Tactical Purchasing Manager

Honeywell Aerospace; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in California is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead a team of Buyers/Planners and drive procurement excellence in a regulated aerospace environment. The role ensures FAR/DFARS compliance, mentors staff, conducts training, and manages budgets while coordinating with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, and Quality to secure material availability and contractual adherence.

You will lead negotiations with suppliers, monitor KPIs, and drive strategic procurement

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in purchasing or government procurement.
• Three or more years leading people in supply chain purchasing.
• Strong experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Understanding of FAR/DFARS and contract terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Buyers/Planners to achieve KPIs.
• Conduct purchasing and compliance training and regular performance reviews.
• Develop Purchasing budget and monitor risk to budget.
• Review Purchase Requisitions and Orders for FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Lead negotiation strategies on price, delivery and terms.
• Collaborate with Program, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Contracts to meet objectives.
• Develop procurement strategy and drive strategic initiatives.
• Escalate pricing, delivery, and lead-time issues with suppliers.
• Provide guidance on source selections to ensure compliant awards.
• Own KPI metrics and drive supplier performance improvements.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews with key suppliers.
• Lead process improvements and implement solutions.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Government procurement

ERP/MRP systems

FAR/DFARS knowledge

MS Word/Excel

Security clearance eligibility

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Masters Degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for leading, developing and training a team of Buyers/Planners to achieve operational excellence in a highly regulated aerospace and defense environment. This role ensures full compliance with FAR/DFAR requirements, drives purchasing performance metrics and lead strategic supplier negotiations to support cost, quality, delivery and risk mitigation objectives. The Purchase Manager serves as a key link between Supply Chain, Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Compliance to ensure mission critical material availability and contractual adherence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Buyer/Planners to achieve purchasing KPIs and program objectives

• Conduct purchasing and compliance training and regular performance reviews and metric based coaching

• Develop Purchasing budget, monitors, reports and mitigates risk to budget on a yearly and monthly basis to senior leadership

• Reviews Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for FAR, DFAR's compliance, purchasing policy requirement and overall value.

• Lead negotiation strategies and support formal negotiations (Price, Delivery, scope, Terms & Conditions).

• Work closely with the Program and other functional groups (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Program Management, Contracts) to achieve business, financial and customer objectives

• Develops procurement strategy & takes responsibility for overall purchasing and strategic initiatives to build a competitive position

• Effectively serve as first point of escalation to resolve pricing, delivery and lead time challenges with suppliers in daily tier meetings

• Provide guidance on effective source selections to ensure compliant awards

• Own Purchasing performance metrics KPIs to effectively evaluate supplier performance, while maintaining supplier performance KPI and proactively working with supplier, towards continual improvement.

• Lead and manages key supplier QBR (Quarterly business reviews)

• Lead process improvement initiatives and proactively identify and implement solutions

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

US PERSON REQUIREMNET

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Must be eligible to obtain security clearance

Minimum Requirements:

• Eight (8)+ years of experience in purchasing and/or government procurement.

• Three (3)+ years’ experience in Supply Chain Purchasing and/or Procurement leading people.

• Strong experience with use of ERP/MRP systems.

• Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS)

• Strong understanding of purchasing contract terms and conditions & risk mitigation strategies.

• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and MRP systems.

• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a “US Person” under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

• Ability to develop sound relationships in internal and external stakeholders as well as supplier organizations.

• Strong communicator both orally and in writing

• Ability to present to senior leadership team internally and externally, such as Quarterly business vendor reviews, supplier escalations & vendor performance improvement strategies

• Requires approximately 10% travel for vendor interface, contract negotiations, and other business-related activities

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Masters Degree in related field

• Experience in the aerospace and defense industry

• SAP experience is strongly preferred

• Experience in written contractual authorization/vehicles (Cost Plus, Firm Fixed Price, Time & Material etc.)

• Experience with procurement/subcontract compliance with Public Laws, Policies, Prime Contract Flow Downs, ITAR and import/export requirements, and the situational applicability.

PAY AND BENEFITS

The annual base salary range for this position is in the state of California is $122,000- $154,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell Aerospace employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes 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://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/)

The application period for the job is estimated to 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About us:

Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.

Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.

Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

Benefits:

Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

• 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts

• Employee assistance program and educational assistance

• Parental leave and 12 paid holidays

• Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time

Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/

POSTING TIMELINE

The application period for the job is estimated to 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.