Houston, Texas, USA
1 day ago
UOP Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges

The future is what you make\nit.

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators,\ndreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.

That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way,\nkeeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on\nMars.

Working at Honeywell isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why all\nour employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different\nfields and industries.

Are you ready to help us shape the future?

Establish and drive Energy and Sustainable Solution (ESS) Global\nCategory Procurement in alignment with UOP business leadership for Static &\nFabricated Equipment category as per Annual Operating Plan and Strategic Plan.\nIn this role, you will be reporting to Sr. Director of Category Mgmt. Team at\nESS Procurement.

This position is responsible for the development and execution of category\nand supply strategies for ESS Project Business (UOP and Capital) globally that\nenables supplier rationalization, supply continuity risk mitigation, and\nmigration of spend including NPI spend to preferred suppliers while delivering\nsustainable value including Pre & Post Award Productivity, Value\nEngineering cost savings and Working capital improvement. You will lead supplier performance over $150M of Static & Fabricated\nEquipment spend globally, lead new product developments (NPI), build\npartnership and will ensure compliance with company business policies and\nprocedures.

Acts as a Global Leader of category management for ESS\nUOP Project Procurement. As a ‘Matrix manager’ this position leads team of 3\ncategory owners which owns category and supply strategy management of $400M+\nannual spend at ESS UOP.

The role is responsible for development and execution of\nGlobal Project Category Strategies leveraging best-in-class suppliers,\nprocesses and products to enable a competitive advantage to ESS Project\nBusinesses & Capital Expenditures.

This role individually owns the Static and Fabricated\nequipment spend over $150M and expected Net Procurement Productivity Return of +10%\nand payables improvement over 100 days AWPOT, through sourcing strategies as –\nHGR sourcing, Supplier base expansion, Sole Source Elimination, Value\nEngineering. Support achievement of ESS Project Procurement AOPs Targets

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Minimize the total costs of purchased goods and services\nby selecting the proper contracting strategies, contractually protecting\nHoneywell's intellectual and indemnity interest, enforcing contract compliance\nand using competitive practiceActive participation in leadership meetings with SBG\nProject Engineering & Estimating leadership, which helps to drive strategic\ninitiatives, early engagement & collaborative teamworkPartner with COE sourcing partners and ESS cross-functional\nstakeholders to ensure alignment and support of category strategy creation and\nexecutionSupport Technology and ESS NPI Sourcing during new\nproduct development identifying new suppliers and leveraging preferred\nsuppliers, supporting the launch schedule and target costRight and Fast\ndevelopment and deployment of strategies and resources to align with business\nGrowth and New Product Introductions. Support integrations of Mergers and\nAcquisitionsDevelop and maintain Price Book, Should-Cost / Vertical\nProduct Benchmarking databases supporting Fast & Right Project Business\n& Capital Engineering FEED and Estimating effortConsolidate fragmented ESS Project Suppliers Spend,\nreduce the use of non-strategic suppliers, and move the procurement activities\nupstream in the lifecycle of a solution to bring greater value to HoneywellIdentify, select, approve, monitor and manage suppliers capable\nof providing solutions that meet established business requirements and follow\nthe global commodity strategiesFacilitate engagement across ESS business units and\nfunctions to drive a singular approach to supplier management in assigned Static\n& Fabricated commodity spaceNegotiate and execute supply agreements with strategic\nsuppliers to maximize benefit to Honeywell

YOU MUST HAVE

10+ years’ experience in Strategic/Category Sourcing, Procurement of STATIC AND FABRICATED EquipmentExperience in New Product Development ProcessesAt least 5+ years of experience in negotiating critical contractual terms and conditions ERP/SAP system experienceAbility to travel up to 50% including supplier visits and customer project sitesStrong Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving and Sr Leadership Communication skillsExperience developing and meeting technical & business requirements of internal and external customersStrong comprehensive technical knowledge of our supply base, knowledge of acquisition planning, negotiations, and agreement/contract administration

WE VALUE

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, or Business
Engineering & construction in Oil & Gas sector / EPC companies is strongly preferredMasters / Business degree preferred but not requiredCPSM certification or relevant Procurement Supply Chain and Procurement CertificationsPMP Certification is highly preferred but not required. Strong knowledge understands PMI Body of KnowledgePreferable 2 or more years direct work experience in relevant Project Engineering rolesExperience working in global & matrixed organizationProactive approach to business and team opportunitiesWell-developed problem solving and decision-making abilitiesStrong written and oral communication skills in EnglishStrong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and WordExperience with SAP, E-Sourcing Platforms, Request for Quotation Tools, Project Management ToolsExperience managing multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic global environmentAdditional InformationJOB ID: req474863Category: ProcurementLocation: 2101 CityWest Blvd,Houston,Texas,77042,United StatesExemptGlobal (ALL)

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.

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