Business Planning Analyst

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing; Marysville (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Reimbursement

Wellbeing Program

Relocation assistance (if eligible)

401K Plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Honda is seeking a Sustainability Analyst to engage with direct suppliers in North America on sustainability initiatives, education, and due diligence. The role focuses on analyzing supplier data, benchmarking best practices, and driving continuous improvement to reduce environmental footprint and uphold human rights standards.

Ideal candidates have 0–3 years in Sustainability, Purchasing and Sales, with strong negotiation and relationship management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain, or Business; equivalent experience considered.
• 0–3 years in Sustainability, Purchasing, and Sales.
• Ability to negotiate based on logic; manage supplier relationships; work in teams to build consensus; solve problems and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess suppliers' sustainability data for timeliness and accuracy while building supplier relationships.
• Establish and achieve supplier sustainability targets through education and negotiation; manage CO2 data via a third‑party platform.
• Ensure accurate and timely budget tracking and processing to pay third party vendors.
• Gain consensus on sustainability initiatives through supplier selection and multi‑stakeholder coordination.
• Support business need projects and implement continuous improvement activities to support lean practices.

Skills

Sustainability

Supplier management

Negotiation

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability

Job description

Description

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!

Job Purpose

The Sustainability Analyst is responsible for engaging with direct suppliers in North America on Honda’s sustainability initiatives. These initiatives include overall sustainability education, collection and reduction of environmental footprint, and human rights due diligence; all of which have significant impact on HDMA brand and stakeholder influences. Roles includes development of SA (Situation Analysis) through understanding of Honda’s Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process, and critical sustainability elements. Considering input from key stakeholders, propose sustainability improvements, supplier engagement and industry benchmarking.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for assessing and evaluating suppliers’ sustainability data that is timely and accurate while building supplier relationships and monitoring industry trends. Report plan vs actual.
• Establish, and achieve logical supplier sustainability targets through supplier education and negotiation, Manage achievement of annual mass production supplier CO2 data through a third‑party platform and supplier engagement.
• Ensure accurate and timely budget tracking and processing to ensure efficient payment to third party vendors.
• Gain consensus on sustainability initiatives through supplier selection, managing multiple projects through correlation activity with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively support business need projects.
• Create and implement continuous improvement activities to support Honda lean practices.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability, Supply Chain, or Business. If no degree equivalent experience required.

Average Experience: 0-3 years of Sustainability, Purchasing and Sales.

Other Job‑Specific Skills: Ability to negotiate based on logic, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, solve problems and manage projects.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment (80% in office, 20% remote)
• Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity
• Some travel required (approx. 10%)
• Regular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups for evaluation purposes

Total Rewards

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• 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

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

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.