Procurement Sourcing Specialist

Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.,LLC•Raymond, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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! 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Business or equivalent experience
0 – 2 Years, depending on education
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

Responsibilities

Support, develop, gain approval, & execute “Model Situational Analysis (SA’s)” for assigned commodities/suppliers between 810 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)