Sourcing Specialist

Position Summary

The Sourcing Specialist works to achieve a competitive advantage for Parker by establishing contractual material supply agreements, and developing and maintaining a broad base of world class suppliers that will ensure a consistent supply of high quality, cost competitive materials and services.

• Continuously search, on a global basis, for new suppliers who can provide better materials, technologies, quality, and/or costs.
• Continuously explore areas of opportunity and investigate better ways of working with current suppliers so that “overall costs of acquisition” are minimized.
• Negotiate material supply contracts with suppliers and establish blanket orders, utilizing consignment agreements, vendor stocking programs and “kanban” contracts where applicable.
• Work closely with other purchasing staff to ensure that suppliers are cooperative and continually meeting their obligations.
• Target material cost reductions objectives for assigned commodities to meet or exceed Supply Chain material budgets on a division level. Report results to management on a regular basis.

• A Post Secondary Education with five (5) to seven (7) years of buying experience, or a certificate/diploma in Buying/Purchasing with three (3) to five (5) years of buying experience, preferably in the manufacturing sector, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and must be able to deal effectively with people at all levels of the organization, including suppliers, representatives and manufacturers.
• Excellent negotiations skills.
• Excellent understanding of key business drivers and the ability to link these to Supply Chain practices.
• High level of proficiency in the use of personal computers, including Excel and Word.
• Comprehension of MRP/ERP systems, contract law, and mechanical drawings.