Materials Planner & Associate Buyer; Planner Focused

Overview

Org Marketing Statement

At Parker Hannifin's Bioscience & Water Filtration Division, we provide reliable clean water solutions using advanced reverse osmosis technology. Our Water makers filter, purify, discharge, recapture, and reuse industrial, process, and sea water to meet the highest standards.

Our Expertise

With over 40 years of experience, we serve diverse sectors including:

• Commercial Marine
• Off-Shore Oil & Gas
• Leisure Marine
• Clean Technology
• Disaster Recovery

Our renowned brands, such as Offshore Marine Labs, Village Marine, Sea Recovery, and Horizon Reverse Osmosis, showcase our industry-leading capabilities.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Technology:
  Work with cutting-edge water purification solutions.
• Diverse Projects:
  Engage in various industries from defense to disaster recovery.
• Professional Growth:
  Enjoy a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Meaningful Impact:
  Help ensure access to clean water globally.

Be Part of Our Mission

Join us in making the world safer for future generations through sustainable water purification solutions.

The Materials Planner & Associate Buyer is responsible for ensuring the timely availability of materials and components required to support production and customer demand. This role combines materials planning (forecasting, scheduling, inventory management) with purchasing execution (supplier coordination, purchase order management, and cost/support activities). The position works cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance to balance service levels, inventory targets, and total cost.

• Develop and maintain production and material plans to meet customer demand and manufacturing schedules.
• Analyze demand forecasts, production requirements, and inventory levels to prevent shortages or excess stock.
• Manage MRP (Material Requirements Planning) inputs and outputs, including planned orders, reschedules, and cancellations.
• Coordinate with production, Operations, and Warehouse teams to align material availability with build schedules.
• Monitor inventory levels and recommend adjustments to safety stock, reorder points, and lead times.
• Maintain accurate planning data in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, Epicor, or similar).
• Provide regular updates on material status, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Purchase parts, equipment, and materials by preparing requests for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers. Issue purchase orders and agreements that reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated.
• Maintain open purchase orders, quotes, work orders and part master data with accurate lead times for assigned commodities.
• Monitor and evaluate production execution to plan and supplier performance. Advise appropriate personnel of production issues or impending supplier failure that may delay production or delivery.
• Resolve shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues. Arrange and participate in conferences between suppliers and company personnel to resolve issues.
• Negotiate and settle damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Assist in executing system transactions needed to support receipt, storage and transferring of material.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and provide suggestions for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Comply with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensure adherence to requirements and advise management on needed actions. Comply with Government/Commercial Practices Manual (GPM/CPM) policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree (BA) in Business Administration, Supply Chain Operations or related field required
• 4+ years' experience in manufacturing environment required.
• APICS certificate preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing resources planning theories/systems, principles, software, and industry practices.
• Ability to effectively assess and implement continuous improvement methods (e.g., pull systems, process mapping, JIT).
• Knowledge of legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements related to production control.

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

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies and systems. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at  or @parkerhannifin.

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $83,250 to $132,150 annually
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity…