Department Lead, Global IT Strategic Sourcing

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. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint."

The Department Lead for Global IT Strategic Sourcing sets the global strategic direction for IT procurement, standardizing category management, sourcing, contracting, and asset management to deliver best value, cost efficiency, and risk management for AHM IT and Honda.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and strategy:
• Set the global IT strategic sourcing vision, strategy, and operating model aligned to Honda's business objectives, technology roadmap, and financial targets.
• Develop and maintain multi-year category strategies and roadmaps (software, services, infrastructure, and emerging needs) in partnership with IT leaders and Global/Regional Indirect Procurement.
• Define standard processes, templates, and governance for category planning, sourcing, contracting, and software asset management to enable repeatable execution across regions.
• Translate strategy into measurable outcomes (value, cost, risk, and service) and communicate progress to executive stakeholders.

• Advanced leadership:
• Lead global and regional sourcing initiatives to optimize IT spend through rationalization, consolidation, and demand management; monitor market trends to identify savings and improvement opportunities.
• Lead complex negotiations and executive-level stakeholder alignment to secure best value, service levels, and contractual protections (commercial, legal, information security, and delivery).
• Drive disciplined contract lifecycle management for strategic suppliers, including renewals, performance remedies, and change control, to reduce disruption and improve outcomes.
• Represent Global IT Strategic Sourcing as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders, influencing decisions on sourcing models, supplier strategy, and investment trade-offs.

• Vendor assessments:
• Establish supplier performance management across global and regional vendors by defining KPIs/SLAs, scorecards, and review cadences (QCD, risk, compliance, and customer outcomes).
• Increase spend and contract visibility through consistent categorization, supplier segmentation, and analytics to identify improvement, consolidation, and risk-reduction opportunities.
• Lead vendor business reviews and executive escalations; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement through PDCA, including remediation plans where performance gaps exist.
• Provide governance and performance oversight for outsourced IT vendors and the internal Global Capability Center (GCC) to ensure service quality, compliance, and alignment to business needs.

• Resource management:
• Own department business planning and budget governance (long-range, mid-year, and annual), including target setting, forecasting, and performance tracking aligned to IT and business strategy.
• Partner with Finance and IT leaders to balance demand, capacity, and cost; provide insight on investment trade-offs and total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Provide governance for IT sourcing and supplier/contract management by partnering with Technology, Information Security, Legal, and Procurement to ensure policy adherence, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management.

• People and team management:
• Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed strategic sourcing organization through coaching, capability building, staffing, and consistent performance management.
• Set clear goals and expectations aligned to the sourcing strategy; create accountability through routines, standard work, and transparent performance reporting.
• Build a collaborative culture across regions and functions, ensuring effective communication, knowledge sharing, and continuity across time zones.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study and/or equivalent work experience. A Master's Degree / MBA Preferred.
• Minimum Experience:
• At least 15 years of relevant demonstrable work experience with In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices.
• 5 or more years negotiating IT Contracts and Services for large multinational companies with spend exceeding $100M annually on IT Software and Services.
• 5 to 8 years relevant leadership experience.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
• 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)
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs