Global Commodity Manager- CCA

Honeywell International is a $36 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com The company is committed to providing quality products, integrated system solutions and services to customers around the world. Honeywell products touch the lives of most people everyday, whether you’re flying on a plane, driving a car, heating or cooling a home, furnishing an apartment, taking medication for an illness or playing a sport.At Honeywell, we look for people driven by a desire to contribute, be challenged and grow. Our people make Honeywell a special company and are a key competitive advantage.  We are looking for a Site Sourcing Lead/Commodity Manager — Honeywell Process Solutions to help us achieve our goals. The position is within the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions — Process Solutions business working on Supply Chain initiatives. Position PurposeThe incumbent will act as a Sourcing Site Leader for Houston, TX Operations.  Responsible for working with Commodity Managers in the Strategic Sourcing organization to identify major projects that need to be moved to another supplier either for cost savings opportunity or for other business needs.  Mange buffer stock and inventory transfer between suppliers to ensure sufficient inflow of production parts.  Negotiate Long Term Agreements with prospective suppliers to achieve year over year cost savings and build alliances with strategic vendors.  ·  Work closely with suppliers and DE globally to identify and execute Value Engineering/Component Engineering opportunities to take cost out of product. ·  Coordinate all New Product Introductions and Transitions for Contract Manufacturing Assemblies to ensure that there is not any line stoppage and that all quality, delivery, and pricing objectives are being met. Negotiate the lowest possible price up-front.·  Use Honeywell tools (total cost model) and processes to drive fact based decision making. Promotes early supplier involvement of approved suppliers to optimize quality and produceability at lowest cost per program requirements. ·  Act as HPS representative on selected Global Commodity Teams.·  Execute contracts with selected supply base as required.·  Escalation point to resolve supplier performance issues of assigned commodities/suppleirs. ·  Ensure selected supply base is meeting HPS initiatives for cycle time reduction, productivity, quality and delivery.·  Satisfy requirements for quality, productivity and delivery.·  Interface regularly with all level of personnel within HPS, ACS and supplier globally. ·  Excellent teaming skills required.·  Communicate any Transitions to the factory and receive buy-in for implementation timeline.·  Responsible for achieving business objectives: defect reduction, cost reduction, lead-time reduction, on-time delivery, and new supplier launches.Position Scope:Direct Reports - NoneBroad Control — NoneTravel: Some travel (15 %) Key Success Factors:Annual Cost savings/ productivity improvementsAbility to interface with Commodity Managers, Engineering, and the Factory to sell ideas.Measures associated with successful transitions (on time/on target in terms of productivity, cycle time and quality).Ability to utilize ACS common tools (risk assessment, total cost model, etc)Ability to lead and support several concurrent projects and develop strong relationship within cross-functional teams. Knowledge DesiredFamiliarity with electronic industry, electronic components and printed wired assembly designs and specifications. Experience in negotiations with suppliers and in commodity management capacity required. Experience in new supplier development capacity desired. Material management experience desired.Project Management experience and proven track record of successful leadership of high impact projects.Excellent verbal and written skills.Ability to manage/lead multiple projects to meet business objectives.Excellent computer skills including Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and ProjectMust be willing to work in a results based, fast-paced environment, with minimal supervision.Execution — persistent drive for results utilizing sound project management, organizational and problem solving skills.Basic Qualifications:4 year degree5 years Integrated Supply Chain experience Additional Qualifications:College degree, preferably an MBA in Business or Engineering, and 5 — 7 years Supply Chain Management / Manufacturing experience are required.  Greenbelt, CPM and/or APICs certification(s) a definite plus. Skills and Competencies Demonstrated skills in leadership, project management, supply chain management, communications and negotiations.  Effective when working with all levels of management.  5 years strategic sourcing experience · Project management experience, experience with a tool like Microsoft Project · Some experience working new developments or a good understanding of what it will take to work with Engineering · Person must be a self starter, work well in teams, take charge · Good communication skills — project tracking and reporting · Leadership skills