Procurement Leader - Europe

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2 Locations
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Aerospace • Security • Energy • Industrial
The Role
Leads European procurement and strategic sourcing strategy, delivering cost savings, working capital improvements, supplier quality, and supply continuity. Responsibilities include developing procurement plans, optimizing the supplier base, reducing sourcing risks, negotiating contracts, managing supplier development, improving sourcing processes, and reporting progress to senior leadership. The role also recruits and develops procurement talent and collaborates cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

As a Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Honeywell, you will play a critical role in driving the procurement strategy and initiatives to achieve cost savings, improve supplier performance, and ensure supply chain continuity. In this role, you will have a significant impact on the financial performance of the business through the delivery of cost savings, working capital improvement, and supplier quality. You will be accountable for developing and executing annual and strategic procurement plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives. You will guide sourcing transition initiatives to optimize the supply base, achieve the lowest total cost, and reduce sole/single source risk. Additionally, you will drive improvements in sourcing processes and performance through effective management operating systems.


Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute annual and strategic procurement plans
  • Ensure alignment of procurement strategies with business objectives
  • Lead sourcing transition initiatives to optimize the supply base and reduce risk
  • Participate in new supplier search and development
  • Drive supplier negotiation and contract management
  • Recruit, develop, and retain top talent in the procurement team
  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to align sourcing strategies
  • Improve sourcing processes and performance through effective management operating systems
  • Communicate and report transition progress to senior leadership

YOU MUST HAVE

  • 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and executing procurement strategies
  • Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
  • Knowledge of sourcing processes and tools, such as SAP and e-sourcing platforms
  • International experience with exposure to high-growth regions
  • Cross-functional experience in engineering/technology, operations, sales/marketing

WE VALUE

  • Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
  • Professional certifications in procurement, supply chain, or contract management
  • Demonstrated business and financial acumen
  • Experience with project management tools and methodologies
  • Strong knowledge of the semiconductor industry
  • Ability to drive change and build high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and people-oriented skills
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Join us now and be part of a global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future!


#TheFutureIsWhatWeMakeIt

About UsHoneywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Experience developing and executing procurement strategies
  • Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
  • Knowledge of sourcing processes and tools, including SAP and e-sourcing platforms
  • International experience with exposure to high-growth regions
  • Cross-functional experience in engineering or technology, operations, and sales or marketing
  • Master's degree in business, supply chain, or a related field
  • Professional certification in procurement, supply chain, or contract management
  • Business and financial acumen
  • Experience with project management tools and methodologies
  • Knowledge of the semiconductor industry
  • Ability to drive change and build high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and people-oriented skills
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities

Honeywell Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Honeywell and has not been reviewed or approved by Honeywell.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are anchored by a strong 401(k) match with clear vesting and annual funding mechanics. Plan administration and education resources further reinforce long‑term savings support.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away provisions include company holidays, flexible vacation for many exempt roles, and paid sick time. These policies contribute meaningful breadth beyond base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available to all parents with flexible usage options, and certain family‑building supports are included. Birth mothers can coordinate leave with short‑term disability for extended coverage.

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The Company
HQ: Charlotte, NC
110,269 Employees
Year Founded: 1906

What We Do

Honeywell is a Fortune 500 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 110,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything we make and do.

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