Sr Procurement Buying Manager
Honeywell
- Phoenix, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manages a team of Buyers, which are integrated into the Global Sourcing department supporting multiple sites across the Aerospace network. Phoenix Engines site will be primary focus with team located in Phoenix and Mexico.
- Span is approximately 100 key suppliers across all Aero platforms.
- Build and foster relationships with key suppliers throughout all levels of personnel.
- Works to proactively resolve performance issues with assigned suppliers to ensure effective and timely resolution.
- Able to translate the department goals such as order placement timing, material productivity, supply / demand alignment, inventory order policy adherence, material replenishment and supplier performance (Past Due, OTTR, Disruptions) into daily activities for the team.
- Manage performance of direct reports with specific focus on achieving results by driving accountability and demonstrating appropriate behaviors.
- Retain and develop talent by delegating challenging assignments and providing necessary guidance to ensure paths for career growth and facilitate succession planning.
- Communicate and flow down SBG, SBU and departmental goals, metrics and initiatives to ensure understanding and engagement. Continue to always make the transfer of goals and initiatives easy to understand and certain to know.
- Facilitate multilateral communication within the Procurement function as well as cross functional.
- Support both OEM and Aftermarket financial and operational plans by improving Buyer and Supplier OTTR, lead time, and quality performance.
- Drives continuous working capital improvements through executing Consumption Based Replenishment Strategies and/or related programs to lower overall costs to HON Aero and its customers.
- Utilize Rate Based Buy for applicable parts and/or suppliers to ensure steady delivery of critical parts; eliminate supplier de-commits and increase MPS attainment.
- Share and implement best practices across organizational lines.
- Own site-level projects and serve as site focal point on AERO/SBU level projects.
- Develop RAILs, track completion status, and escalate as necessary to eliminate barriers to performance.
- Develop and execute the AOP, driving interfaces with the Aerospace Commodity Managers, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, Suppliers and Customers in achievement of STRAP and AOP.
- Ability to travel (up to 50%) to foreign and US domestic locations.
- 5+ years of experience in Integrated Supply Chain or Sourcing within the Aerospace industry and/or experience working in large, complex multi-national firms.
- Bachelor's / Master's / advanced technical degree highly desired
- Managerial experience preferred; multi-site sourcing experience a plus
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills
- Ability to communicate / interact with all levels of personnel internal and external to Honeywell
- Ability to think and drive actions globally
- High bias for action; demonstrated achievement of business results
- Business acumen to align purchasing goals to strategic business initiatives
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to integrate diverse opinions and initiatives, teaming and facilitation skills
- Thorough knowledge of MRP, procurement best practices, production planning, supplier quality assurance and inventory reduction
- Experience with SAP highly desired
- Category: Procurement
- Location: 111 S 34th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034 USA
- Exempt
- Due to US export control laws, must be a US citizen, permanent resident or have protected status.