What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
About this Position:
Lead Specialist assigned to high-complex commodities and most impactful areas within procurement sourcing teams. Responsible to provide expertise for the assigned auto part commodity piece price, investment, and annual cost reduction, all of which have significant impact on HDMA financial performance. Establishment of part and supplier strategies through understanding of the Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process and critical part design elements. Utilize expertise and key stakeholder input to propose the selection of the best cost, quality, development, and delivery supplier. Provide input to key business plan themes, initiatives, and achievement for specialized area. Responsible to maintain supplier relationships through sale director level supplier contacts. Effectively lead and develop cost targets and strategies to achieve NM Model cost reduction goals for specialized area, monitoring progress and performance against the project, plan versus actual.
Responsibilities include:
Lead, develop, create, and manage specialized area to create and implement commodity part and supplier strategies, identify top cost/complex issues and prioritize areas for improvement (cost, efficiency, process). Desk management at Annual Desk Spend ($1B ~ $1.5B), Exclusive Investment ($12 ~ $17M),Research and monitory industry trends (sourcing, technology, market price) for development of Model and Supplier StrategiesEstablish and correlate with design (ADC) on logical cost targes and maker layout proposal, managing multiple model (13-17) developmentsLead and manage specialized area to meet KCP, Business Plan achievement, project requirements, and new model targets.Develop and lead supplier relationshipsDevelop, lead, and implement cost reduction strategies for specialized area. Solve complex Q&D relationship issues, support in supplier financial distress cases, develop / execute rational PPA plans. Desk spend based on part complexity (Annual Cost Down Target ($30 ~ $35M)Lead special projects for Division that support business need (i.e. geopolitical impact such as tariffs). Report to Procurement Leadership (Div/BU Leads)Mentor associates within group on problem solving, procedures, and fostering development
Who we are seeking:
Required Work Experience:8+ Years’ of relevant professional experience in Purchasing, Sales, Quality Control, or EngineeringRequired Education:Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Purchasing or related fieldDesired skills:Strong project management experienceManaging complex and detailed issuesDemonstrate leadership skillsGap analysisStrength in problem solving, setting goals, and achieving resultsProficient in Excel and PowerPointAbility to develop and present cost reports and work in cross-functional teams to build consensus.Catia knowledge and organization skills.Additional Position Factors:Domestic travel may be required (10%), international travel may also be required based on supplier requirementsWillingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs of our NM launches (5-10 hrs.)Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activityHybrid work environment (80% in office, 20% remote), based on business needRegular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups for evaluation purposes.
