Job Description

This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.

At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.

As a Procurement Manager Operations here at Honeywell, you will be responsible for overseeing and directing the organization's procurement operations activities for Direct, Capital and Indirect Materials and services. You will play a pivotal part in ensuring efficient procurement processes, cost-effectiveness, and strategic alignment within the procurement function. You will lead and mentor a team of procurement operational buyers, manage purchasing operational tactical tasks, and collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve operational procurement key performance indices. You will report directly to our company Chief Procurement Officer. In this role, you will impact the successful execution and delivery of procurement operational tasks by leveraging your expertise in operations management, cost savings, and process improvements across our procurement operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute a comprehensive operational procurement strategy that aligns with the organization's goals, ensuring quick and effective resolutions of the purchasing operational issues, vendor management and SAP management.

• Oversee complex operational procurement projects from initiation to completion, including P2P PO Lifecycle Management, Supplier on time delivery, Invoice resolutions, SAP Management and Vendor Management, ensuring operational activities are on track for completion as per standard buyers work instructions meeting the AOP goals.

• Streamline the indirect purchasing process by implementing efficient workflows and utilizing procurement systems.

• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across different departments to understand their procurement needs and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.

• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce administrative burden and increase efficiency.

• Monitor and control operational procurement KPI's (listed below) and track and update leadership at a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis

• Provide training and support to internal users on procurement policies and systems.

Detailed role responsibilities by specific areas per below:

Performance improvement and Delivery Escalation Management:

• Lead the supplier operational performance improvement initiatives including timely PO releases, PO Acknowledgement, Delivery, Quality, Supplier payment on time, and supplier risk management.

• Drive tiered accountability process that ensures proper prioritization, allocation, escalation, and communication to support the plant requirements. This includes both functional, site and supplier alignment.

• Develop and utilize operational dashboards to drive supplier proactive work, monitor performance, provide transparency, and identify opportunities for delivery performance improvement.

• Drive Chronic Supplier Remediation Process across business to improve supplier health.

• Identify root cause & deploy counter measures for rapid problem solving.

• Release Purchasing Operational KPI's on regular frequency and work with suppliers on improvement KPI's

• Lead presentations including Operating Reviews Internal and with Suppliers

Master Data Maintenance & Compliance:

• Elevate level of Operation excellence by developing processes, tools and introducing best in class technology that enhances the ability to understand and maintain the data.

• Work closely with Strategic Sourcing to ensure SAP and VM data is updated as per agreements in place.

• Ensure that all operational procurement activities adhere to relevant regulations, compliance standards, quality control standards and internal policies, maintaining accurate and organized records and regular checks.

Collaboration:

• Foster and maintain relationships with suppliers and other stakeholders to ensure a reliable and responsive supply chain, addressing concerns and resolving issues

• Partner with Planning, Logistics, Plants and Tollers to ensure continuous improvement for on time delivery and shortest lead time.

• Leverage Procurement functional excellence to develop/ deploy tools and processes including technology solutions, such as procurement software and analytics, to enhance procurement processes, supplier interactions, monitoring, and reporting.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and improve:

• Drive PO Life Cyle Management

o PR to PO conversion within 24 hours

o PO Confirmation >95%

o PO Past Due to Delivery and Confirmation <5%

o PO Late Commit <2%

• Drive Delivery performance above 90%

o Supplier on time to request improvement

o Drive Supplier Remediation and Root Cause and Corrective Actions

• Drive Supplier Payments on time

o Lead Buyer to resolve past dues and 0-15 days to Zero

o Lead Buyers to Expedite payments with appropriate approvals

• Lead SAP Management

o On time completion of SAP workflows, Material Master, Source List mapping of plant/supplier

o On time updates existing and/or new OA and PO

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor's degree with minimum of 10 years of experience in Purchasing Operations and Supply Chain Management

• Knowledge of Chemical industry, Oil & Gas market is an advantage and project experience is preferred

• Knows how business works; knowledgeable in policies, practices and industry trends in assigned commodity area and can quantify potential impacts to business results

• Expertise in SAP and MS Office suite, MS Excel with strong analytical and data-driven mindset

• Ability to drive change and lead cross-functional teams. Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities