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!
The SCM Site Delivery Frame Local Group Leader is responsible for coordinating daily activities with his/her respective buyers and technical lead support (EX1 – EX4 / Career Levels L3 – L5) to ensure Key Performance Indicators are met by mitigating risk of Downtime, GDP, and Cost from our North American supply base. The Group Leader is also responsible for implementing business plan themes/strategies developed by SC Delivery Department leadership and SCM Business Unit leadership as well as site Delivery budgets.
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
Bachelors’ degree in Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Business Management
Minimum Experience:
8+ years relevant experience
Other Job-Specific Skills:
Provides necessary direction, support, and identifies/develops training for team members to perform their responsibilities
Accurately interprets direction from leadership; clearly communicates and conveys technical, business or policy information appropriately across multiple levels within a unit or group of operation
Takes action to build effective working relationships between individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, viewpoints & experiences
Develops and uses benchmarks and performance measures to track progress or identify gaps
Continuously seeks opportunities to improve characteristics, conditions, processes, or products and directs improvement activity; has high sensitivity for loss or abnormal conditions
Understands the business, processes and technology employed across Honda's operational units; applies expertise to generate themes to improve characteristics
Develops solutions to highly complex, systemic problems that impact or involve multiple disciplines, departments, or products; takes initiative to develop and implement improvement themes that permanently countermeasure systemic root causes
Models' own behavior according to Honda Philosophy and can teach / mentor others to ensure company values are at forefront for all actions and decisions
effectively delegates responsibilities while providing support and structure
Creates a positive work environment that encourages high performance and pursuit of goals
No. of Direct Reports: 5 – 10 buyers
No. of Indirect Reports: 5 - 10 buyers on other Group Leader’s team (if applicable)
Financial Dimensions: Negotiate compensation requests and design changes between supplier and Honda to mitigate financial risk to Honda while ensuring the timely implementation of changepoint. Support the control of overtime and freight, and design change budgets to meet Ki targets.
What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
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.
We are Honda. A company built on dreams and the determination to make them come true. Driven by our commitment to society and the planet, our work brings joy to our customers and enhances mobility, as we work to help people everywhere expand their life’s potential. Our products, from cars and trucks, to advanced light jets and other forms of mobility, reflect our belief that the purpose of technology is to help people.
Together, we are building an inclusive culture where people feel seen and celebrated. Where associates from a variety of backgrounds can apply their unique ideas and experiences to help us create a cleaner, safer, more exciting mobile world.
You’re invited to join Honda on this journey. Your individual skills, passion, persistence, innovative mindset and challenging spirit are needed to help Honda Bring the Future.
Bring the Future at honda.com/careers
