Purchasing Assistant Manager

Job Purpose

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.

Key Accountabilities

• Support Site Delivery Frame Unit Leaders/buyers in troubleshooting supplier and/or site-specific issues
• In supporting Local Unit Leader/Regional Unit Leader, lead the execution of Business Plan Themes/Strategies, Budget, Key Performance Indicators
• Lead/maintain critical projects, Business Plan Themes, and other initiatives, present/escalate when necessary
• Benchmark with other HDMA Frame Sites to identify and apply cost saving opportunities
• Engage associates within specific site or other HDMA Frame sites to develop & implement system enhancements (Commonization, OWBW, etc) and supplier improvement items
• Lead associate development activities (train, advise, mentor) of assigned buyers

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• 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; 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

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work overtime approximately 5-10 hours per week
• Work in a fast-paced environment with demanding and critical deadlines
• Travelling between Sites, Business Units, and/or suppliers
• Must be able to work weekends or into 2nd shift hours to support critical business needs (internal and/or external)