Procurement Buyer II

Job Description

Results-driven Purchasing Operational Buyer with expertise in end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) operations, from purchase requisition conversion and purchase order placement through supplier confirmation, goods receipt, and invoice payment. Skilled in supplier performance management, delivery assurance, purchase order governance, invoice resolution, and continuous improvement. Partners across Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Functional Excellence, and suppliers to reduce total cost, improve working capital and cycle time, strengthen quality and delivery performance, and resolve operational issues through root-cause analysis and corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end purchase order execution, converting approved requisitions into compliant purchase orders and coordinating supplier acknowledgment, delivery confirmation, goods receipt, and invoice payment.
• Collaborate with global suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure the right materials are delivered at the right time while maintaining high service and supplier performance standards.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve operational KPIs, including requisition-to-PO cycle time, PO acknowledgment, past-due confirmations, past-due deliveries, supplier late commitments, invoice resolution, Supplier On Time Delivery, and inventory performance.
• Expedite critical and short-lead-time materials, negotiate achievable delivery dates, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier delays.
• Maintain proactive supplier communication to validate order status, identify delivery risks, and resolve exceptions before they affect customer requirements.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with suppliers and internal teams, implement sustainable corrective actions and support SAP and Ariba enhancements that prevent recurrence.
• Partner with Planning, Sourcing, and suppliers to validate and maintain accurate lead times, sourcing data, and procurement parameters in enterprise systems.
• Administer procurement master and transactional data in SAP, including outline agreements, purchasing information records, purchase orders, and related records.
• Partner with Functional Excellence to standardize global purchasing processes, automate workflows, eliminate non-value-added activities, improve response times, and increase productivity.
• Support Strategic Sourcing and project teams with RFQs, supplier negotiations, sourcing activities, and execution of commercial terms.
• Contribute to productivity and working‑capital initiatives through volume leverage, minimum order quantity optimization, lead‑time reduction, and improved inventory outcomes.
• Maintain supplier records by coordinating vendor master changes and ensuring purchasing data accuracy and compliance with ordering policies.
• Analyze weekly purchasing reports covering purchase order management, supplier delivery, and invoice performance; identify trends, prioritize actions, and communicate risks to stakeholders.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three to five years of experience in supply chain, procurement, purchasing, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay processes, purchase order management, supplier delivery performance, invoice resolution, and vendor master data.
• Proficiency in SAP, SAP Ariba, Microsoft Office, and advanced Excel functions, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience using data analytics and operational reporting to identify risks, improve KPIs, and support fact-based decisions.
• Demonstrated supplier negotiation, problem‑solving, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional, team‑oriented global environment.
• Commercially minded, assertive, and proactive, with the ability to navigate organizational structures and engage the appropriate functions to resolve issues.
• Knowledge of the Oil & Gas market and experience supporting projects are preferred.

WE VALUE

• Master's Degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration
• Extensive experience in sourcing & procurement

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s 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 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.