Assistant Manager - Supply - American Honda Motor Co Inc

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!

Location

Troy, Ohio

Job Purpose

The purpose of the SPPC Supply Assistant Manager is to ensure parts availability for our dealer body and customers.  The job is responsible for ensuring on time delivery from North American suppliers, ensuring supplier relationships are managed to minimize past due orders, facilitate accurate supplier shipping documents, minimize customer backorders, and maximizing service level.   The Assistant Manager is also responsible for implementing and coordinating lead-time initiatives with suppliers to meet AHM inventory goals and objectives. All activities will be conducted in accordance with the Honda Philosophy.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a team of Supply associates to fulfil department’s purpose and objectives. 
• Manage supply of service replacement parts sourced from local vendors.
• Coordinate with suppliers to improve on-time delivery and minimize backorders. 
• Coordinate on time delivery of new model parts to AHM
• Optimize Service Level to Customers.
• Work with Spec Control to minimize impacts of new part setup and design changes
• Lead special projects as appropriate.
   

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor degree, concentration is supply chain management ideal
• Equivalent work experience acceptable
• Supply chain affiliations (i.e. APICS) and/or Master’s Degree a plus
• 5 + years of supply chain experience and/or equivalent leadership experience
• Working understanding of forecasting, delivery, service level
• Proven leadership experience
• Experience in international business beneficial
• Hands on data analysis helpful (Excel, Access, business objects)
   

Workstyle

Hybrid

Travel Requirement

50%

Total Rewards and Benefits

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total rewards:

• Competitive base salary  
  • Pay will be based on several variables that includes but not limited to geographic location, work experience, education, etc. 
• Annual Bonus
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation Eligible
• Lifestyle Bonus
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)

Career Growth:

• Advancement opportunities
• Career mobility 
• Education reimbursement for continued learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

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.