Procurement Specialist

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

Position

The Procurement Specialist EX3 position in the Remanufactured Parts group acts as the primary liaison with AHM’s ATR remanufacturing facilities to ensure availability of transmissions to our dealers. The specialist will be responsible for the forecasting of monthly requirements, forecasting seed stock buys at build out, forecasting and planning future model launch timing at the remanufacturing facility, ordering and expediting of finished transmissions. The specialist has a strong knowledge of our supplier network, remanufacturing operations and internal Honda operations. In addition, the specialist will continue to develop initiatives to improve the remanufacturing facilities performance. The specialist’s responsibilities will also include:
Continuing maintenance and monthly distribution of the forecast, weekly priority, review to ensure adequate on hand inventory, developing effective working relationships with the remanufacturing facilities and Honda transmission factories, expediting finished transmissions, placement and follow through on purchase order and intra-group projects. Overall, the remanufacturing facilities assigned to the specialist will have an extremely high level of impact on Divisional objectives.

In addition, The Reman Specialist EX3 position is the primary contact with NKP to coordinate remanufactured transmission (ATR) kitting, packaging operations and total ATR and small mechanical parts core management. This entails overseeing core receipt criteria, core storage management and annual contract negotiation for core collection, software application, pallet and container purchases. Validates and tracks monthly ATR and mechanical core collection invoices, conducts cost analysis for contract development and provides recommendations on ATR returnable container replacement requirements. Overseas application charts for ATR dealer services and customer pay order fulfilment, issues IN bulletin for ATR availability.

Additional requirements include support to the Powertrain Dealer Services Group regarding core-related issues, returnable container management, and special projects to support the Remanufactured operations.

Responsibilities

Inventory Management and Planning
Backorder Elimination
Manage Monthly Order Planning
Manage ATR Remanufacturers
Core Collection Contract Negotiation- Transmission and small core
Container Management
Bare to Pack Contract Management
Special Projects

Qualifications

Required Work Experience:

6+ years’ experience in a procurement capacity
3-5 years inventory planning

Required Education:

BA/BS in Business, Logistics Management (or equivalent experience)

Desired skills:

Strong project management skills to manage deadlines while delivering quality results, on time, on budget
Procurement Knowledge – High in scope and complexity
Financial Analysis – High
PC Skills – Moderate to High
Negotiating Skill – High
Planning/Organizing Skills – High
Communication and presentation skills – HIGH

Workstyle

Hybrid

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

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.