• Supplier Performance Manager

    Parker Hannifin Corporation (Erie, PA)


    Supplier Performance Manager

     

    Location : ERIE, PA, United States

     

    Job Family : Procurement

     

    Job Type : Regular

     

    Posted : Dec 8, 2025

     

    Job ID : 61520

     

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    The Supplier Performance Manager is responsible for developing & executing a comprehensive approach to effective supplier performance management that ensures suppliers meet/exceed contractual obligations, scorecards, and key performance indicators – SLISC, SRPPM, PCI, WADPO. Will collaborate and support Strategic Sourcing Team on supplier selection, development, and relationship management process.

    SCOPE/SUPERVISION AND INTERACTION:

    ____ Has Direct Reports __X__Does Not Have Direct Reports

     

    Position will report to the Division Supply Chain Manager. Will work directly with the internal staff and outside suppliers. Must have the ability to collaborate with people at a cross-functional level. Position requires the ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form to present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, and suppliers.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    + Address performance gaps as well as improvement opportunities and work with strategic suppliers to define action plans and tracking mechanism for achieving the desired performance levels

    + Applying best-in-class strategies and advising on strategic direction to maximize value in support of business objectives

    + Collaborate with functional leaders on strategic supplier selection and on-boarding

    + Lead supplier site audits/coordinate site audits with cross-functional team to determine strategic fit

    + Development of strategic supplier selection criteria based on site audits, supplier price, quality, delivery, lean, certifications, and compliance with governmental procurement regulations

    + Manage and report small business requirements for the division

    + Utilizes lean manufacturing, error proofing and continuous improvement initiatives to support the supplier base by assisting in development of robust processes that assures quality products and services.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Four-year degree in business, engineering, supply chain or technical discipline.

    Minimum of 5 years supplier development, performance management, lean, or manufacturing experience

    + Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business/manufacturing processes

    + Must have advanced computer skills

    + Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external stakeholders

    + Must be an innovator and embrace lean principles and practices

    + Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time

     

    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. 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.

     

    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”)

     

    If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (https://www.eeoc.gov/employees-job-applicants)

    Drug-Free Workplace

    In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.