As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager here at Honeywell, you will play a critical role in developing and executing sourcing strategies to drive cost savings, improve supplier performance, and ensure supply chain continuity. You will be accountable for guiding a team of sourcing professionals, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and managing supplier relationships to achieve business objectives. This role requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive change across the organization.
You will report directly to our Engines and Power System NPI Director and you'll work out of the Engines Aerospace facility, the first 3 months on site and on a Hybrid work schedule after that.
In this role, you will impact the company by driving cost savings through developing sourcing strategies, creating strategic sourcing initiatives, optimizing supplier relationships, and implementing best practices in procurement and supply chain management.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead a team of sourcing professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities
- Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes and practices
- IPT (Integrated Product Team) Sourcing lead for assigned development programs ensuring alignment with the Program Management Office.
- Escalation point of contact for assigned programs for all sourcing needs, including cost, quality, and delivery.
- Report out to sourcing leadership on program status; including recovery schedules if necessary.
- Manage IPDS (integrated product development system) phase gate deliverables for Sourcing and Procurement and ensure completion on time.
- Fully responsible for identifying, execute, and report on all Category 2 and 3 milestones.
- Translate sourcing strategies into actionable plans at a program level and translate program needs back into sourcing strategies.
- Plan and manage sourcing activities for input into Program HMR (Honeywell Master Record) and IMS (Integrated Master Schedule)
- Coordinate with cross-functional team to support closure of any MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Levels) requirements for sourcing and procurement associated with producibility issues.
- Coordinate with cross-functional team to support triage activities, which include support of core/non-core, make/buy, build-to-print versus build-to specification, and critical/non-critical part identification
- Lead all aspects of ESE (Early Supplier Engagement) for identified critical parts on each assigned program; includes on site Supplier – Engineering meetings on supplier feedback on HON design (affordability, producibility)
- Facilitate possible on-site design reviews with suppliers for buy parts.
- Lead negotiations to get new parts on contract with preferred suppliers, and purchase orders place to meet program requirements
Produce and report sourcing metrics to program teams and SBU Leads. Ensure all metrics meet goal objectives and corrective actions are in place. - Develop program RAIL (rolling action item log) track completion status and escalate as necessary to eliminate barriers to performance.
- Lead the hardware integration activities for development hardware ensuring balanced demand to supply relationship.
- Lead the coordination with Sourcing, ISC Engineering and Project Engineering to escalate and resolve delivery or technical performance issues with purchased parts.
- Support Program Management, Engineering, ISC Engineering and Procurement to ensure all buy parts meet program UPC and/or should cost targets.
- Drive acceleration and reduced lead-times through rapid prototyping and quick turn strategies.
- Must be able to travel when required to support program meetings or manage suppliers
- Monitor market trends and industry developments to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements (15%)
YOU MUST HAVE
- 7+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or Finance
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team
- Proven track record of driving cost savings and supplier performance improvement
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
WE VALUE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Knowledge of best practices in procurement and supply chain management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence and work with cross-functional teams
- Experience with supplier relationship management and supplier development
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.
About us:
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Benefits:
Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program and educational assistance
- Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
- Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time
Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or Finance
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team
- Proven track record of driving cost savings and supplier performance improvement
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Knowledge of best practices in procurement and supply chain management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence and work with cross-functional teams
- Experience with supplier relationship management and supplier development
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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