Cost Innovation Project Lead - Purchasing

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 Cost Innovation (CI) project lead - Purchasing is responsible for Cost Reduction (CR) activities for SxS/ATV/PE/L&G products. Implement various CR activities in collaboration with purchasing, production, and GO, and work with the new model development team to achieve business cost targets. 　

Key Accountabilities

• Centralized management of CR ideas in a database
  Utilize Honda's global CR database to manage CR ideas at AH and advance their application to new models.

• Promoting CR in mass production design changes
  By integrating readily applicable CR ideas with DEB and applying them to mass production, costs can be reduced.

• Optimizing manufacturing processes in collaboration with suppliers
  Understand the supplier's manufacturing process and optimize the manufacturing process by modifying drawings to make them easier to produce.

• Development of new suppliers
  Collaborate on purchasing and develop new suppliers.

• Formulation of a parts strategy
  Develop procurement strategies and component strategies that incorporate specification evolution.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree with 5 years’ experience.
• 9+ years of related work experience may be substituted.

Minimum Experience:

• Should have 1-3 years procurement/purchasing/supplier development experience.
• Understanding of procurement procedure.
• Competent in estimating rough cost.
• Understanding of SEDB (Sales, Manufacturing, R&D, Purchasing) functions.
• Competent in creating a plan and schedule.
• Excellent multi-tasking, prioritizing, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to positively influence & motivate team members.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Please Note: Sponsorship for employment visa status for these positions is unavailable. Applicants requiring sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., F-1 CPT/OPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) will not be considered.  

Working Conditions

• Majority of time is in office environment.
• Physical: primarily deskwork, frequent keyboarding.
• Overtime: 10-15 hours overtime per week possible based on project demands and responsibilities. 
• Occasional weekend work.
• Travel: As required depending on project demand, typically less than 25%

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

• 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)

Career Growth:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs 

Additional Offerings:

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.