Strategic Sourcing Specialist

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for end-to-end sourcing and supplier management for third-party buyouts supporting engineered gas skid and station solutions for mission-critical data center gas power infrastructure. Working in close collaboration with the corporate Center of Excellence Engineering Project Management Quality Finance and Operations this role develops and executes sourcing strategies that ensure safe compliant reliable and cost-effective delivery from supplier qualification and competitive bid through fabrication testing commissioning support and lifecycle performance.

The successful candidate combines strategic sourcing expertise technical understanding of gas measurement and regulation systems and disciplined project execution. The role owns supplier capacity quality cost schedule risk and commercial performance for complex engineered-to-order packages and critical equipment used to provide dependable fuel-gas supply accurate flow and energy measurement gas-quality assurance equipment protection and continuous operational visibility.

You will report directly to our General Manager Regional LOB and youll work out of our Houston TX on a Hybrid work schedule. Note: New Hires may need to work 100% onsite Monday Friday for the first 90 days.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute project and category sourcing strategies for gas skids metering and regulation stations packaged systems and associated third-party equipment.
• Lead the full sourcing lifecycle including market analysis supplier identification requests for information and quotation technical and commercial bid evaluation negotiation selection contracting purchase-order placement and supplier closeout.
• Partner with the corporate Center of Excellence to leverage enterprise agreements preferred suppliers category strategies and sourcing standards while meeting project-specific requirements.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with skid fabricators equipment manufacturers integrators and service providers.
• Align project demand engineering release dates supplier capacity lead times and logistics plans to support customer delivery milestones.
• Negotiate pricing payment terms warranties liquidated-damages provisions lead times change-order mechanisms intellectual-property protections and other commercial terms while managing total cost and risk.
• Assess supplier financial health operational capacity technical capability quality systems geographic footprint and continuity risks; develop mitigation and dual-source plans where appropriate.
• Define supplier performance expectations and manage scorecards for quality on-time delivery cost responsiveness documentation safety and continuous improvement.
• Support technical bid evaluations and ensure supplier proposals comply with specifications applicable codes approved deviations documentation requirements and testing obligations.
• Coordinate supplier execution through design reviews submittal approval fabrication inspection factory acceptance testing shipment installation support commissioning and final documentation.
• Lead supplier issue resolution recovery planning corrective actions escalation and claims management to protect project schedule quality and margin.
• Drive value engineering standardization modularization should-cost analysis and productivity initiatives without compromising safety performance or compliance.
• Maintain accurate sourcing plans commitments forecasts cost estimates risk registers supplier records and executive-level project updates.
• Ensure compliance with company policies ethical sourcing requirements trade controls import and export regulations and applicable customer and industry standards.

PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY SCOPE

Integrated skid and station packages for fuel gas conditioning flow metering pressure monitoring and regulation and gas composition analysis

• Gas flow measurement solutions
• Pressure regulation and monitoring solutions
• Gas quality measurement analysis and flow computing solutions.
• Gas leak detection systems.
• Pressure and temperature measurements

CORE COMPETENCIES
Strategic sourcing and category management
Supplier relationship and performance management
Commercial negotiation and contract execution
Technical and financial analysis
Project supply-chain planning and risk management
Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder influence
Safety quality compliance and customer focus
Accountability urgency and disciplined execution

MEASURES OF SUCCESS
On-time availability of compliant equipment and supplier deliverables aligned with project milestones
Competitive total cost realized productivity working-capital performance and protection of project margin
Supplier quality documentation responsiveness and factory acceptance performance
Supply continuity capacity readiness and effective mitigation of schedule and commercial risk
Accurate forecasts commitments sourcing plans and executive reporting
Improved supplier standardization preferred-supplier utilization and long-term strategic value
Strong partnership with the corporate Center of Excellence and effective cross-functional project execution

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Engineering Business Operations or a related discipline.
• Progressive experience (6 years) in strategic sourcing procurement supplier management or project supply chain for engineered equipment industrial automation energy infrastructure natural-gas systems or comparable capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing the full sourcing and contracting lifecycle for complex engineered-to-order equipment and third-party buyouts.
• Working knowledge of supplier qualification competitive bidding contract negotiation cost analysis supplier performance management and risk mitigation.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications bills of material data sheets drawings commercial proposals and project schedules.
• Strong commercial judgment analytical capability negotiation skills and financial acumen.
• Proven ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment and resolve complex execution issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including executive-level reporting and supplier-facing communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel to supplier fabrication customer and project locations as required.

WE VALUE

• Extensive experience in sourcing & procurement
• Working and/or guiding in Matrix and complex Team Environments
• Project Management and/or Contract Management Experience
• Professional Certifications in Project/Supply Chain/ Procurement/Contract Management
• Team guide experience in Supply Management/Sourcing/Procurement/Business
• Demonstrated Business and financial acumen
• Experience with SAP E Sourcing Platforms Request for Quotation Tools Project
• Masters Degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration

Travel: up to 25%
Relocation support may be provided

U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations candidate must be aU.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

BENEFITS FROM WORKING AT HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary leading-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 employer subsidized Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Accounts EAP and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave Paid Time Off (for vacation personal business sick time and parental leave) and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more ( application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job posted 09/30/2026.

ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES

Honeywell Technologies is a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the worlds most mission-critical challenges enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services solutions and products underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sectors transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more ( BUSINESS UNIT

Honeywell Industrial Automation enables process industry operations creates world-class sensor technologies automates supply chains makes warehouses smarter and improves worker safety. This combination builds on our core strengths in controls and automation technologies which in turn allows us to deliver better commercial outcomes for our customers. We enable customers to enhance the safety sustainability resiliency and productivity of their people plants and assets.

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