Innovate to solve the worlds most important challengesAs a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist here at Honeywell, you will play a key role in driving the end-to-end cycle of strategic sourcing and procurement activities. You will be responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost savings through effective negotiation and supplier management. With your expertise and strategic thinking, you will contribute to the success of our organization and help us achieve our business objectives. You will report directly to our Procurement Manager, and you will work out of our Cambridge, Ontario location. In this role, you will impact the company by optimizing costs, quality, and delivery performance through strategic sourcing initiatives. Your contributions will lead to increased efficiency, reduced costs, and improved supplier performance. Your expertise in negotiation and contract management will help us achieve favorable terms and conditions with our suppliers, driving cost savings and ensuring supply chain continuity.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to optimize costs, quality, and delivery performance.
- Lead supplier negotiations and contract management to ensure favorable terms and conditions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier performance and supply chain efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives.
- Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationships to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.
- Ability to prepare and issue RFQs (requests for quotes) to suppliers, follow-up to assure understanding.
- Ability to review quotes, analyze results and determine negotiation plans / strategies as well as addressing any exceptions to flow downs, specifications, quality notes or Honeywell terms and conditions requirements.
- Expedite orders when required to ensure on-time shipments.
- Able to quickly understand processes and ensure adherence to the same.
- Must be able to deploy a systematic approach to work and must have an aptitude for performing work functions in a timely and well-organized manner with limited oversight.
- Adapt to constantly changing work assignments, consistently make timely decisions while balancing conflicting goals with decisiveness in an ambiguous environment. Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up-like atmosphere.
- Ability to clearly and concisely conveys subtle or complex messages to a variety of audiences, both written and verbal.
- Expert knowledge of Aerospace.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Diploma in Materials Management or Technical Certificate
- 5 years in one or more of the following: Procurement, Supply chain, Operations
- 5 years experience with SAP or site relevant ERP systems, E Sourcing Platforms, Request for Quotation Tools, Project Management Tools
WE VALUE
- 5+ years experience in Aerospace procurement or related field
- Working and/or Leading in Site Team Environments
- Project Management and / or Contract Management Experience
- Professional Certifications in Project / Supply Chain / Procurement/Contract Management
- Team Leader experience in Supply Management / Sourcing / Procurement / Business
- Demonstrated Business and financial acumen.
- Experience with Six Sigma and Lean Tools.
ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the worlds 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
