Honeywell

Sr Director Planning, BA - Materials Management

Honeywell$140K — $180K *
Technical Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance, or related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in SIOP / IBP, demand planning, or supply chain planning within global businesses.
  • 5+ years leading senior-level or global planning teams with measurable impact.
  • Hands-on experience with Kinaxis / IBP or other advanced planning tools in leadership roles.
  • Strong ability to influence across a global, matrixed organization.
  • Excellent communication skills to simplify complex topics and drive change.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for enhancing materials management and optimizing inventory levels.
  • Cultivate a customer-focused culture by optimizing demand planning strategies.
  • Lead deployment of advanced planning tools to improve supply chain efficiency.
  • Manage finished goods and raw materials to minimize excess and ensure material flow.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to drive change.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage.
  • Short-term and long-term disability options available.
  • 401(k) match and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Health Savings Accounts and Employee Assistance Program.
  • Educational Assistance for professional development.
  • Generous parental leave and paid time off for personal and family needs.
  • 12 paid holidays throughout the year.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Director of Building Automation for Americas ISC Planning. This pivotal role reports directly to the Vice President of Building Automation (BA) Planning and is matrixed to the Americas ISC Operations Leader. As a key leader, you will partner closely with Site Leaders, Operations, Commercial teams, and other essential functions to enhance factory planning and effectively manage earned hours, while consistently meeting customer demand and working capital targets.

This role demands a hands-on, collaborative approach to project management, with a proven ability to lead large-scale, vertically integrated insourcing / localization initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong cross-functional leadership skills, deep commercial acumen, and the ability to engage directly with customers to align priorities, eliminate obstacles, and ensure seamless execution in a dynamic production and demand landscape.

Contributions will be instrumental in advancing our Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) strategy, by leading planning efforts grounded in the four ISC Strategic Pillars: simplicity, systemic connectivity, agility, and flexibility. Responsibilities will include establishing clear global processes that align with the Accelerator framework, facilitating data-driven decisions, and effectively connecting demand, supply, production, and inventory throughout the end-to-end supply chain. Fostering organizational resilience by swiftly responding to demand fluctuations will be critical to your success.

Leveraging these strategic pillars will facilitate a customer-obsessed culture through superior service and reliable material availability, enhance employee satisfaction by minimizing cross-functional friction, empower teams through automation, and exceed financial expectations by making disciplined trade-offs and optimizing working capital. Success in this role will be reflected in heightened customer satisfaction, employee pride in execution, and the consistent attainment of operational and financial goals.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategic Leadership: Provide visionary oversight for the integration of planning functions that enhance materials management, optimize inventory levels, and ensure the timely availability of materials to support production schedules, thereby enabling best-in-class labor efficiency.

- Customer Focus: Cultivate a culture of customer obsession by proactively driving demand planning strategies. Focus on exceeding customer expectations through strong product availability that aligns with evolving market demands.

- Technology Utilization: Lead the deployment of advanced planning tools, such as Kinaxis or Integrated Business Planning (IBP), to improve supply chain efficiency, optimize production schedules, and reduce volatility in supplier interactions.

- Finished Goods and Raw Material Management: Oversee overall inventory management to minimize excess, mitigate obsolescence risks, and ensure a seamless flow of materials from suppliers to production locations.

- Communication and Change Management: Utilize a strong cross-functional acumen to effectively collaborate with commercial, functional, and customer-facing teams, driving meaningful change throughout the organization.

- Continuous Improvement: Identify and pursue opportunities for process enhancement within supply, inventory, and materials planning functions. Implement best practices, leverage technological advancements, and stay attuned to industry trends to promote ongoing operational efficiency.

Qualifications

The 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.

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
  • 12+ years of progressive experience in SIOP / IBP, Demand Planning, or Supply Chain Planning within complex, global businesses.
  • 5+ years of experience leading senior-level and/or global planning teams with demonstrated business impact.
  • Direct, hands-on experience with Kinaxis / IBP or other Advanced Planning Tool in a planning leadership or transformation role.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with all cross functional levels in the organization in a global, matrixed organization.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and drive clear decisions and effective change management.

Preferred
  • Master's degree (e.g., MBA or related field).
  • Experience in building automation, building technologies, industrial, or technology-driven B2B environments.
  • Experience Planning in SAP / S4 Hana
  • Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Direct Manufacturing site or purchasing leadership experience

Key Competencies
  • Strategic, end-to-end business and supply chain thinking.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort with complex, global data and modeling.
  • Leadership and talent development across geographies and functions.
  • Executive presence and influencing skills with senior leadership.
  • Results orientation and accountability for business outcomes.
  • Change leadership in digital and process transformation environments.

Benefits Language:

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. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell

About Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace is an American company that manufactures aircraft engines, avionics, auxiliary power units (APUs), and other aviation products. The company’s product portfolio includes space equipment, turbine engines, auxiliary power units, brakes, wheels, synthetic vision, runway safety systems and other avionics. President Barack Obama awarded a Honeywell employee the National Medal of Technology for his contributions to air flight safety technology. The company also owns a number of patents related to NextGen technology, aircraft windshields, turbochargers, and more. Honeywell Aerospace was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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