Procurement and Supply Chain Operational Sr. Specialist

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 Sustainability Senior Analyst is responsible for engaging with all direct suppliers in North America on Honda's sustainability initiatives. These initiatives include overall sustainability strategic development education, collection and reduction of environmental footprint, and human rights due diligence; all of which have significant impact on HDMA brand and stakeholder influences. Role includes the development and execution of sustainability strategies through understanding of the Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process, and critical elements. Considering input from key stakeholders, propose sustainability improvements, supplier engagement and industry benchmarking. Effectively manage Team level project roles.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, gain approval, & execute sustainability and supplier strategies to support Honda's North American sustainability direction. Responsible for developing and building supplier relationships and monitoring industry trends/characteristics
• Lead supplier data management assessment that is timely and accurate while building supplier relationships and monitoring industry trends. Develop logical supplier sustainability targets through supplier education and negotiation and execute to plan
• Manage achievement of annual mass production supplier CO2 data through a third-party platform and supplier engagement
• Develop and manage accurate and timely budget tracking and processing to ensure efficient payment to third party vendors
• Gain consensus on sustainability initiatives through supplier selection, managing multiple projects through correlation activity with various internal and external stakeholders
• Create and implement continuous improvement activities to support Honda lean practices

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Minimum Educational Qualifications
  
  
  
  • Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain, or Business. If no degree equivalent experience required
  
  
  
  
• Average Experience
  
  
  
  • 3+ Years of Sustainability, Purchasing, Sales, or Quality Control (Sustainability preferred)
  
  
  
  
• Qualification Status
  
  
  
  • Successful completion of BAS level or equivalent years of experience in industry
  
  
  
  
• Other Job-Specific Skills
  
  
  
  • Ability to negotiate based on logic, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, solve problems, manage projects
  
  
  
  

Workstyle

• Willingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs.
• Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity.
• Hybrid work environment (60% in house/40% remote)
• 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
• Free Drinks Onsite

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.