Logistics Assistant Manager

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

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! Job Purpose The HDMA SCM LMD Transportation Group Leader is responsible for leading a team of associates in the design, analysis, business, and execution of transportation activities to ensure alignment and implementation of unit/department business plan strategies to meet overall division and business unit objectives. This includes the effective leadership of associates, cross functional collaboration, and disciplined management of cost, delivery execution, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Group Leader supports Transportation Unit Leaders by translating strategic direction into actionable plans, driving team performance, and contributing to overall department objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or related field
8+ Years relevant experience
Provides necessary direction, supports and identifies/develops training for team members to perform their responsibilities
Accurately interprets direction from leadership; clearly communicates and conveys technical, business or policy information appropriately across multiple levels within a unit or group of operation
Takes action to build effective working relationships between individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, viewpoints & experiences
Develops and uses benchmarks and performance measures to track progress or identify gaps
Drives the team to set challenging goals and takes pro-active measures to ensure targets and goals are achieved
Continuously seeks opportunities to improve characteristics, conditions, processes, or products and directs improvement activity; has high sensitivity for loss or abnormal conditions
Understands the business, processes and technology employed across Honda's operational units; applies expertise to generate themes to improve characteristics
Develops solutions to highly complex, systemic problems that impact or involve multiple disciplines, departments, or products; takes initiative to develop and implement improvement themes that permanently countermeasure systemic root causes
Models own behavior according to Honda Philosophy and can teach/mentor others to ensure company values are at forefront for all actions and decisions

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development - Lead, coach, and develop a team of transportation associates to achieve individual and group objectives, ensuring clear expectations, workload balance, and continuous skill development aligned with departmental goals.
Strategy Execution & Alignment – Lead the execution of transportation department and unit level freight strategies, key projects, freight budget requirements, and key performance indicators to ensure consistent application and alignment with supply chain SQCDM business plan themes and objectives.
Process & System Functional Ownership – Oversee business requirements and accountability of transportation processes and systems and manage alignment between business stakeholders and technical ownership teams.
Problem Solving – Proactively identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities within transportation activities, applying structured problem solving methods to drive sustainable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and productivity. Support internal transportation concerns and other HDMA site specific troubleshooting to minimize overall customer impact.
Continuous Improvement – Engage and improve transportation cost, service, and delivery performance metrics by monitoring key performance indicators, identifying gaps, implementing corrective actions / countermeasure activities, and presenting/escalating as needed.
Cross Functional Collaboration – Engage and partner with various Honda sites and associates as well as external Carriers, 3PL, and Suppliers to develop and implement benchmark initiatives, resolve issues, and drive aligned outcomes.
Process & System Functional Ownership – Oversee business requirements and accountability of transportation processes and systems and manage alignment between business stakeholders and technical ownership teams.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
Regional Bonus (when applicable)
Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
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)
Advancement Opportunities
Career Mobility
Education Reimbursement for Continued learning
Training and Development Programs
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Wellbeing Program
Community Service and Engagement Programs
Product Programs