New Model Senior Project Manager

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

Responsible for managing minor model development cost activities which include BOM maturation, ML communication across HDMA, Design and Business (DB) Cost Correlation, Cost Roll-up/Reporting to ADC and HDMA leadership. NM Project PL will also support full model development activities. Demonstrate understanding of the technical processes involved in new model cost management. Communicate and lead event schedule requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead minor model project management, including roll-up of BOM, understanding key regulation and spec changes on the new model.
• Review and develop cost-based part structures for New Models projects
• Confirmation and analysis of cost change reasons by each part for summarization and reporting of overall new model impact
• Analyse results and investigate cost change reasons
• Recognize problems/issue with new model development
• Prepare/develop New Model cost presentations that explains cost/investment to ADC, PSCC, and HDMA leadership
• Communicates effectively with other groups to establish/report accurate new model costs Recognize problems/issue with new model development
• Lead/Support project initiatives or SA’s (Situational Analysis) to achieve and improve target KPI’s and business plan objectives for expertise area,
• Identify areas of improvement process improvements in support of business plan objectives, and general cost reduction.
• Mentor EX1 associates, provide feedback on work output and quality.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, or Purchasing preferred or relevant experience required

Minimum Experience :

• 2+ years of relevant experience based on education
• 1-2 years accounting/finance (cost management) experience preferred

Other Job-Specific Skills:

• New model project model cycle/management experience, strong organizing skills
• Understanding of Bill of Materials, GML, cost systems, and design change systems
• Strong communication, both verbal and non-verbal

Job Dimensions

No. of Direct Reports : 0

No. of Indirect Reports : 0

Financial Dimensions : Maintain cost systems which establishes budgets for Mass Production overall Cost and Investment

Decisions Expected

• Manage and Roll-up of unit cost/investment for new model and analysis of cost discrepancies
• Analyze Bill of Materials and determine any adjustments needed to cost structure for a model/event.
• Assess all business condition items which impact the unit cost and investigate any irregularities (i.e tariff, etc)
• Report and provide feedback during SED evaluations

Working Conditions

• International travel (as required) to support New Model unit cost roll-up and attend SED evaluations.
• OT as required during weekdays and weekends to support new model activities
• 80/20 Hybrid
• Open Office Environment

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.