Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing (S&D)
As the Sustainability & Decarbonization (S&D) Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Honeywell, your role will be vital in shaping the procurement strategy and initiatives to secure cost reductions, enhance supplier performance, and maintain supply chain continuity within our division. You will serve as the Procurement Business Partner for our S&D leadership team. Utilizing expertise in strategic sourcing and supply chain management, you will foster growth and productivity within the S&D division. Reporting directly to our leadership team, you will work from our designated location on a hybrid schedule out of Charlotte NC or Morris Plains NJ.
In this capacity, you will significantly influence the financial performance of the business by achieving cost savings, improving working capital, enhancing supplier quality, and ensuring the overall success of the S&D division.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute annual and strategic procurement plans to meet short-term and long-term business goals and optimize supply chain performance.
- Build strategic partnerships with S&D business stakeholders, including P&L owners, finance, production, R&D, supply chain, and quality teams.
- Create and own the strategic supply roadmap for S&D business which can meet cost, quality, delivery, and regulatory requirements for the next decade.
- Identify and develop strategic suppliers who meet our S&D business strategic objectives.
- Build a resilient supply chain. Identify and mitigate risks related to supply chain disruptions, quality issues, and regulatory changes. Maintain strong supplier relationships.
- Lead procurement activities within transformation and repositioning projects.
- Drive sourcing relationships with Honeywell’s strategic alliances in partnership with Asset Management and Business stakeholders.
- Drive sustainability, waste reduction, new product introduction, and growth initiatives to improve overall procurement efficiency.
- Partner with Engineering to identify and implement value engineering opportunities.
- Set and achieve aggressive supplier negotiation targets and drive effective contract management.
- Deploy various tools including industry research, market intelligence, supplier resilience, value chain maps, demand-supply maps, cost curves, should costing, etc.
- Prepare and present reports on sourcing performance, cost savings, and strategic initiatives to senior management.
U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.
YOU MUST HAVE
- 10+ years of experience in Chemical sourcing, procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management within the chemical industry.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and executing procurement strategies.
- Experience in negotiating contracts, managing supplier performance, and developing long-term supplier partnerships.
- Knowledge of sourcing processes and tools, such as SAP and e-sourcing platforms.
- Strong Business Acumen.
- Cross-functional experience in engineering/technology, operations, sales/marketing.
WE VALUE
- Master's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional certifications in procurement, supply chain, or contract management.
- Demonstrated business and financial acumen.
- Experience with make vs buy, contract manufacturing, cost curves, industry value stream mapping.
- Strong knowledge of the chemical industry, safety standards, and local, national, and international regulatory requirements.
- Ability to lead change and build high-performing teams and challenge the status quo.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
- Benefits – Medical, Vision, Dental, Mental Health.
- Paid Vacation.
- 401k Plan/Retirement Benefits (as per regional policy).
- Career Growth.
- Professional Development.
ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
As part of Honeywell’s Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS) division, Honeywell S&D business plays a crucial role in advancing industries worldwide through diverse applications, revolutionary inventions, and pioneering technologies. Our materials are used in various industrial applications viz. Our Refrigerants and Blowing Agents, Honeywell Solstice technology has helped avoid the potential release of the equivalent of more than 326 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, equal to the carbon emissions from nearly 70 million gasoline-powered passenger vehicles per year. Our low-global-warming aerosols and performance fluids offer responsible replacements for hydrocarbons, HCFCs, and HFCs. The breakthrough Solstice hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) technology helps customers lower their carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency without sacrificing end-product performance and helping the world transition to ‘A Low-Carbon Future’.
We, the futureshapers at ESS, are enabling the energy transition through industry collaboration, proven technology leadership, a century of expertise, and a relentless pursuit of what’s next.
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