The Purchasing Operational Buyer is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling purchasing operational activities surrounding the acquisition of materials and services. The focus will be from when the Purchase requisition is converted into PO, Supplier delivery confirmation, Goods receipt and invoice paid (P2P process). Ensuring the Supply Base Management achieve the lowest total costs, effective asset management, continuous quality improvement, delivery and cycle time improvement, supplier overall performance improvement, and early supplier involvement in Purchasing operational issues.
**Key Tasks/Responsibilities**
+ • Work with suppliers to provide right material at the right time and ensure world-class supplier delivery performance• Develop and deploy consistent processes globally for Purchasing Operations• Monitor and improve operational metrics (PR to PO conversion time, PO acknowledgement, PO Past Due to Confirmation, PO Past Due to Delivery and supplier Late Commits, Invoice resolutions with Zero Past Dues)• Expedite material and work with supplier on Root cause and Corrective action on the material delay• Work with suppliers to confirm delivery status and fully manage the PO Placement process• Negotiate best possible delivery date from suppliers for short-to-lead-time orders• Work on resolving the Invoices and ensure work with supplier and internal teams to implement corrective actions to avoid future repeated issues. Work with ESS FE to implement system / Ariba / SAP enhancement to avoid future repeated issues.• Work with Planning/Sourcing/Supplier to ensure Lead Time are correct in system and update as needed• Partner with the Functional Excellence team in ESS to drive automation processes and other value-added services to increase productivity, reduce response times, simplify processes by eliminating nonvalue added steps, • Support where applicable with the Strategic Team to drive gross productivity and reduce working capital with Volume increases, MOQ and Lead Time reduction• Issue Purchase Orders in accordance with the Order Policy to satisfy customer need• Support the Key Delivery Metrics Supplier on Time to Request (SOTTR) and Supplier on Time to promise (SOTTP) and Inventory goals for Honeywell • Partner Strategic Sourcing at supporting business project teams - in sourcing, submitting RFQs, negotiating and executing project terms when requested• Support at maintaining vendors base by processing changes through Vendor Master tool• Responsible for SAP Management (creating the new or update existing OA, PIR and PO and other information in SAP)• Work on Purchasing operational process improvements on PO Management, Invoice Resolution and Supplier Delivery • Do data analytics on weekly Purchasing operational reports (Invoice report, PO management report, Supplier Delivery report)
**Qualifications/Experience/Skills**
+ Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management
+ Knowledge of Oil & Gas market is an advantage and project experience is preferred
+ English fluent speaking and writing required
+ Ability to work in a cross functional, team oriented global environment
+ Superior oral and written communication skills
+ Good organizational skills with an ability to prioritize
+ Competent appearance, negotiation skills and assertiveness
+ Ability to build teamwork to accomplish business objectives
+ Rapid problem-solving skills
+ Good knowledge in SAP and MS Office
+ Good knowledge of MS Excel (PIVOT tables, V-Look up is preferred)
+ Good understanding of business/ business-oriented mind
+ Open minded for new opportunities and challenges with proactive approach
+ Understands organization chart and able to address questions/requests to the right function
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.