Business Planning Principal Specialist (AEP) at 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!

About this Position: 

Drives the Plant Strategy and Business Plan development and execution.  Enables Departments and Cross-Functional teams to successfully perform their roles.  Ensures initiatives support the achievement of the broader HDMA/NA objectives.  

The Business Planning role will promote the strategic intentions of RO business plan directives, interpret, and provide guidance to Plant Leadership to ensure the plant activities align and support the achievement of the organization’s objectives. 
 
The individual in the role will represent Plant Leadership to HDMA top executives in Plant’s strategy and business plan development and execution activity that reinforces the characteristics required for achievement of factories’ goals, while maintaining uniformity for the HDMA Company Design.  
 
Additionally, the Business Planning role will work with the Plant Leadership on gaining consensus among site cross functional leads on business plan strategies and path forward that are reported to MMC Center Leads on a quarterly basis and HDMA President bi-annually in the Business Diagnosis Meetings.  
  
The Business Planning role will also work with the NA Business Plan team on the identification and implementation of best practices and standardization of the business plan process across the Manufacturing Management Center facilities in Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, and Georgia.

Key Accountabilities

•    Lead the Plant’s mid-term strategy and business plan development.  As a representative of the Plant Leadership, collaborate with upstream and downstream customers to ensure strong alignment, performance, and execution through robust PDCA of themes and KPIs
•    Drive PDCA on performance metrics, identifying and suggesting focus areas for Plant leadership discussion
•    Develop the Plant story flow and document preparation for HDMA executive review as indicated in the company Business Operation Flow.
•    Lead business management process controls and audit functions as it relates to business planning compliance verification
•    Maintain the Factory’s Management Manual to align with the HDMA Management Manual Requirements

Required Experience:

    6 years experience
    4 years manufacturing experience
     Leadership experience desirable

 Required Education:

    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
    Advanced degree desirable (MBA)

Other job specific skills:
  
    COMMUNICATING WITH IMPACT AND INFLUENCE
    CREATING TEAMWORK / VALUING RELATIONSHIPS
    CONSENSUS BUILDING, NEGOTIATION WITH PLANT / BU / DEPT LEADS
    UNDERSTANDING OF PLANT OPERATIONS
    BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS
    SEQCDM INITIATIVES, KPI’S
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LIMITED DIRECTION

Additional Position Factors:

    Open office environment with limited ability to work remote
    Potential for occasional travel with overnight stay
    Overtime required as needed (~5-10 hrs / week)

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.