Purchasing Senior Specialist

Job 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!

About this Position :

The Senior Delivery Buyer is responsible for managing the overall trial part (increased complexity) readiness throughout the new model development cycle. Considering impact and risk to trial event readiness, effectively complete analysis of part shipment lead times and cost to ensure on-time delivery of parts to North American facilities. Effectively communicate and work with North American suppliers to ensure on-time achievement of project goals.

Responsibilities include :

• Lead critical recovery activity to ensure on time delivery for all New Model Part trials
• Establish trial part pricing and negotiate with supplier as needed (type and complexity of part increases)
• Generate, order and expedite parts (complexity of part increases with level) for new model trials and other special purposes
• Lead supplier readiness activity for new and critical suppliers to ensure project targets are achieved at key development stages
• Manage one or more Senior Buyer level special projects targeting improvement plans for department process efficiency and cost reduction
• Prepare and conduct a transfer of relevant new model information to the mass production team
• Mentor and support team of associates for the department with BOM, PO technical know-how

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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.