Job Description

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.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

The Commodity Buyer is responsible for the assigned auto part’s piece price, investment, and annual cost reduction, all of which have significant impact on HDMA financial performance. Establishment of part and supplier SAs (Situation Analysis) through understanding of the Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process and critical part design elements. Considering input from key stakeholders, propose the selection of the best cost, quality, development, and delivery supplier.

Key Accountabilities

• Support, develop, gain approval, & execute “Model Situational Analysis (SA’s)” for assigned commodities/suppliers between 8~10 suppliers with $150M ~ $300M in annual spend
• Research and monitor industry trends (sourcing, technology, market price)
• Responsible for accurate and timely supplier selection & Bill of Material (BOM) Maintenance
• Gain consensus on new model supplier selection, managing multiple model (13-17) developments during correlation activity with stakeholders, including Honda Motors in Japan and Automotive Design Center
• Responsible for building long-term supplier relationships based on trust
• Establish and achieve logical new model cost targets for commodity base through supplier selection & negotiation for all new model activity
• Responsible for achieving annual mass production cost improvement goals (ACR), between $4M ~ $7M
• Ensure accurate and timely quotation processing to ensure efficient payment to suppliers at Mass Production timing 
• Maintain the Global Maker Layout (GML) system and issue Global Sourcing Requests (GSR)

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Business or equivalent experience

Average Experience: 0 – 2 Years, depending on education

Other Job-Specific Skills: Ability to negotiate based on logic, manage cost, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, solve problems, analytical thinking, project contribution, technical aptitude.

Working Conditions

• International travel may be required once or twice a year with an average length of 1-2 weeks per trip (10%)
• Willingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs of our New Model launches
• Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity
• Expect large amount of day a computer and in meetings, 10% travel to suppliers
• In Office 80%
• Regular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups for evaluation purposes

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) 
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs 

Additional Offerings:

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

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