Director of Planning
Inventory, Delivery, & Supply Planning
Location: Charlotte NC, Houston TX, or Rosemont IL
At Honeywell, we look for people driven by a desire to contribute, be challenged and grow. Our people make Honeywell a special company and are a key competitive advantage.
Honeywell International is a $37 billion diversified technology and manufacturing global leader. Honeywell has more than 113,000 employees in 120 countries around the world and has a demonstrated heritage of innovation and achievement.
A position has been created in the Planning team at Honeywell for an ambitious Supply Chain Professional. You will report to the Planning VP and not only will you learn from the best, but you will also have the opportunity to carve out a space for yourself to show your leadership skills and play an instrumental role in the success of the company. This position presents results, and improvement plans regularly to senior leaders in the organization.
The planning team at HON is responsible for the end-to-end planning activities across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Materials Planning while considering capacity and constraints of manufacturing against the demand forecast to ensure adequate inventory & delivery levels are maintained, while ensuring that we deliver all key business KPIs like Revenue, OI and Free Cash Flow. The role will be dedicated to implementing Corp policies and procedures within the Business Units (BU’s) and driving the adoption of Advanced Planning capabilities with the Kinaxis toolset.
Must be capable of translating objectives into a deliverable strategy to achieve business goals and create a competitive advantage of the product portfolio. Focusing on building a world-class team, utilizing and deploying Lean Six Sigma techniques, driving continuous improvement activities and achievement of superior performance across all KPIs (Key Performance Initiatives).
Job Responsibilities:
- Drive results for delivery of key metrics including Revenue, OI, and Free Cash Flow. Specifically responsible for delivery net inventory results, including both operational and financial metrics for working capital.
- Partner with the Corp Planning COE to implement World Class planning methodologies & tools across Honeywell corporate wide
- Serve as a Supply Chain Planning Subject Matter Expert, co-developing Supply Chain Academy content and leading regular educational boot camps and online Modules
- Continuously develop and improve planning processes and tools to improve business results
- Find standardized leading and lagging indicators across disparate lines of business to improve predictive accuracy.
- Implement standard operating process across all products and functions that seamlessly work together to deliver exceptional service to the field
- Coach and mentor planners to increase their skills and capability in preparation for promotion within Honeywell
- Routinely presents results within 5 step S&OP process to senior leadership
Background Required:
- Supply Chain Planning experience in a manufacturing environment (5 years minimum)
- Extensive knowledge of Demand/Supply Planning, MRP, Inventory Optimization
- Ability to translate statistical data across the end-to-end planning
- History of success utilizing multi-echelon inventory optimization
- Advanced knowledge of SAP/MRP/ERP and Advance Planning tools
- Strong understanding and use of KPI’s
- Knowledge of Lean Methodology
- Education: Bachelor's Degree (i.e. Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain, or technical related area)
Background Preferred (but not required):
- Industry relevant certifications (i.e. LEAN, CPIM, ASCM/APICS, Six Sigma)
- Advanced Degree (MBA or MS)
Other Essential Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to influence cross-functionally
- Strong organization and relationship management skills
- Excellent written & verbal communication
- Works well in a matrix environment
Travel – up to 50%
Location - Charlotte NC, Houston TX, or Rosemont IL
