Procurement Sr. Specialist -Corporate Services at Honda Development and Manufacturing of America

Job Purpose

The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist through theme development, strategic management and stakeholder alignment is responsible to bring spend within their category under procurement management.  Additionally, The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist will regularly engage with the business stakeholder community, establish and lead strategies to achieve optimal cost reduction, and ensure the management of supplier relationships and risk. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist is directly responsible for owning the relationships with key site and business unit leadership. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist will be responsible for the development / implementation of sourcing strategies and collaboration with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Honda. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist is accountable to identify, set, and manage metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist will drive results through the creation and management of competitive bidding processes and analyzation of data and market trends. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist actively drives the continuous improvement of regional Procurement processes and tools. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist is responsible for long term planning for the category, creating/driving/implementing initiatives, communicating and influencing customers and suppliers at all levels. The Senior Strategic Procurement Specialist must work collaboratively, exhibit a strong sense of urgency to meet customer timelines, exhibit an intense curiosity/learning drive, successfully operate in a fast-paced environment, engage/influence key stakeholders, be extremely customer-focused, and consistently display a high level of business acumen. Must be able to successfully manage multiple projects, as well as timely completion to meet the business’ objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for Supplier Performance / Development / Risk/ Support Segmentation
• Develop/Execute/Implement the Strategic Sourcing Function in Alignment with Category
• Lead the team to establish and meet category SEQCDM performance targets and measures, monitor progress and implement countermeasures when necessary
• Responsible For Category’s Legal And Commercial Supplier Contracts Executed To Protect Honda And Business Users
• Lead project implementation and oversee projects and business plan items, monitors progress and adjusts direction as needed
• Effectively sell ideas, negotiate, collaborate, and build consensus across Honda North America sites (Mfg., Sales, R&D)
• Apply key customer (upstream, downstream, and end-user) viewpoint in all category activities.  Establish, understand, and communicate Total Cost of Ownership to all parties.
• Build a network of productive relationships across HAM / Honda North America to achieve category plans and targets

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience:

• A minimum of 4-10 years of experience in either a Purchasing and/or Procurement related role or in a field where job knowledge & skills are applicable based on education

Other Job-Specific Skills:

• Basic computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft suite to include word, excel, PowerPoint, etc.  Familiarity with sap, Ariba or major erp system(s)
• understanding of commercial terms and conditions and experience in identifying and negotiating master agreement requirements; ability to identify engagement risk factors and ensure commercial contracts and legal agreements appropriately mitigate risk and protect Honda.
• expert understanding of, and experience with, multi-step strategic sourcing processes and category management strategies
• able to explain complex data in an understandable manner for a wide range of audiences
• plan and implement long-term development strategies for category
• strong communication and negotiation skills for all levels of audience

Job Dimensions

No. of Direct Reports: 0-3

No. of Indirect Reports: 0

Financial Dimensions: All category spend projects >$100k; business users’ budgets – analyze and reduce. Liability and insurance risk high level assessment, total cost of contract ownership including hard and soft costs, commodity/labor markets

Decisions Expected

• Responsible for Development / Execution of Category Strategies seeking to maximize spend under management and total value for indirect goods and services; Determine and prioritize sourcing strategies that best support HDMA, AHM and Business Units
• Develop strategies to support SEQCDM performance target achievement and monitor progress / perform Gap Analysis, as well as negotiation strategy
• Go/No Go on themes initiated and assignment of theme responsibility to category members

Working Conditions

• Virtual role with expectation to be on-site as necessary
• Up to 25% Travel – Ability to Travel on Short Notice for N.A. Support
• ~5-10 Hours per Week OT