Sr Procurement Buyer

Job Description

We engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU.

Honeywell is seeking a candidate to make an impact on the production team by planning, preparing, and controlling production schedules, coordinating material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements. This role also advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.

You will report directly to our Production Control Manager, and you'll work out of our San Jose, CA location on an on‑site work schedule.

• Plan for and procure materials necessary to meet manufacturing build requirements for one or several product lines.
• Request and analyze quotes to ensure reasonable price, and that specifications are met.
• Initiate purchases and contracts driven through the MRP process.
• Review forecasted requirements and assess when to execute orders based on multiple factors.
• Negotiate critical, complex awards in accordance with Company and Government regulations.
• Prepare complete purchase orders and arrange for specifications, material and tooling to be forwarded to suppliers.
• Manage cost improvement initiatives and establish multi‑year agreements.
• Pull, push, or cancel orders per production plans.
• Ensure materials are available to meet manufacturing build requirements.
• Match material infeed and inventory turnover so as not to hold too high a percentage of inventory at any given time.
• Investigate and resolve issues with receiving, invoices or suppliers.
• Address, return and receive credit for defective materials.
• Interface with technical and management personnel regarding changes in material, quantity, quality or delivery schedules.
• Develop commodity‑specific suppliers based on performance (Quality, Service, Technology, and Price).
• Quickly analyze problems, investigate and determine solutions.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5+ years’ experience in procurement.
• 5+ years’ experience planning strategically for the delivery of a variety of materials and services.
• 5+ years’ experience utilizing MRP (material requirement planning) systems.
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a "US Person" under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).

• Bachelor's Degree.
• MRP: SAP or Oracle experience preferred.
• Advanced to Expert level in Excel and Power Point.
• Manufacturing, Electronic or Aerospace industry background.
• Experience performing price or cost analysis.
• Experience in vendor management including agreement negotiation.
• Knowledge of FAR or recent experience supporting a government contractor environment.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas. Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S.

For California, the annual base salary range is $90,960–$102,330. 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.

In addition to a performance‑driven salary, cutting‑edge work, and developing solutions side‑by‑side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes…