Senior Buyer - Aftermarket Aerospace

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

Parker Hannifin
At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flights for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

The Buyer 2 for aftermarket will be responsible for obtaining the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management. The role involves identifying manufacturing needs, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and arranging delivery for critical, complex, and high-dollar parts, equipment, services, and materials.

• Identify and recommend suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
• Prepare statements of work for items proposed for procurement, develop potential bidder lists, and formal requests for quotation or proposals.
• Conduct supplier site visits and evaluate 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.
• Evaluate proposals from potential suppliers and select suppliers for highly complex or technical materials, supplies or services, negotiating price, delivery, quality and service.
• Develop alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
• Negotiate final terms and conditions of purchase, award and administer the procurement contract to conclusion; issue purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms and conditions as negotiated with suppliers.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance; determine and implement corrective actions to resolve impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery; resolve shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues.
• Facilitate inspections, substitutions, and standardization by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
• Negotiate and settle damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier’s ability to meet all company and government or commercial procurement requirements and ensure that pertinent technical and quality issues receive adequate attention to ensure compliance.
• Prepare complex reports and analyses by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems; develop, coordinate, and implement improvement initiatives with key suppliers.
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; analyze proposed changes in methods and materials; may lead or be assigned to a special project team.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing trade publications, establishing networks, and participating in professional associations.
• 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.
• Provide leadership to others in the department; act as prime contact on high-level projects; establish goals and objectives required to complete projects; train and mentor less experienced employees.
• Share specialized knowledge with others; represent company on high-level projects.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed; work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities (e.g., continuous…