Principal IT Analyst - Manufacturing Operations

Honeywell INC. in; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

Honeywell is seeking a Principal IT Analyst - Manufacturing Operations (Finance) to optimize SAP S/4 Manufacturing, Production Planning, and shop-floor integration solutions. You will collaborate with factories and manufacturing leaders to translate production requirements into scalable SAP S/4 designs.

You will lead end-to-end production processes integration, including material movements, capacity planning, scheduling, and test/validation activities, with a focus on reliability and security of

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT analysis experience with a focus on Manufacturing, Production Planning, or Factory Operations.
• Strong understanding of production processes and shop-floor execution.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 PP and/or PP/DS in manufacturing.
• Experience integrating SAP with MES, DCS, PLCs, or other production systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and support SAP S/4 Manufacturing solutions, PP and PP/DS.
• Partner with factory operations, production planners, and SMEs to gather and document production requirements.
• Translate manufacturing requirements into scalable SAP S/4 solutions aligned with the Global Design Model.

Skills

Manufacturing domain

SAP integration

Requirements gathering

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

SAP S/4 PP

SAP PP/DS

MES

DCS

PLC

Job description

Principal IT Analyst - Manufacturing Operations (Finance)

Job Description

As a Lead IT Analyst - Manufacturing Operations in PT, you will ensure that our SAP S/4 Manufacturing, Production Planning, and shop-floor integration solutions are optimized for performance, reliability, and alignment with business objectives. You will work directly with factories, operations leaders, and manufacturing SMEs to understand production requirements and translate them into scalable, compliant SAP S/4 solutions.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with business objectives. This role is critical to delivering end-to-end production execution and planning capabilities, integrating SAP with shop-floor systems (DCS, PLCs, MES), and ensuring material movements, capacity planning, and scheduling are correctly designed and deployed within SAP S/4. Your technical leadership will ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our IT systems, ultimately enhancing our competitive edge and operational efficiency.

You will report directly to our Director, IT ERP Business Transformation and work out of our Houston, TX, or Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC location on a Hybrid schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze, design, and support SAP S/4 Manufacturing solutions, with emphasis on PP and PP/DS.
• Partner with factory operations, production planners, and manufacturing SMEs to gather, validate, and document production requirements.
• Translate manufacturing requirements into scalable, standardized SAP S/4 solutions aligned with the Global Design Model (GDM).
• Lead requirements and solution design for end-to-end production processes, including planning, scheduling, execution, confirmations, and variance handling.
• Design and support integration between SAP S/4 and shop-floor systems (MES, DCS, PLCs) and other key systems used by Manufacturing.
• Ensure accurate material movements and inventory postings across production, including WIP, scrap, rework, and backflushing.
• Support manufacturing master data readiness, including BOMs, routings, work centers, capacities, and production versions.
• Collaborate with COEs to validate operating models, security roles, and future-state production processes.
• Prepare and execute end-to-end manufacturing test scenarios and support UAT, BOAT, deployment, and hypercare activities.
• Identify manufacturing risks and dependencies; support go-live stabilization and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• 8+ years of IT analysis experience with a focus on Manufacturing, Production Planning, or Factory Operations.
• Strong understanding of production processes, shop-floor execution, and manufacturing systems.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4 PP and/or PP/DS in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience integrating SAP with MES, DCS, PLCs, or other production systems.

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Proven experience supporting or delivering manufacturing system implementations, enhancements, or plant rollouts.
• SAP certifications in S/4 Manufacturing, PP, or PP/DS.
• Experience working directly with factory operations and production leadership.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing master data governance and data quality.
• Ability to translate complex production concepts into clear system designs and requirements.
• Strong documentation, training, and communication skills.
• Experience with structured testing methodologies in manufacturing environments.

Travel: up to 10% travel

Relocation support may be provided.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

• 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: click here (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state of the art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

THE BUSINESS UNIT

Process Technology (PT) is a Strategic Business Group at Honeywell focused on delivering technology-driven solutions that enable customers to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance in process-intensive industries. The business provides advanced process technologies, digital solutions, and domain expertise to help customers optimize energy usage, reduce emissions, and support sustainable operations across industrial and energy markets.

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to 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.