Logistics Senior Specialist

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a HondaHonda 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 PurposeThis job contributes to the overall mission and goals of HDMA by ensuring delivery of parts at the right time, right condition, to plants by managing our 5 Cross-dock locations and any delivery issues, and acting as a liaison between carriers, suppliers, Delivery Team and cross-docks. Key AccountabilitiesLead group comprised of suppliers, X-Dock leaders, and Delivery associates to facilitate PDCA / Root Cause Analysis/ Why-Why analysis to determine and carryout appropriate countermeasure activity.Provide leadership and direction to cross-docks on consolidating and reducing loads from the SAX cross-dock to provide cost down for Transportation to meet Business Plan.Lead the department monthly report roll-up for UL review and signoff.Acting as liaison between Cross-Docks and Delivery, Packaging and Transportation Teams to lead Reroute preparation activity.Monitor daily pulse reports to ensure Cross-docks processing and delivering on time and provide direction on path forward.Lead projects for Cross-Dock Planning and future expansionAnalyse Weekly invoices to ensure SOW is followed and being billed correctlyProvide daily direction and guidance to Cross-dock management team on potential damages and claims of parts flowing through Cross-docks.Qualifications, Experience, and SkillsMinimum Educational Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain or equivalentMinimum Experience:2+ yrs. equivalent experienceOther Job-Specific Skills:Extensive knowledge of Honda Supply Chain flowExtensive knowledge of PPT and Excel for reporting and analysis.Customer Service skillset to deal with Honda Internal and external customers and problem resolution.Job DimensionsNo. of Direct Reports: 0No. of Indirect Reports: 0Financial Dimensions: N/ADecisions ExpectedDecide to expedite from X-Dock to plant to avoid downtime.Decide when to cut loads from SAX to provide cost down activity.Decide when to award overtime, extra drivers, etc. to ensure cross-docks are on time.Working ConditionsWhat 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 OvertimeRegional Bonus (when applicable)Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdownCompany Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 401K Plan with company match + additional contributionRelocation assistance (if eligible)Career Growth:Advancement OpportunitiesCareer Mobility Education Reimbursement for Continued LearningTraining and Development programs Additional Offerings:Tuition Assistance & Student Loan RepaymentLifestyle AccountChildcare Reimbursement AccountElder Care SupportWellbeing ProgramCommunity Service and Engagement ProgramsProduct ProgramsHonda 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.Job SummaryJob number: 11513Profession: Supply Chain