Procurement Sourcing Specialist

Confidential; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Paid Overtime

Regional Bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with company match

Job summary

Honda PROCUREMENT Sourcing Specialist role focuses on competitively bidding outsourced parts for Powersports production. You will evaluate responses, maintain supplier relationships, and exercise cost-signing authority per corporate guidelines.

Key duties include cost analysis, supplier negotiations, and executing cost-reduction tactics across a global supply base. Travel and cross-functional collaboration are expected to deliver best-value parts for mass production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 0+ years related work experience preferably in Powersports or Automotive field.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality.
• General knowledge of cost, budget and/or financial information management.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving abilities.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to summarize key issues for management review.

Responsibilities

• Represent Honda with minimal supervision in interactions with suppliers to request, review, negotiate, and approve quotations that contribute to setting production costs.
• Prepare cost analyses and negotiate with suppliers/designers to contribute to target achievement.
• Execute supplier/part/commodity tactics to realize cost reduction and SQCDM objectives.
• Propose maker layout selections considering quality, cost, delivery, development, and management for high-volume parts.
• Contribute to design input to optimize cost and part design.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Cost analyses

Analytical skills

Time management

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Cost Technical Experts

Job description

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a HondaHonda 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

Procurement Sourcing Specialist must work with others to competitively bid outsourced parts amongst suppliers to realize the best value to the company for providing components of Powersports vehicle production. Evaluate responses and make decisions on sourcing selection to support the business direction, maintain positive business relationship with the suppliers, and exercise signature commitment authority in accordance with corporate guidelines.

Key Accountabilities

Represent Honda with minimal supervision in interactions with suppliers to request, review, negotiate, and approve quotations that contribute to setting the production costs of global ATV & SxS new models and mass production vehicles. Deliver results that consistently meet defined cost targets.

Prepare cost analyses and effectively negotiate with suppliers/designers, using the support of Cost Technical Experts, to contribute to target achievement.

Execute supplier / part / commodity tactics under the direction of Cost Technical Experts, to realize cost reduction, mitigation, avoidance and unit achievement of annual Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Morale (SQCDM) business plan objectives.

Propose maker layout selections to Cost Technical Experts by considering numerous factors including quality, cost, delivery, development, and management on a high volume of parts that result in determining which supplier will provide components for mass production.

Contribute occasionally to spec maturation with designer engineers by providing input on design changes that impact cost in order to provide critical part design at optimized cost.

Provide maximum support to team members; assist management in accomplishing special projects.

As a special project arises, provides appropriate level of support based on management direction.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Bachelors Degree or equivalent in related field

0+ years related work experience preferably in Powersports or Automotive field

Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality

General knowledge of cost, budget and/or financial information management

Strong analytical skills (logical through process, reasonability, timeliness)

Time management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills (logical thought process, reasonability, timeliness)

Effective negotiation skills and the ability to summarize key issues for management review

Develop innovative approaches to reduce costs and improve efficiency

Knowledge of SxS and ATV market

Ability to read blue prints and understand specification requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Working Conditions

Travel: Average of 1-3 times monthly. Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.

Physical: Primarily works at a desk or scope; frequent keyboarding.

Limited kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching or bending.

Hazards: Risks found in a typical office & shop setting. May be exposed to explosives/flammables, pressurized equipment, toxic chemicals and moving parts.

Overtime: Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities.

Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety DEPARTMENT, and COMPANY policies, Procedures, AND rules.

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

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.