Procurement Senior Specialist - Construction (Hiring Immediately)

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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 Procurement Sr. Specialist – Construction Category, through theme development, strategic management, and stakeholder alignment, is responsible for bringing spend within their category under procurement management. The Specialist will regularly engage with the business stakeholder community, establish and lead strategies to achieve optimal cost reduction, and ensure the effective management of supplier relationships and risk specific to construction, facilities, capital projects, and related services. This role supports facilities construction projects including greenfield and brownfield developments, as well as infrastructure, structural, and equipment upgrades.

This position is directly responsible for owning the relationships with key site and business unit leadership. Also is responsible for the development / implementation of sourcing strategies and collaboration with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Honda within construction and capital project activities. The Specialist is accountable to identify, set, and manage metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery for contractors, subcontractors, and service providers. This position will drive results through the creation and management of competitive bidding processes and analyzation of data and market trends related to the construction industry, labor, materials, schedule, and project execution. Also actively drives the continuous improvement of regional Procurement processes and tools and is responsible for long term planning for the category, creating/driving/implementing initiatives, communicating and influencing customers and suppliers at all levels supporting construction, equipment and facility-related procurement objectives.

The Specialist must work collaboratively, exhibit a strong sense of urgency to meet customer timelines, exhibit an intense curiosity/learning drive, successfully operate in a fast-paced environment, engage/influence key stakeholders, be extremely customer-focused, and consistently display a high level of business acumen. Must be able to successfully manage multiple projects, as well as timely completion to meet the business’ objectives in a construction and equipment project environment with multiple stakeholders, timelines, locations and project phases.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for Supplier Performance / Development / Risk/ Support Segmentation
• Develop/Execute/Implement the Strategic Sourcing Function in Alignment with Category
• Lead the team to establish and meet category SEQCDM performance targets and measures, monitor progress and implement countermeasures when necessary
• Responsible For Category’s Legal and Commercial Supplier Contracts Executed to Protect Honda and Business Users
• Lead project implementation and oversee projects and business plan items, monitor progress and adjust direction as needed
• Effectively sell ideas, negotiate, collaborate, and build consensus across Honda North America sites (Mfg., Sales, R&D)
• Apply key customer (upstream, downstream, and end-user) viewpoint in all category activities. Establish, understand, and communicate Total Cost of Ownership to all parties.
• Build a network of productive relationships across HDMA/AHM to achieve category plans and targets

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications :

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience :

• 5+ years of experience in either a Purchasing and/or Procurement related role or in a field where job knowledge & skills are applicable based on education
• Preferred: 1–3 years of experience in construction procurement

Other Job-Specific Skills :

• Advance computer skills including working knowledge of microsoft suite to include word, excel, powerpoint, etc. Familiarity with sap, ariba or majo