# Cost Innovation Project Lead - Purchasing

**Company**: Honda
**Location**: Raymond, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $72,100.00 - $90,100.00
**Category**: Purchasing
**Industry**: Automotive
**Ticker**: HMC
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9584

**Apply**: https://careers.honda.com/us/en/job/11223/Cost-Innovation-Project-Lead-Purchasing?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a Cost Innovation Project Lead - Purchasing to join our team at Honda. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading cost reduction activities for SxS/ATV/PE/L&G products, collaborating with purchasing, production, and other teams to achieve business cost targets.

**Job Purpose:** The Cost Innovation (CI) project lead - Purchasing is responsible for Cost Reduction (CR) activities for SxS/ATV/PE/L&G products. Implement various CR activities in collaboration with purchasing, production, and GO, and work with the new model development team to achieve business cost targets.

**Key Accountabilities:**

- Centralized management of CR ideas in a database: Utilize Honda's global CR database to manage CR ideas at AH and advance their application to new models.

- Promoting CR in mass production design changes: By integrating readily applicable CR ideas with DEB and applying them to mass production, costs can be reduced.

- Optimizing manufacturing processes in collaboration with suppliers: Understand the supplier's manufacturing process and optimize the manufacturing process by modifying drawings to make them easier to produce.

- Development of new suppliers: Collaborate on purchasing and develop new suppliers.

- Formulation of a parts strategy: Develop procurement strategies and component strategies that incorporate specification evolution.

**Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:**

- Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Associate degree with 5 years’ experience. 8+ years of related work experience may be substituted.

- Minimum Experience: 1-3 years procurement/purchasing/supplier development experience. Understanding of procurement procedure. Competent in estimating rough cost. Understanding of SEDB (Sales, Manufacturing, R&D, Purchasing) functions. Competent in creating a plan and schedule. Excellent multi-tasking, prioritizing, and decision-making skills. Ability to positively influence & motivate team members. Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

**Working Conditions:**

- Majority of time is in office environment.

- Physical: primarily deskwork, frequent keyboarding.

- Overtime: 10-15 hours overtime per week possible based on project demands and responsibilities.

- Occasional weekend work.

- Travel: As required depending on project demand, typically less than 25%

**Total Rewards:**

- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)

- 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
- procurement
- purchasing
- supplier development
- cost reduction
- manufacturing processes

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Source: [Apply at careers.honda.com](https://careers.honda.com/us/en/job/11223/Cost-Innovation-Project-Lead-Purchasing?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)