Purchasing Manager
Kornferry HoneywellAs a Purchasing Manager here at Honeywell, you will be responsible for overseeing and directing the organization's procurement and purchasing activities. You will play a pivotal part in ensuring efficient procurement processes, cost-effectiveness, and strategic alignment within the procurement function.
You will report directly to our Sr Strategic Sourcing Manager, and you'll work out of our Palm
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etto, FL location on a hybrid work schedule.
In this role, you will impact the company's financial health and operational excellence by managing procurement projects, leading a team of procurement professionals, and fostering strong supplier relationships to ensure a resilient and cost-effective supply chain.
Purchasing Manager for Direct Material at the plant will be the focal point for Direct Material Purchasing to Plant leadership and Plant cross functional lanes. Lead purchasing of raw materials and critical outsourcing for LNG Heat Exchangers at Port Manatee, FL Plant and oversee Source to Contract (Sourcing) and Pay to Procure (Purchasing Operations) activities at the plant. Below are some of the key responsibilities
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Overseeing the procurement activities (Sourcing and Purchasing Operations) at the plant. Manage a team of buyers to drive procurement excellence and drive productivity and working capital initiative across LNG Supply base. Managed Site Team buyers and report on their Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly KPI's. Oversee Buyers buying activities for the site and support as needed to cover gaps
• Maintain Bi-weekly supplier committee meetings. Develop continuous leadership connect at plant leadership level - project management, ISC, production, quality, engineering and finance.
• Work closely with HON Global Category Sourcing Team and support activities where applicable for alternate suppliers' selection, supplier strategies and new supplier qualification, and supply base expansion to support LNG business growth
• Improve procurement operations with alignment from Global Procurement Operations (PR to PO conversion activity, PO Ack, Invoice Resolution, Supplier on time to Delivery)
• Evaluate supplier risks and work with supplier and internal cross functional team on supplier's risk mitigation plan
• Drive contract strategies with key strategic suppliers together with HON Global Category Sourcing Team. Lead negotiations for Key Strategic LNG Suppliers along with Global Category Purchasing Team alignment for Contracts, pricing, capacity, pay terms to achieve favorable outcome for the LNG business
• Process improvement and integration of HON procurement processes into the LNG business at plant
• Integrating the Honeywell UOP Supplier qualification model into LNG - supplier pre-qualification and audits and work closely with Global Category Sourcing Team on execution
• Lead and/or Support reduction in Sole Source Suppliers and Value Engineering activities
• Improve procurement operations with alignment from Global Procurement Operations
• Monthly reporting on Productivity (savings from Engineering to Order - ETO) and Operations KPI's with alignment with Global Category Sourcing Team
• Work closely with other departments like Engineering, Finance, ISC, Production, Quality and logistics to align purchasing activities with overall business.
• Lead Steering Committee Meetings and highlight areas where need help from Global Category Sourcing Team and Purchasing project teams
• Grow Buyer skillset and performance
• Implement supplier score card system in alignment with Global Project Procurement
• Develop LNG PSL and AVL with Global Category Sourcing Team
• Identify and implement improvements to procurement processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Leverage Procurement functional excellence to develop/ deploy tools and processes
• Lead Supplier delivery shortage escalation within Purchasing Leadership and Plant Leadership during different forums like T4-T5 (Plant Operational Tier esc