Position Summary

Position Summary 

To help lead the Corporate Logistics & Transportation Department with implementing transportation strategies, leveraging technology tools, and collaborating across teams to solve complex transportation challenges.

Responsibilities

Has Direct Reports X Does Not Have Direct Reports

Position will directly report to the manager – North America Logistics & Transportation. This position will have frequent interaction with all levels of Parker employees, suppliers and customers.

Spend: $53 million

Your Role:

• Lead logistics support for assigned groups and divisions, ensuring alignment with Parker’s overall Win Strategy
• Manage transportation activities across multiple modes including truckload, intermodal and ground expedite, overseeing a freight spend exceeding $53M
• Administer the outsourced freight payment program for assigned groups and transportation modes
• Support freight audit, payment, and reporting processes for US freight
• Conduct benchspaning studies using leading industry tools (e.g., DAT) to optimize transportation performance
• Owns the pricing/rate negotiation discussion and final agreements with freight suppliers for modes assigned

• Manage and contribute to various logistics projects and continuous improvement efforts

   

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelors degree (BA) in Supply Chain Management or related field
• Industry relevant certifications desired (i.e. APICS)
• 1+ years logistics/supply chain experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Assertive, strong initiative, highly organized, customer focused
• Collaborative in a matrix oriented environment
• This role does not qualify for Visa sponsorship or relocation

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 spanets 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 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.  However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

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