As a Finance Director - Sourcing at Honeywell, you will lead financial strategies and initiatives that enhance Direct material procurement efficiency while fostering team development and influencing global decision-making across the BA organization.
The Director of Finance, Sourcing, will play an integral role in helping BA achieve its ambition by executing in partnership with BA CPO. Autonomous and highly visible, this individual will be accountable for driving the results to meet target objectives in procurement. This position will assist leading a global procurement organization supporting the delivery of high-quality, reliable, innovative, and cost-competitive procurement solutions/strategies across an annual expenditure of approximately $1.3B. While this role will primarily focus on supporting procurement, it also provides the opportunity to play a significant role in driving standardization of activities and process improvement across BA.
Ideal candidates will bring prior experience in well-regarded, global manufacturing and technology businesses of scale (strong preference for globally complex manufacturing environments, software and high-tech industries). They will possess exceptional intellect, advanced technical fluency, business and finance acumen, and communication skills to help drive Honeywell's financial vision, guidance, and compliance in support of business growth and profitability.
An ideal candidate will possess the following:
ISC Acumen . Direct experience from a large-scale operations Finance role in a multinational environment is essential. Ideally, this individual has experience working with complex global multi-national manufacturing footprints, software, a highly complex supply chain in a business that operates under multi-year long term plans. He or she will have a track record of success at cultivating meaningful relationships with the global ISC organization.
Business Partner . A strong commercial orientation and a proven ability to partner with procurement/commodity and operating teams to drive and monitor performance and to develop strategic plans. He or she will be a strategic leader who can impact and change business-level strategy beyond the ISC area. Possesses change agility and mobilizes others in the organization to initiate change. Backbone and professional stature to influence senior executives with fact-based arguments and ideas that ensure optimal performance and results. A commitment to individual and/or team accountability for results. Experience helping lead an organization through change is preferred, including direct experience with supply chain transformation activities, operating initiatives and cost control programs that build growth and profitability.
Leadership/Executive Presence . Seasoned business judgment and a passion for increasing shareholder value and improving processes across the enterprise. A leader who empowers the team to perform independently and mobilizes others to initiate change. An intentional advisory style; experience and ability to interact with the top executive team. An exceptional manager and motivator of people and teams who can recruit and develop high potential people and set high standards for ISC personnel across the BA organization.
Conviction . Has well supported views and appropriately advocates while being open to ideas of others. Takes personal responsibility to ensure full execution.
Good Judgement and Decision Making . Consider all factors to form the best overall solution for the company.
Effectively Consumes Data . Identify trends and interpret data. Analyze data from different angles and ask the tough questions to gain additional insights.
Intellectual Curiosity . Deep desire to understand the business and offer short- and long-term strategic insight. Immerses oneself through experiencing firsthand, both internal (other functions, employees, operations) and external (customers, suppliers) constituents to understand their perspective.
Sets the Tone . Understands impacts of large scale ISC transformation and corresponding impact on business health and provides a realistic, but optimistic view. Possesses self-awareness to monitor and adjust the signals sent to the organization (mood, demeanor, mannerisms, the way people are treated) to have a positive impact.
YOU MUST HAVE
5 or more years of finance executive or accounting experience within a corporate environment.
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent knowledge of financial principles and practices.
Proficiency in financial analysis software and MS Office.
Ability to effectively lead and inspire a team.
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.
WE VALUE
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or Economics.
MBA, CMA, CPA preferred
Manufacturing background and Integrated Supply Chain experience (operationally and finance) - global experience preferred
Ability to lead and influence diverse, cross-functional teams globally
Ability to drive business decisions across business teams
Ability to understand business activities with a view broader than just the finance function
Experience in a matrix organization
ERP / systems experience (SAP and Hyperion Planning preferred)
Strong and consistent personal ethics and a high sense of integrity
Drives results through inclusion and collaborative behavior
Track record of developing sustainable performance cultures where team members are passionate about winning
Consistently demonstrates humility and prioritizes listening over directing
Genuinely passionate about people and their development
A true global thinker with a sensitivity to work in different cultures. Willingness and availability to travel internationally
Excellent communication skills with strong persuasion and influencing abilities. An excellent motivator who is charismatic, action-oriented and confident. Ability to inspire confidence in others.
Recognized self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and seeks the challenge of winning in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Are you ready to help us make the future?
Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company with global sales surpassing $35B and has been one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies for over a decade. Through innovation the Company brings together the physical and digital world to tackle some of the toughest societal and business problems - making the world a more productive, safe and sustainable place. The business is organized into five primary groups: Aerospace, Buildings, Performance Materials and Technologies; Safety and Productivity Solutions; and Connected Enterprise. Honeywell specializes in things that are critically connected - beyond smart phones and laptops, we make the kinds of connections that keep cities working, planes flying, plants running, and workers safe. Our unique capabilities, over a century in the making, bring together data, domain expertise, and technology to connect people, processes, and assets. Our solutions are built-on top of our world class IoT Platform, Honeywell Sentience. Customers count on us to make and manage their critical connections. The company is headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
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.
