearsapplicableexperienceinprocurement,finance,materials management or operations
Analyticalandtechnicalskillsrequiredtounderstandbusinesspracticesandrecommend proper automation opportunities.
DemonstratedproficiencyinMicrosoftPrograms.
Excellentwritten,verbal,andinterpersonalcommunicationskillsforeffectiveinterface with all internal and external contacts.
Understandingofleanenterpriseprinciplesandpractices
Demonstratedteamworkandteambuildingskillsinproducingresultsandmeeting objectives
Abilitytobuildtrustanddemonstrateahighlevelofintegrity
Strongorganisationalandplanningskills
Decisive,resilient&flexible
Excellentinterpersonalskills
Goodproblemsolvingskills
Parker Hannifin
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.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.
