As a Lead Supplier Development Engineer here at Honeywell, you will hold a critical role responsible for driving the optimization and improvement of our organization's supplier base. You will play a pivotal part in enhancing supplier performance, fostering innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services. As the Lead Professional, you will take the lead in supplier development efforts, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide technical guidance to a dedicated team of supplier development engineers and professionals. You will report directly to our Sr Director Focused Supplier Development and you will work out of our Phoenix, AZ location on a Hybrid work schedule. In this role, you will impact our supplier development by bringing your extensive expertise and experience to our organization. You will play a critical role in driving supplier performance and ensuring that our suppliers meet the highest quality standards. Your contributions directly impact our organization's operational excellence and overall success.
At Honeywell, our people play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborate with senior management to develop and execute a comprehensive supplier development strategy that aligns with the organization's goals, ensuring the enhancement of supplier performance and capabilities.

• Track the supplier’s performance indicators, based on their scorecards and rankings, to facilitate and develop the supply base’s ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations.
• Support the manufacturing of complex tooling, parts and sub-assemblies by providing technical expertise and support for suppliers. Review tooling & manufacturing processes to ensure they will yield parts compliant to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Eliminate any risks that will prevent suppliers from meeting performance targets, and escalate as needed.
• Provide technical expertise in supplier development, offer guidance on best practices, and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Collaborate with the team to establish and enforce supplier performance standards, conduct regular assessments, and collaborate with suppliers to identify areas of improvement, ensuring quality and reliability.
• Drive innovation in supplier processes and product offerings, encouraging continuous improvement and cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify and provide resources for supplier capability building, ensuring alignment with the organization's evolving needs and requirements.
• Assess and mitigate supplier-related risks, including disruptions, quality issues, and compliance concerns, safeguarding the supply chain.

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENTS 

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S.