New Model Cost Planning Lead

Santa Barbara Honda; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid overtime

401K with company match

Job summary

Honda is seeking a procurement leader to take charge of new model activity within the North American Power Sports & Products group. You will drive cost roll-ups, maker layouts, and countermeasure activities to ensure model success and accurate cost planning.

The role requires coordinating with purchasing, design, project management, and manufacturing, presenting to top management, and traveling about 1–2 times per month to support programs with a potential $20M+ annual impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Requires 5 of experience with degree or 9+ years related work experience without applicable degree, preferably in PS&P or Automotive field.
• Working knowledge of Honda Purchasing systems.
• Proficiency with programs such as Excel, PowerPoint, relational database management (QMF/SQL).
• Lead the projects and interdepartmental activity effectively with other department leadership members.
• Good planning, implementation, and project leading management skills.
• Effective presentation skills up to Top Management level

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement department through each new model development by controlling the critical information like parts list, schedule, target achievement, maker layout, event to event conditions changes, budget checks, and countermeasure planning.
• Prepare monthly roll ups to give division leadership visibility to critical issues and status against key goals.
• Coordinate within purchasing, design, project management, cost innovation, and manufacturing on report accuracy. Additionally, confirming any negative downstream impacts for proposed countermeasures.
• Execute special projects or future business studies to improve new model development KPI’s.
• Support necessary training for team leaders and buyers on event accuracy checks.

Skills

Honda Purchasing systems

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Leadership

Planning

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent work experience

Tools

Relational database management (QMF/SQL)

Job description

Honda is seeking a procurement leader to take charge of new model activity within the North American Power Sports & Products group. You will drive cost roll-ups, maker layouts, and countermeasure activities to ensure model success and accurate cost planning.

The role requires coordinating with purchasing, design, project management, and manufacturing, presenting to top management, and traveling about 1–2 times per month to support programs with a potential $20M+ annual impact.