Blog Post 7

In my last two interviews, I got to learn more about the business side of parker. In one of my interviews with Mr. Liberatore, VP, Controller, I learned more about his job and what he does that makes him so successful. To start with Mr. Liberatores' job has everything to do with finances. He is the head financial person in the fluid connectors group and is responsible for financial reporting and making sure everything is in US codes. I was told that everything in the WIN strategy leads to financial performance. One thing I found interesting during the interview was how much business parker does with other large companies. For example, half of the fluid connectors parts parker sells go to John Deering. Another idea that was talked about had to do with succession management. Which I heard plenty more about in other interviews. But Mr. Liberatore added to what I learned in the sense that he talked about making sure each new hire has the desire to succeed and the grit to do it. During my last interview, with Mrs. Polivka, Group Lean Director, I was taught all about what she does. If there is a problem then she is there organizing and guiding everyone to a solution.  Mrs. Polvika has a Japanese background and told me the word Kaizen. Which is a Japanese word for continuous improvement. She says that she always thinks of this philosophy when she is working so she can try to be her best self. Some daily problems I learned she was having to deal with had to do with the shortage of workers. A solution she told me about was she was coming up with a better and more efficient of hiring people. Other problems were ranging from ideas of increasing sales to trying to find ways for them to build their capacity.