New Model Sr. Project Leader

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 :

Total business analysis of product or technology projects to ensure the business prospect is profitable for Honda prior to development resources being committed to the project.

Study will include current competitive field and market positioning scenarios, as well as the identification of key enablers and features necessary to delivery an appealing product to our customers.

Engage with cross functional team and Dept / Division leaders within Automotive Purchasing Division along with large project teams from other Business Units.

Develop and execute Project Plans per specified assign commodity that achieve the A00 Targets for assigned projects and forecast profitability of various scenarios.

Lead and manage assigned projects in all aspects from start to finish.

Responsibilities include :

Benchmarking : Conduct in-depth benchmarking activities to further develop insights discovered through sensing. This will include teardown of competitor vehicles to the system and part level and documentation of physical characteristics.

Where gaps exist to the corresponding Honda product regarding specification and performance differences, correlate with function department technical leaders to develop testing specification and criteria in order to perform testing to pinpoint the reason for the performance or cost gap.

Make proposals for appropriate action to address the issue.

Sensing : Continuously study developments in the automotive industry to understand latest trends in products and technology coming into the market.

Compare with historical data and develop a qualitative hypothesis about the driving factors influencing the direction of the industry.

Consulting, Internal : Share information cross-functionally with groups having vested interests in the analysis being conducted (ie.

Design, Purchasing, AH Strategy, Supplier). Adjust research to address input from these business units.

Consulting, External : In certain cases, it may be necessary to engage an expert third party to bring a different perspective to a subject under study.

In such a case, collaborate with a designated partner for in-depth study to identify key differences and quantify areas of opportunity.

Supervise the vendor’s work regularly through meetings while giving appropriate feedback.

Reporting : Gain consensus within the research team on conclusions to be drawn from the sensing and benchmarking analysis.

Prepare a report summarizing findings and recommendation on path forward and specific actions to take.

Special Projects : Lead assigned short term business innovation projects resulting from benchmarking activities.

Who we are seeking :

Minimum Educational Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or relevant field

Minimum Experience :

8+ years depending on education / degree and relevant work experience

Other Job-Specific Skills :

• Strong understanding of Honda SED flow,
• Good project management experience, technical analysis, and problem solving
• Proficient in Microsoft, good organization skills, leadership experience,
• Strong presentation skills
• Analyze information and evaluate results to select the best solution for the organization and the business (win-win)
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with design and purchasing divisions.
• Ability to work with ambiguity in a fast paced environment

Additional Position Factors :

• Domestic and International (avg length of 1-2 weeks) travel may be requested (10%)
• Willingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs of our NM schedule
• Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity
• Hybrid (60% in office / 40%bremote) Blended remote work based on management discretion and operating needs
• Regular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups and to Honda management for evaluation purposes.

At Honda, you will play a key role in our journey to become a company that society wants to exist now, and in the future.

Your endless curiosity will drive innovation and your courageous spirit will challenge the status quo. We believe having a workforce made up of diverse thinkers and innovators makes us a better Honda.

Respect for each other and respect for diversity each and every day drives our associates to contribute at the highest level and work effectively in a team environment.

We make the dream of mobility a reality with our innovative and high-quality products. Together, we Bring the Future to our customers, associates, and communities. We are Honda!

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards :

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
• 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 :

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

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.