Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Honeywell Aerospace•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Honeywell Aerospace, you will drive procurement strategies and initiatives that achieve cost savings, improve supplier performance, and ensure supply chain continuity. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and develop supplier relationships to support business growth and competitiveness. The role executes sourcing activities for development programs across Integrated Product Delivery System (IPDS) Phases 2A through 5. The selected candidate is directly aligned with the Integrated Program Team (IPT) responsible for meeting new product development requirements. The position requires travel when needed to support program meetings or manage suppliers (15%). Candidates must meet U.S. person requirements for compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, or 5+ years of experience in Integrated Supply Chain and Program/Project Management.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and sales/marketing teams to align sourcing strategies.
Ability to analyze market trends and supplier capabilities to mitigate risks and optimize costs.
Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

Proven record of delivering cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
Experience managing complex sourcing projects and supplier transitions.
Expertise in supplier negotiation, contract management, and sourcing processes.
Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in strategic sourcing.
Proficiency with sourcing tools such as SAP and e-sourcing platforms.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
Experience with contracting, purchasing, and negotiations.
Computer literacy, ability to learn Honeywell systems and tools, and experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills.
Ability to communicate and interact with all levels of internal and external personnel.
Ability to think and drive actions globally.
Business acumen to align purchasing goals with strategic business initiatives.
Technical acumen to align with new design and test requirements.
Strong interpersonal skills, including integrating diverse opinions and initiatives, teamwork, and facilitation.

Responsibilities

Lead sourcing for assigned development programs as part of the Integrated Product Team, aligning with the Program Management Office.
Serve as the escalation contact for sourcing needs on assigned programs, including cost, quality, and delivery.
Report program status to sourcing leadership, including recovery schedules when needed.
Manage sourcing and procurement phase-gate deliverables for IPDS and ensure timely completion.
Identify, execute, and report on all Category 2 and 3 milestones.
Translate sourcing strategies into program-level action plans and convey program needs back into sourcing strategies.
Plan and manage sourcing activities for input into the Program Honeywell Master Record and Integrated Master Schedule.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to close sourcing and procurement Manufacturing Readiness Level requirements related to producibility issues.
Support triage activities, including core/non-core, make/buy, build-to-print versus build-to-specification, and critical/non-critical part identification.
Lead Early Supplier Engagement for identified critical parts, including on-site supplier and engineering meetings to gather feedback on design affordability and producibility.
Facilitate potential on-site design reviews with suppliers for buy parts.
Negotiate new parts onto contract with preferred suppliers and place purchase orders to meet program requirements.
Produce and report sourcing metrics to program teams and SBU leads, ensuring objectives are met and corrective actions are in place.
Develop and maintain program rolling action item logs, track completion, and escalate barriers to performance.
Lead hardware integration activities for development hardware to balance demand and supply.
Coordinate with Sourcing, ISC Engineering, and Project Engineering to escalate and resolve delivery or technical performance issues with purchased parts.
Support Program Management, Engineering, ISC Engineering, and Procurement to ensure buy parts meet program UPC and/or should-cost targets.
Monitor supplier APQP requirements and ensure research and development hardware transitions seamlessly to production hardware.
Drive acceleration and lead-time reduction through rapid prototyping and quick-turn strategies.