Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Utility) (Finance)

Innovate high-purity, high-performance chemicals and materials

At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.

Joining our team means becoming part of an organization which leverages its long-standing reputation to capture growth trends by investing in innovation and manufacturing enhancements and maintaining deep customer relationships. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values contributions and supports professional development. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the team is dedicated to delivering value and making a meaningful impact in advancing our customers' success. Let's make that impact together.

This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.

THE POSITION

Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist

This position is part of the Corporate Indirect Procurement Operating Supplies Category Strategy Team (CST). This is a key global procurement role responsible for Fleet category strategies, execution, and results to optimize total cost of ownership across all Strategic Business Groups (SBG's).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop robust commodity strategies for the Utility Category Strategy Team and with consideration to quality, cost, speed and service requirements, market conditions, risks and exposures, competitive landscape, and projected changes over the strategic planning horizon, global industry trends, suppliers' capabilities, and overall supply chain expertise
• Partner with Buying Operations Team and SBG cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and support of category strategy creation and execution. Facilitate engagement across all SBG's to drive a singular approach to supplier management in assigned commodity space.
• Consolidate fragmented global spend, reduce the use of non-strategic suppliers, and move the procurement activities upstream in the lifecycle of a solution in order to bring greater value to Honeywell.
• Execute the annual operating plan through year-over-year improvements in productivity, working capital, quality, delivery and supply continuity.
• Negotiate and execute supply agreements with strategic suppliers capable of providing solutions that meet established business requirements and follow the global commodity strategies while maximizing benefit to Honeywell.
• Build strong technical solutions including new technology, VA/VE, CE product and cost improvements with supply base.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: https://benefits.honeywell.com .

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Fantastic career opportunity for a Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist Geismar, LA! Join our successful engineering team in Advanced Materials at Honeywell.YOU MUST HAVE:

• 5 plus years of relevant strategic sourcing experience, to include at minimum, 4 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.
• In-depth experience in best-in-class procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.).
• Energy hedging strategy experience

WE VALUE:

• BS/BA Degree or Master's Degree (MBA/MS)
• MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) experience
• Strong negotiator with proven experience in setting negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations
• Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms.
• Demonstrate actionable results by delivering against targets for financial performance business impact
• Strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to principal business owners.
• Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business.
• Experience working in a large, global, highly matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to direct a cross-functional team
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Passionate self-starter with the highest integrity and ethics.

ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's 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.

THE BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Advanced Materials is an industry-leading solutions provider, playing a crucial role in advancing industries worldwide through diverse applications, revolutionary inventions, and pioneering technologies focused on high growth mega-trends. Our science and technology experts create solutions that help solve our customers' needs today and in the future. Our solutions span across industries, including retail, healthcare and pharma, buildings, manufacturing, and hi-tech. In each of these verticals, we bring deep materials and engineering knowledge, which leads to our customers achieving reductions in energy consumption, cutting down their carbon emissions, and improving their operational efficiencies.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments - powered by our Honeywell Forge software - that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.