Contract Specialist

About the Role

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. The Contract Specialist reviews contract requests of low/medium complexity and collaborates with Legal, Strategic Sourcing, Risk groups, and Business groups to ensure compliance with company policies, risk, and governance requirements.

The Contract Specialist is responsible for issuing, reviewing, analyzing, redlining, assessing risk(s), and negotiating with suppliers to obtain the best possible terms and delivery in support of business requirements under the guidance of a Contract Sr. Specialist. The role may exercise signature commitment authority in accordance with corporate guidelines for assigned contracts and serves as the primary liaison for internal and external customers. Additionally, the Contract Specialist is responsible for contract consolidation, management, and retention of all NA Indirect contracts per company policy.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, redline, risk assess, and negotiate Master Agreements with low to medium complexity.
• Manage the Contract Repository and Legacy Contract Management.
• Define required Master Agreements based on engagement type.
• Handle New Supplier Requests and Request for Sourcing classification and routing.
• Perform Level 2 / SOW Template reviews and execution.
• Study and provide optimization themes and/or process improvements/efficiencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a closely related field, or equivalent relevant experience (4 years).
• CSP, CPM, or CPSM certification is desired.
• 0-2 years of procurement experience is required.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Contract management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Skills

• Microsoft Project experience.
• Familiarity with procurement ERP systems (Ariba, SAP, etc.) or e-procurement tools.
• Understanding of online catalogue ordering and administration.
• Good understanding of business concepts.

Working Conditions

• Office environment with no more than 5% travel required.
• Potential for 2-5 hours of overtime weekly.
• On-site position (80-20).

Benefits

• Competitive base salary (pay based on geographic location, work experience, etc.).
• Paid overtime.
• Regional bonus (when applicable).
• Industry-leading benefit plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription).
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and shutdown.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution.
• Relocation assistance (if eligible).
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.
• Education reimbursement for continued learning.
• Training and development programs.
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment.
• Lifestyle Account.
• Childcare Reimbursement Account.
• Elder Care Support.
• Wellbeing Program.
• Community service and engagement programs.
• Product Programs.