Automotive Purchasing Data Sr. Analyst at American Honda Motor Co.

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!

About this Position: 

The Data Analyst is responsible for collaborating with a team of digital problem-solvers to deliver consistent, data-driven business outcomes. The analyst will identify data improvement areas, develop standard procedures, inputs, and outputs for digital products, gather stakeholder feedback and buy-in, and building those solutions using a range of approved digital technologies to improve user experience and gain user efficiencies. 

The Data Analyst will have a strong background in data analysis and data visualization. They should have experience working with large datasets, gathering requirements, scoping projects, and driving a project from inception to completion.

Responsibilities include:

• Ability to identify improvement areas and develop activities to achieve strategic objectives.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that drive business decisions.
• Develops standard procedures, inputs, and outputs for digital products and present to management.
• Create and maintain data visualizations and dashboards to communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborates with a team of digital problem-solvers to deliver consistent, data-driven business outcome.
• Understand and empathize with customer to define and focus on the right problem to solve.
• Gathers stakeholder feedback and buy-in to continuously improve processes and systems
• Effectively lead data projects of high complexity and scope through the development of project criteria and management (include Business Plan linkage, strategic correlation, data/analytical connections)
• Support key business initiatives with the development of products, data, applications, or analytics driven strategies through an iterative approach to project management.
• Break large projects into manageable tasks to be completed in short iterations and adapt to changing project requirements driven by changes in business conditions or characteristics.
• Roadmap project landscape, collaborate, plan sprints (work), and optimize workflow to deliver key milestones, maximizing value for Honda.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data analysis and visualization.
• Defines output and benefits of projects and clearly conveys and displays these benefits to Honda leadership.
• Promotes programs throughout North America to drive collaboration and engagement.

Who we are seeking:

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics/Computer Science, Supply Chain, Purchasing or Technical field (i.e., IT, Engineering) or equivalent

Minimum Experience:

• 8+ years’ experience in Data Analytics, Supply Chain, IT, or Purchasing

Other Job-Specific Skills:

• Proven skills in the following: computer skills; effective verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Jupyter, Docker, Tableau, PowerBI, or other open-source tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Collaboratively design user-centric solutions.
• Ability to multitask and work with minimum supervision; ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.   
• Ability to prioritize and work with limited direction.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems in a team-based work environment.
• Design thinking experience.

Additional Position Factors:

• Position is Hybrid
• Typical travel: 5-10%
• Approx. 5 hours per week overtime, more possible during peak project activity

What differentiates Honda and makes 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.)
•    Regional Bonus (when applicable)
•    Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
•    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:
•    Lifestyle Account
•    Childcare Reimbursement Account
•    Elder Care Support
•    Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
•    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.