Director Strategic Sourcing, Software

Honeywell Honeywell · Industrial · Charlotte, NC +1

This role is for a Director of Strategic Sourcing for Software at Honeywell, focusing on managing and negotiating software agreements (SaaS, cloud, AI, ML, data analytics) with a global spend of $300M+. The role involves leading a team, developing sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships. While the role deals with AI/ML software spend, the core function is procurement and strategic sourcing, not direct AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and develop a team of 6-8 employees
  2. Negotiate multiyear Master Service Agreements, ELAs/EULAs, cloud and SaaS Agreements
  3. Negotiate large software license agreements (such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Ansys, Siemens, iValua, Agiloft, AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
  4. Support negotiation of implementation agreements with large IT service providers
  5. Integrate with IT leadership and IT service owners to jointly develop technology and supplier strategies

Skills

Required

  • strategic sourcing
  • IT category management
  • negotiation
  • contract management
  • supplier management
  • IT Software providers
  • SaaS
  • cloud (IaaS/PaaS, data and analytics)
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Supply Chain or Finance

Nice to have

  • Experience with large enterprise IT Software providers
  • Deep experience in software renewal process
  • Deep experience in negotiating and maintaining large multi-year cloud agreements
  • Experience with Digital procurement transformation
  • Customer focus and business acumen
  • High motivation
  • Ability to execute and remove obstacles
  • Ability to influence and lead at all levels
  • Desire to innovate and challenge the status quo
  • fluent with contract terms and conditions
  • knowledge of effective technology driven-sourcing processes
  • Experience with agile development frameworks
  • outsourced IT service and systems integrator models
  • cloud based platforms for software, marketing, analytics and data management
  • MBA/Masters Degree
  • P.M. or CPSM certification
  • Lean or Blackbelt certification

What the JD emphasized

  • 8-10 years blended experience in strategic sourcing and IT category
  • deep experience and understanding of IT Software providers, SaaS, cloud (IaaS/PaaS, data and analytics)
  • Track record of navigating complex and ambiguous environments with intelligent risk taking