Sr. Commodity Buyer

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 Sr. Commodity Buyer is responsible for the assigned auto part’s (increased complexity) piece price, investment, and annual cost reduction, all of which have significant impact on HDMA financial performance. Establishment of part and supplier strategies through understanding of the Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process and critical part design elements. Considering input from key stakeholders, propose the selection of the best cost, quality, development, and delivery supplier. Effectively manage Team level project roles.

Responsibilities include:

Develop, gain approval, &
execute purchasing strategies for assigned commodities/suppliers between 8~10 suppliers with $300M ~ $500M in annual spend
Responsible for accurate and timely supplier selection &
BOM maintenance
Establish and achieve logical new model cost targets through supplier selection/negotiation
Responsible for achieving annual mass production cost improvement goals (ACR), between $7M ~ $12M
Ensure accurate and timely quotation processing to ensure efficient payment to suppliers
Responsible for building supplier relationships and monitoring industry trends/characteristics
Gain consensus on new model supplier selection, managing multiple model (13-17) developments through correlation activity with design
Effectively manage projects that support business needs (ACR, GML, Diversity)
Create and implement continuous improvement activities to support Honda lean practices

Who we are seeking:

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (Business Degree preferred)

Minimum Experience:

2-3 Years of Purchasing, Sales, Quality Control, or Engineering (Purchasing preferred)

Other Job-Specific Skills:

Ability to negotiate based on logic
manage cost
manage supplier relationships
work in teams to build consensus
solve problems
manage projects
analyze blueprints

Additional Position Factors:

International travel may be required once or twice a year with an average length of 1-2 weeks per trip (5%)
Willingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs of our NM launches.
Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity.
Expect around 90% of your day spent at a computer and desk (Sedentary), 10% for meetings/plant visits (Active)
Blended remote work is an available option based on management discretion and operating needs.
Regular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups for evaluation purposes.

At Honda, you will play a key role in our journey to become a company that society wants to exist now, and in the future. Your endless curiosity will drive innovation and your courageous spirit will challenge the status quo. We believe having a workforce made up of diverse thinkers and innovators makes us a better Honda. Respect for each other and respect for diversity each and every day drives our associates to contribute at the highest level and work effectively in a team environment. We make the dream of mobility a reality with our innovative and high-quality products. Together, we Bring the Future to our customers, associates, and communities. We are Honda!

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

Competitive Base Salary
Annual Bonus
Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
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:

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.