Senior Director Planning - Chemical

Honeywell INC.; Morris Plains (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Senior Director of Planning to optimize operations and lead a planning organization. This role involves managing complex global projects, enhancing planning processes, and ensuring operational excellence while fostering a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide the planning function across multiple locations.
• Develop, implement, and ensure the success of strategic planning strategies.
• Optimize operations to maximize efficiency and minimize costs.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Leadership

Job description

THE BUSINESS

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is a global technology and manufacturing company that invents and commercializes solutions to address some of the world's most critical challenges. With a diverse portfolio spanning multiple industries, Honeywell is committed to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions that improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high-growth businesses. Our broad range of products and services includes aerospace systems, building technologies, performance materials, safety and productivity solutions, and more. We leverage our expertise in software, hardware, and engineering to develop innovative solutions that enhance the quality of life for people around the globe.

With a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity, Honeywell fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We prioritize integrity, ethics, and workplace respect in everything we do. Our behaviors, such as innovating and creating value for customers, embracing transformation, and driving accountability, shape our performance culture and drive our success. As a global company, Honeywell operates in more than 70 countries and serves customers in over 150 countries. We have a strong presence in key industrial end markets and are dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving sustainable growth.

Honeywell Energy & Sustainability Solutions (ESS) is a global technology firm that focuses on enabling the energy evolution and providing sustainable solutions to reduce emissions. ESS offers innovative products and services to customers across various industries, helping them improve their energy efficiency and sustainability practices. With a dedication to addressing the world's critical demand for energy, ESS plays a key role in driving the transition towards a more sustainable and low-carbon future.

Honeywell Advanced Materials is an industry-leading solutions provider within Honeywell, focused on advancing industries worldwide through diverse applications, revolutionary inventions, and pioneering technologies. With deep materials and engineering knowledge, we create solutions that help solve our customers' needs today and in the future. Our expertise spans across various industries, including retail, healthcare and pharma, buildings, manufacturing, and hi-tech. In each of these verticals, we bring cutting-edge materials and engineering knowledge to enable our customers to achieve reductions in energy consumption, carbon emissions, and operational efficiencies.

THE POSITION

As a Senior Director Planning here at Honeywell, you will play a crucial role in strategizing the optimization of planning and ensuring efficient operations. Your responsibilities will include managing a Planning organization including Sr. Managers, Managers, Principals, and Leads. You will ensure the success of planning strategies and make sure operational efficiency is maximized. Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are essential for success in this role.

As the Senior Director of Global Planning, you are responsible for leading activities related to the demand planning, production planning, inventory control, material planning, within one division of the Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS) strategic business group. You will be responsible for driving the 5 step S&OP

(ESIOP) activities for your business. Planning works cross-functionally to achieve organizational objectives and drive functional excellence and continuous improvement. You are accountable for and lead multiple, highly complex global projects. You will continuously improve planning processes to drive better business results, build a world-class workforce that creates competitive advantage by hiring the right people, developing, coaching, and retaining top talent, and ensure the SIOP/S&OP/IBP processes are delivering at world-class levels to maximize revenue, reduce costs & inventory, and achieve top tier delivery performance for our customers. You are responsible for all end-to-end planning activities including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Materials and Inventory Management as well as regional fulfillment activities

You will report directly to our Sr Director Planning Leader and you'll work out of our Morris Plains, NJ office on a hybrid work schedule. In this role, you will impact the career development of your direct reports and the business operations at Honeywell. By effectively managing planning processes, optimizing operations, and cost management, you will improve customer satisfaction, minimize costs, and drive operational excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and guide the planning function across multiple locations
• Develop, implement, and ensure the success of strategic planning strategies
• Analyze demand patterns and forecast future planning requirements
• Optimize operations to maximize efficiency and minimize costs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance planning
• Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to the planning team
• Monitor industry trends and implement best practices in planning
• Prepare and present planning reports to senior management
• Lead team to meet or exceed key metrics, including business KPIs and supply chain metrics
• Develop and optimize planning processes
• Be a thought leader and sponsor for the implementation of new planning tools & capabilities
• Facilitate the 5 step S&OP/IBP process for your business segment
• Improve Honeywell Accelerator maturity across all segments of your business
• Monitor demand, supply, and material requirement plans
• Ensure delivery of inventory targets, PFEP, and reduction of aged inventory
• Develop capability of your team
• Streamline work through digital transformation

This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.

At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.

Joining our team means becoming part of an organization which leverages its long-standing reputation to capture growth trends by investing in innovation and manufacturing enhancements and maintaining deep customer relationships.

We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values contributions and supports professional development. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the team is dedicated to delivering value and making a meaningful impact in advancing our customers' success. Let's make that impact together.