Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Honeywell Aerospace•Tempe, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Honeywell Aerospace, you will drive the procurement of materials and services in alignment with business guidance. You will establish and execute procurement strategies to achieve the lowest total cost, reduce working capital, and ensure supply continuity. You will develop performance-driven commodity and category supply strategies, manage supplier performance, and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures. You will also identify cost-saving opportunities, implement value-engineering initiatives, and work to eliminate sole- and single-source dependencies. This position reports directly to the Director Strategic Sourcing and is based at either the Phoenix, Arizona, or Tempe, Arizona location on a hybrid work schedule. Candidates must be U.S. persons as defined in the posting and must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or Finance.
Proficiency in data analytics tools such as Excel.
Must be a U.S. person, defined in the posting as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected U.S. asylum or refugee status.
Must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience in sourcing and procurement.
Experience working or guiding in matrixed and complex team environments.
Project management and/or contract management experience.
Professional certifications in project, supply chain, procurement, or contract management.
Team guidance experience in supply management, sourcing, procurement, or business.
Demonstrated business and financial acumen.
Experience with SAP, e-sourcing platforms, request-for-quotation tools, and project management.
Master's degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration.
Self-starter who takes initiative and is organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

Drive and execute the Annual and Strategic Plan with supporting strategies.
Lead critical supplier recoveries by mobilizing cross-functional teams, resolving complex capacity and execution constraints, reducing past dues, and restoring On-Time to Request (OTTR) performance.
Execute strategies quickly to align with business growth and new product introductions.
Manage category and commodity strategies, including spend analysis, benchmarking, cost and market analysis, and global technology and economic trends.
Build relationships with key supplier leadership.
Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Technology, Business, Operations, Finance, Quality, and other Honeywell businesses.
Lead supplier selection, RFQ and RFI processes, negotiation, contracting, and supplier performance processes.
Apply sourcing supplier risk assessment methodologies to ensure supplier continuity.
Improve working capital through payment-term extensions, payment-cycle optimization, and vendor-managed inventories.
Reduce inventory and lead times.