Lead Strategic Sourcing Spec
Honeywell · Posted Sep 30
Building automation, industrial automation, aerospace, and energy-efficient technology solutions
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About the role
Honeywell Advanced Materials is an industry-leading solutions provider serving retail, healthcare and pharma, buildings, manufacturing and hi-tech verticals with materials and engineering solutions that reduce energy consumption, cut carbon emissions and improve operational efficiency. The Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist drives competitive commodity and category supply strategies, manages supplier performance, and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures. This role works on cost-saving opportunities, value engineering initiatives, annual and strategic planning, supplier selection and negotiation, and working capital improvement.
What you will do
- Drive and execute Annual and Strategic Plan with supporting strategies
- Right and Fast execution of strategies to align with business Growth and New Product Introductions
- Manage Category and Commodity Strategies including spend analysis, Benchmarking, Cost, Market Analysis, and Global Technology/Economic trends
- Build new relationships with key Supplier Leadership
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Technology, Business, Operations, Finance, and Quality and other Honeywell Businesses
- Lead Supplier selection, RFQ and RFI process, Negotiation, Contracting, and supplier performance processes
- Apply effective Sourcing supplier risk assessment methodologies to ensure supplier continuity
- Improve Working Capital through Payment Terms extensions, Payment cycle optimization, Vendor Managed Inventories
- Inventory and Lead time reductions
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Extensive experience (6+ years) in Contract Management and Negotiations
- Proficient in Data analytics tools such as Excel
Preferred qualifications
- Master's Degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration
- Extensive experience in sourcing & procurement
- Working and/or Leading in Matrix and complex Team Environments
- Project Management and/or Contract Management Experience
- Professional Certifications in Project/Supply Chain/ Procurement/Contract Management
- Team Leader experience in Supply Management/Sourcing/Procurement/Business
- Demonstrated Business and financial acumen
- Experience with SAP, E Sourcing Platforms, Request for Quotation Tools, Project
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Honeywell
Honeywell is a multinational conglomerate corporation that invents and manufactures technologies addressing tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. It operates major business divisions focusing on building automation, industrial automation, and enterprise performance solutions. Through continuous innovation, the company helps drive smarter, safer, and more sustainable operations worldwide.
- Industry
- Conglomerate
- Company size
- 101000+ employees
- Founded
- 1906
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mike Stepniak
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Suresh Venkatarayalu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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