# Specification Control Specialist

**Company**: Honda
**Location**: Marysville
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $63,700.00 - $95,600.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Ticker**: HMC
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9584

**Apply**: https://careers.honda.com/us/en/job/10666/Specification-Control-Specialist?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

## What We're Looking For

We are seeking a Specification Control Specialist to join our team. This role will play a key part in driving specification standardization across indirect categories to support Honda's business transformation and sustainability initiatives.

## Job Purpose

The Specialist will coordinate activities across multiple divisions and stakeholders to optimize procurement processes, reduce complexity, and enable data-driven decision-making across multiple spend categories.

## Key Accountabilities

### Stakeholder Management

- Facilitate collaboration between internal (NAIP) and external stakeholders through Specification Development Council forums to align standardization objectives, goals, plans, and outcomes.

### Data Analysis and Reporting

- Analyze spend, usage patterns, and SKU proliferation to identify duplication and rationalization opportunities.

- Partner with data and analytics teams to develop dashboards, reports, and tools to support ongoing standardization tracking.

### Continuous Improvement

- Research, identify, analyze, and implement improvement opportunities across end-to-end specification standardization processes and other NAIP-related initiatives.

### Change Management

- Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of standardized specifications across internal functions.

## Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

### Minimum Educational Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in business or a technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

### Minimum Experience

- 3+ years of experience in indirect procurement, supply chain, or a related technical field.

### Other Job-Specific Skills

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with familiarity in procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba) and data analysis tools such as Excel and Power BI.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively, with a focus on continuous improvement and achieving goals and targets.

- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with category management teams and suppliers to encourage collaboration and transparency.

- Self-motivated and results-driven, with a strong sense of purpose. Supports company direction and fosters an environment aligned with Honda's success while modeling Honda Philosophy principles and Core Values

## Benefits

- Total Rewards:

- Competitive Base Salary

- Paid Overtime

- Regional Bonus (when applicable)

- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)

- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown

- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

- 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:

- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment

- Lifestyle Account

- Childcare Reimbursement Account

- Elder Care Support

- Wellbeing Program

- Community Service and Engagement Programs

- Product Programs

## Skills

### Required
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Microsoft Office
- Procurement systems
- Data analysis tools

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