Contract Senior Specialist

We are seeking a Contract Senior Specialist to join our team at American Honda Motor Company. The successful candidate will execute Procurement Privacy compliance activities by evaluating supplier engagements, analyzing contractual obligations involving Personal Information (PI), and determining required privacy controls, agreements, and compliance actions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Procurement Privacy Analysis & Contract Review: Review supplier engagements, Statements of Work (SOWs), contracts, and supporting documentation to identify Personal Information (PI) processing activities and Procurement Privacy requirements.
• Evaluate supplier services and business requirements to determine applicable privacy controls, contractual protections, and compliance obligations.
• Assess contractual language and identify gaps requiring remediation or additional privacy protections.
• Recommend appropriate privacy requirements based on established governance standards.

• Compliance Assessment & Privacy Requirements Validation: Analyze intake submissions, DPI responses, supplier questionnaires, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance alignment.
• Validate consistency between procurement activities, contractual commitments, and privacy requirements.
• Identify compliance risks, gaps, or exceptions requiring corrective actions.
• Recommend remediation steps and compliance requirements to stakeholders.

• Risk Assessment & Remediation Support: Evaluate supplier engagements for privacy compliance risks and potential regulatory concerns.
• Monitor identified issues through remediation and corrective action activities.
• Collaborate with Procurement stakeholders to resolve compliance gaps.
• Escalate high-risk or complex situations requiring management review and decision-making.

• Stakeholder Advisory & Procurement Support: Serve as a Procurement Privacy resource for buyers, sourcing teams, business stakeholders, and supporting functions.
• Provide guidance regarding privacy requirements, agreement obligations, and Procurement Privacy processes.
• Communicate review outcomes, recommendations, and required actions to stakeholders.
• Support consistent application of Procurement Privacy requirements across Procurement activities.

• Reporting, Analysis & Compliance Monitoring: Maintain compliance records, contract inventories, and engagement tracking information.
• Analyze compliance trends, recurring issues, and process improvement opportunities.
• Support KPI reporting, audit readiness activities, and management reporting.
• Contribute recommendations for process improvements based on review findings and compliance results.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Experience: 2-6 years in Procurement, Contract Management or Risk Management.
• Other Job-Specific Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail and data accuracy, strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, experience reviewing contracts (SOWs, MSA, MCSA, DSSA concepts), Supplier contracts, procurement processes, compliance requirements, and preferred governance controls.

Total Rewards:

• Competitive Base Salary ($74,800.00 - $112,100.00).
• 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.