Purchasing Principal 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 Site Delivery Frame Senior Business Analyst uses expertise within systems and data tools to investigate complex problems, modify, and communicate critical information to the appropriate network, and promote / implement solutions that improve effectiveness and efficiency of the team within a challenging production and supply chain environment. The Senior Business Analyst is also responsible for supporting / implementing business plan themes / strategies developed by SC Delivery Department leadership and SCM Business Unit leadership (specifically pertain to systems / technical applications).

Responsibilities include :

• Lead benchmarking and best practices across sites by collaborating with Unit Leaders and Senior Business Analysts to identify and implement cost optimization opportunities.
• Provide strategic leadership support to the Site Delivery Frame team with diagnosing complex system issues and implementing sustainable, long-term solutions that enhance operation.
• Own and drive high-impact initiatives, including critical projects and Business Plan Themes, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and escalating key insights to leadership when necessary.
• Act as a strategic liaison with HDMA’s SCM Business Unit and other Business Units to influence and deliver system enhancements (e.g., Commonization, OWBW) that drive standardization and efficiency.
• Champion capability building by promoting associate development through advanced systems and analytics training, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.
• Serve as the SME to guide and enable the team in executing critical, time-sensitive production changes with minimal disruption to business continuity.

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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.