Purchasing Senior Specialist

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

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Senior Tooling Buyer is responsible for managing the overall tooling, design change, and trial part maturation (increased complexity) readiness throughout the new model development cycle. Considering impact and risk to trial event readiness, effectively complete analysis of tool shipment lead times and cost to ensure on-time delivery of maturated parts to North American facilities. Effectively communicate and work with North American suppliers to ensure on-time achievement of project goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (Business or Supply Chain Management Degree preferred)
2-3 years of Purchasing, Logistics Experience
Successful completion of CL3 level or equivalent years of experience in industry
Strong project management skills, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, multi-task, good problem-solving skills, strong Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Issue and manage Tool Release for new model tools and equipment. Correlate tooling lead-times and die go readiness with Supplier and Design. Support recovery activity to ensure part maturation achievement.
Review and issue design change and CRF application, negotiate with supplier as needed. Review and assess supplier compensation requests as a result of design change activity.
Lead supplier readiness activity for new and critical suppliers to ensure project targets are achieved at key development stages
Manage one or more Senior Tooling Buyer level special projects targeting improvement plans for department process efficiency and cost reduction
Prepare and conduct a transfer of relevant new model information to the mass production team. Support production recovery efforts as requested.
Mentor and support team of associates for the department with Tool Release, Design Change, and Cost technical know-how

Benefits

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)
Advancement Opportunities
Career Mobility
Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
Training and Development programs
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
Wellbeing Program
Community Service and Engagement Programs
Product Programs