Purchasing Manager (Overland Park)

Innovate to solve the world’s most important challenges

Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address critical challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, productivity, global urbanization, and energy. With approximately 129,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, Honeywell has an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything they make and do. Honeywell has been named a Top 100 Global Innovator for seven years in a row, recognizing the company’s global reach of portfolio and invention influence.

In Kansas City, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) manages and operates the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Kansas City National Security Campus. This state-of-the-art engineering, manufacturing, and sourcing facility produces a wide array of intricate components to deliver trusted national security products and government services primarily for the NNSA. Honeywell FM&T’s culture of integrity, commitment and continuous improvement enables them to deliver responsive, collaborative, and innovative management and technology services and products that translate into cutting edge solutions to complex national security issues.

***This position will be in Overland Park, KS***

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Manages procurement activities for production and non-production products and services.
  • Leads and executes strategies to achieve agreed upon service levels with internal and external customers.
  • Teams with Strategic Sourcing, Quality Engineering, and Material Flow in the production environment to achieve and manage favorable commodities contracts.

You Must Have:

  • Eight or more years of multi-functional supply chain/procurement experience for a manufacturing business.
  • Bachelor’s degree in appropriate business or technical field in a technical, professional, or administrative field.

We Value:

  • Advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience administering procurement contracts and influencing the establishment of contract parameters.
  • Advance experience in project/team leadership role with achievement of high quality results and demonstrated technical awareness with the analysis, diagnostic and project management applications of ERP and related business systems.
  • Practical experience/compliance with FAR/DEAR procurement requirements. Prior supervisory experience preferred.
  • Business appropriate certification(s) preferred (e.g. CPM).
  • Thorough knowledge of purchasing procedures, products, services, and strategic supplier management concepts. Must be able to identify and leverage contemporary, commercial and government contracting best practices from a strategic sourcing perspective.
  • Thorough, applied understanding of FAR/DEAR procurement requirements and ERP systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, initiate, and execute innovative supply chain best practices and strategies resulting in significant improvements in supply chain operations.
  • Strong business acumen with solid analytical, cost management, and quality system awareness.
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills.
  • Computer proficiency with relevant business systems (e.g., ERP) and Microsoft applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, initiate, and execute innovative supply chain operations; ability to lead change initiatives within supply chain systems and processes.
  • Highly effective organizational, interpersonal, communication and team leadership skills. Analytical skills including the use of six sigma tools to achieve results; green belt required.
  • Thorough, applied understanding of FAR/DEAR regulations.
  • History of exhibiting a bias for action while maintaining exceptional customer service.
Job Category: Management
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Overland Park

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