In October 2024 Honeywell announced the spin-off of its Advanced Materials business to become a stand-alone publicly traded company, independent of Honeywell. Until that is finalized, you will be an employee of Honeywell. It is the intention that this role will convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. We expect this to occur in later 2025.
The Senior Director, Finance - Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) is the finance leader partnering with the SVP Integrated Supply Chain and the SVP of Manufacturing. This role is accountable for all aspects of operations, supply chain planning, engineering, logistics and sourcing finance, including plant performance, procurement strategies, capital deployment, cost transformation, productivity initiatives, working capital optimization and functional costs.
The Senior Director will establish public company-ready processes, provide strategic insights to unlock value across manufacturing and sourcing, and ensure accountability across the company's $900M manufacturing spend and global supplier base, $1230M of Direct Spend, $640M of Indirect Spend and $250M of Logistics Spend.
You will report directly to our VP & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), RAS and will work out of our Solstice headquarters in Morris Plains, NJ on a hybrid work schedule.
The annual base salary range for this position is $220,000.00 - $270,000.00 for Morris Plains, NJ. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Business Partnering
Serve as the finance thought partner to the SVP ISC and SVP of Manufacturing, providing insights to drive cost competitiveness and shareholder value.
Translate financial insights into operational and sourcing strategies that deliver measurable savings and resilience.
Manufacturing & Plant Finance
Lead financial oversight of 16 global manufacturing sites, ensuring accurate and timely plant reporting, cost control, and performance management.
Standardize and scale cost accounting, variance analysis, and capital reporting across sites including other manufacturing costs
Helps identify improvement opportunities to improve cost structure
Sourcing & Procurement Finance
Partner with the CPO to provide financial leadership on direct and indirect spend, supplier negotiations, and contract strategies.
Develop financial models to evaluate sourcing alternatives, risk mitigation strategies, and total cost of ownership.
Deliver transparency and accountability for material cost inflation, hedging strategies, and supplier performance.
Performance & Transformation
Drive visibility into cost drivers and productivity initiatives, including footprint optimization, sourcing strategies, and operational excellence programs.
Partner with operations, logistics and sourcing to deliver annual savings targets and improve ROIC on capital projects. Ensure productivity contributes to bottom-line
Support Cost / Inflation to Price transparency and alignment with commercials/ pricing teams.
Public Company Readiness
Build scalable reporting, controls, and compliance processes to meet SEC and investor requirements.
Develop ISC and sourcing-related disclosures and metrics for quarterly/annual filings and investor communications
Capital & Working Capital Management
Oversee evaluation, prioritization, and financial justification of capital investments across plants. Partner with ISC Engineering Leader
Lead initiatives to optimize inventory, payables, and receivables to improve cash flow and returns. Partner with CPO and Supply Chain Planning Leader.
Logistics Finance
Ensure seamless/ transparent freight audit and pay. Ensure timely / accurate accruals of freight and freight services costs
Forecast freight costs
Drive integration of operational and financial metrics and reporting
Strong advocate to simplify logistics operations.
ISC Functional Costs
Partners with ISC HR business partner for functional budgets.
Reports and forecast accurate functional costs
Leadership & Talent Development
Lead and develop a global team of plant and ISC finance professionals.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership.
YOU MUST HAVE
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
Strong knowledge of COSO, SOX, and internal audit standards
Experience in conducting projects in a global, multi-national organization
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
Proven experience in manufacturing processes and operations, with a strong understanding of industry standards and best practices.
WE VALUE
10+ years of relevant work experience with proven leadership experience in managing large-scale audit programs in a multinational or complex publicly traded organization
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or a Risk Management qualification is a plus
Professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or equivalent qualification
MBA or advanced degree is preferred
Big 4 experience or large multi-national audit/risk/compliance experience
Experience in use of AI, data analytics, data visualization, and driving process efficiencies through automation
Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards
Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments - powered by our Honeywell Forge software - that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
