Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Honeywell•Rosemont, IL

2d•$104,000 - $129,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist, UOP Inorganics Portfolio, develops and executes global category strategies for inorganic raw materials, chemicals, minerals, catalyst and adsorbent inputs, and other process-critical materials supporting UOP manufacturing and technology businesses. The role creates value through supplier partnerships, market intelligence, cost and working-capital optimization, innovation, risk management, and supply continuity. It partners with Integrated Supply Chain, Operations, Technology, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Legal, Product Management, and Commercial teams to support growth and operational excellence. The position reports to the Director of Strategic Sourcing and follows a hybrid work schedule. New hires may need to work fully onsite Monday through Friday for their first 90 days. Domestic and international travel may be required based on business and supplier needs. The role leads global category management and supplier commercial activities for inorganic materials, monitors markets and supply risks, and directs cross-functional sourcing and continuity initiatives. It advances responsible sourcing and supplier compliance while delivering productivity, cost, cash, and value-creation objectives. Success is measured by financial results, supply continuity, supplier performance, implementation of category strategies and agreements, and effective stakeholder partnership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
At least 6 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supply chain, or relevant commercial leadership.
Experience sourcing industrial or specialty chemicals, inorganic materials, catalyst inputs, minerals, or related process materials.
Demonstrated success developing global sourcing strategies and managing complex international supplier relationships.
Strong negotiation and contract-management experience involving significant spend and long-term supply agreements.
Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders across functions, sites, and regions.
Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen, including evaluation of markets, cost structures, and supplier economics.
Experience assessing supply-chain risk and implementing continuity and mitigation strategies.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business and supplier needs.
Must be a U.S. person as defined by applicable U.S. export control laws and regulations: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree such as an MBA or master's degree in Supply Chain, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting refining, petrochemical, catalyst, adsorbent, specialty-materials, or process-technology businesses.
Knowledge of alumina, silica, zeolites, clays, specialty minerals, industrial chemicals, and their global supply markets.
Experience sourcing across North America, Europe, Asia, India, and the Middle East.
Professional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, CIPS, or equivalent.
Experience with SAP, Ariba, spend analytics, should-cost modeling, procurement digitalization, and responsible sourcing.

Responsibilities

Develop multi-year global strategies for aluminas, clays, zeolites, silica products, specialty minerals, chemical intermediates, and related inorganic materials.
Analyze spend, feedstock economics, cost drivers, capacity, market trends, and supplier capabilities to identify savings, resilience, and value-creation opportunities.
Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier selection, implementation, and benefits realization using transparent, fact-based processes.
Optimize total cost of ownership through negotiations, value engineering, specification alignment, supplier consolidation, and supply-network improvements.
Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers and lead negotiations covering pricing, long-term agreements, capacity, service levels, payment terms, and risk allocation.
Implement supplier segmentation, scorecards, KPIs, governance routines, and business reviews for critical suppliers.
Partner with suppliers to improve productivity, innovation, quality, sustainability, responsiveness, and supply reliability.
Develop market-based pricing models and manage contracts, renewals, amendments, obligations, and complex commercial or performance issues.
Monitor global inorganic-material, energy, logistics, trade, regulatory, and supply-demand developments and translate insights into category actions.
Assess supplier financial health, capacity, geographic exposure, quality risk, and single-source dependencies.
Develop business-continuity plans, dual-source strategies, safety-stock recommendations, and other mitigation actions for critical materials.
Provide timely risk updates, scenarios, and decision recommendations to business and supply-chain leadership.
Partner with UOP Technology and Engineering on qualification, innovation, product development, and commercialization priorities.
Lead cross-functional sourcing, productivity, localization, supplier-transition, working-capital, and supply-continuity initiatives.
Provide sourcing leadership during product transitions, capacity expansions, footprint changes, and supply-chain transformation.
Influence senior stakeholders through market insight, financial analysis, scenario evaluation, and data-driven recommendations.
Advance responsible sourcing, transparency, resource efficiency, waste reduction, emissions performance, and supplier compliance.
Ensure adherence to applicable trade, environmental, quality, ethical sourcing, procurement, and delegated-authority requirements.
Deliver annual productivity, cost reduction, cash, and value-creation objectives; track savings, inflation, cost avoidance, and contractual value.
Improve working capital through inventory strategy, lead-time reduction, payment terms, and supply-chain efficiency; support budgeting and forecasting.