Mediabistro logo
job logo

Director Strategic Sourcing, Software

Honeywell International, Inc., Charlotte, NC, United States


At Honeywell, we are driving global transformation within IT and Procurement. In this role, you will be responsible for global sourcing strategy and execution for Honeywell spend in Software (SaaS, cloud, AI, ML, data analytics) with global supplier spend of $300M+. Reporting to the Senior Director Indirect Global IT Sourcing, you will partner closely with IT to understand global strategies needs and develop creative solutions to enable that strategy.

Lead and develop a team of 6-8 employees

Negotiate multiyear Master Service Agreements, ELAs/EULAs, cloud and SaaS Agreements

Negotiate large software license agreements (such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Ansys, Siemens, iValua, Agiloft, AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)

Support negotiation of implementation agreements with large IT service providers

Integrate with IT leadership and IT service owners to jointly develop technology and supplier strategies

Drive procurement and sourcing requirements with speed, agility, and intelligent risk taking for licensed software and services

Drive Productivity, spend reduction, improve Working Capital/Cash, and drive balance of trade for the category

Lead development of supplier plans, scorecards and quarterly business reviews

Own Supply Base Management, supplier strategies and establish plans for Preferred Suppliers, Tail Spend/Software renewal, etc.

Support mergers, acquisitions integrations and divestitures

YOU MUST HAVE

8-10 years blended experience in strategic sourcing and IT category (i.e working with and managing technology partners with deep experience and understanding of IT Software providers, SaaS, cloud (IaaS/PaaS, data and analytics)

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Supply Chain or Finance

WE VALUE

Experience with large enterprise IT Software providers

Deep experience in software renewal process

Deep experience in negotiating and maintaining large multi-year cloud agreements

Experience with Digital procurement transformation

Customer focus and business acumen

High motivation with boundless energy to get stuff done

Ability to execute and remove obstacles

Track record of navigating complex and ambiguous environments with intelligent risk taking

Ability to influence and lead at all levels

Desire to innovate and challenge the status quo

Technical skills including strong negotiation skills, fluent with contract terms and conditions, and knowledge of effective technology driven-sourcing processes

Experience with agile development frameworks, outsourced IT service and systems integrator models and cloud based platforms for software, marketing analytics and data management

MBA/Masters Degree preferred

P.M. or CPSM certification

Lean or Blackbelt certification a plus

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.

#J-18808-Ljbffr