# Purchasing Senior Specialist

**Company**: American Honda Motor Company
**Location**: Troy, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,000.00 - $97,500.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4744011

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## Description

The Purchasing Specialist (EX2) position within Recycling & Spec Control supports the overall mission and goals of American Honda by supporting activities that impact customer (dealer) satisfaction, regulatory compliance, profitability, and resource circularity.

Key accountabilities include:

- Battery Support – Refresh, shipping, regulatory, stabilization, & sourcing

- Resource Circularity / Recycling – Support BP projects, department initiatives

- Core Management – Inventory, distribution, and maintenance core charges

- Forecast & Ordering Support – BEV battery, hybrid battery, ATR, & small core

- Third Party Support – Interaction with third party providers for goods and services

- Audit Support – IN dealer system document accuracy & department SOP accuracy

- LET Support – Part flashing, LET maintenance, & database support with Japan

- KPI Tracking – Tracking of data, root cause & countermeasure activities

- Project Support – Lead or support business plan or special projects for the department

The ideal candidate will have:

- BA/BS in Business, Supply Chain Management (or equivalent experience)

- Four to six years of experience in a procurement capacity (preferably in manufacturing environment)

- Procurement Knowledge

- Forecasting Experience (preferably automotive service parts)

- Negotiating

- Planning/Organizing

- Communication and Presentation Skills

- Microsoft Office

Total Rewards include:

- 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 opportunities include:

- 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
- Supply Chain Management
- Forecasting
- Negotiating
- Planning/Organizing
- Communication and Presentation Skills
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- automotive service parts
- manufacturing environment

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