Sr. Director Indirect IT Strategic Sourcing

Honeywell Aerospace•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

At Honeywell Aerospace, the Sr. Director Indirect IT Strategic Sourcing leads global IT technology strategic sourcing and execution for more than $350 million in spend across IT software, hardware, services, and telecommunications. Reporting to the Senior Director Indirect Strategic Sourcing, the role partners closely with IT to understand global strategies and develop sourcing solutions that enable them. The position leads a team of nine Commodity Managers and one Director; negotiates complex software, SaaS, service, and telecommunications agreements; and develops strategies to optimize technology spend and supplier relationships. It collaborates with IT leadership and service owners on technology and supplier strategies, drives procurement requirements and category performance, and supports mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures. Honeywell Aerospace is an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company with approximately 58,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4 billion in 2025. Its products and services support commercial aviation, defense, and space, with systems onboard 90% of the world's aircraft.

Requirements

8–10 years of blended experience in strategic sourcing and IT category work, including working with and managing technology partners.
Deep experience and understanding of IT software providers, system integrators, SaaS, cloud (IaaS/PaaS), data, and analytics.
Must be a U.S. person, defined as 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

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Supply Chain, or Finance.
Experience with large enterprise IT software and system integrator/service providers.
Customer focus and business acumen.
High motivation and energy to get things done.
Ability to execute and remove obstacles.
Track record of navigating complex and ambiguous environments with intelligent risk taking.
Ability to influence and lead at all levels.
Desire to innovate and challenge the status quo.
Strong negotiation skills, fluency with contract terms and conditions, and knowledge of effective technology-driven sourcing processes.
Experience with agile development frameworks and outsourced IT service and systems integrator models.
MBA or master’s degree preferred.
P.M. or CPSM certification.
Lean or Black Belt certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of nine Commodity Managers and one Director.
Negotiate multiyear Master Service Agreements, EULAs, and SaaS agreements.
Negotiate large on-premise and SaaS software license agreements and manage the full software renewal lifecycle.
Support negotiations of implementation agreements with large IT service providers.
Develop strategies to optimize IT services spend, consolidate suppliers, strengthen the Statement of Work process, and balance subcontract labor with contract services.
Develop strategies to better manage the lifecycle of laptops with IT.
Develop strategies to optimize server spend and configurations in the context of IaaS growth.
Develop strategies to manage broadband and dedicated internet services as Honeywell moves to SDWAN.
Support the transformation of voice services (VoIP) and optimize fragmented global telecom spend.
Partner with IT leadership and IT service owners to jointly develop technology and supplier strategies.
Drive procurement and sourcing requirements with speed, agility, and intelligent risk taking.
Drive productivity and spend reduction, improve working capital and cash, and support balance of trade for the category.
Lead development of supplier plans, scorecards, and Quarterly Business Reviews.
Own supply base management and supplier strategies, and establish plans for preferred suppliers and tail spend.
Support mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures.