Business Planning Analyst

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

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sustainability Analyst is responsible for engaging with direct suppliers in North America on Honda’s sustainability initiatives. These initiatives include overall sustainability education, collection and reduction of environmental footprint, and human rights due diligence; all of which have significant impact on HDMA brand and stakeholder influences. Roles includes development of SA (Situation Analysis) through understanding of Honda’s Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process, and critical sustainability elements. Considering input from key stakeholders, propose sustainability improvements, supplier engagement and industry benchmarking.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain, or Business. If no degree equivalent experience required.
0-3 years of Sustainability, Purchasing and Sales.
Ability to negotiate based on logic, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, solve problems and manage projects.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing and evaluating suppliers’ sustainability data that is timely and accurate while building supplier relationships and monitoring industry trends.
Report plan vs actual.
Establish, and achieve logical supplier sustainability targets through supplier education and negotiation.
Manage achievement of annual mass production supplier CO2 data through a third-party platform and supplier engagement.
Ensure 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.
Effectively support business need projects.
Create and implement continuous improvement activities to support Honda lean practices.