Purchasing Assistant Manager

We are seeking a Purchasing Assistant Manager to join our team at American Honda Motor Company in Lincoln, Alabama. The successful candidate will have a key role in coordinating daily activities with buyers and technical leads to ensure Key Performance Indicators are met, and will be responsible for implementing business plan themes and strategies.

Job Purpose

The Purchasing Assistant Manager will be responsible for coordinating daily activities with buyers and technical lead support to ensure Key Performance Indicators are met by mitigating risk of Downtime, GDP, and Cost from our North American supply base. The Group Leader is also responsible for implementing business plan themes/strategies developed by SC Delivery Department leadership and SCM Business Unit leadership as well as site Delivery budgets.

Key Accountabilities

• Support Site Delivery Frame Unit Leaders/buyers in troubleshooting supplier and/or site-specific issues
• Lead the execution of Business Plan Themes/Strategies, Budget, Key Performance Indicators
• Lead/maintain critical projects, Business Plan Themes, and other initiatives, present/escalate when necessary
• Benchmark with other HDMA Frame Sites to identify and apply cost saving opportunities
• Engage associates within specific site or other HDMA Frame sites to develop & implement system enhancements and supplier improvement items
• Lead associate development activities of assigned buyers

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Business Management

Minimum Experience

• 8+ years relevant experience

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Provides necessary direction, support, and identifies/develops training for team members to perform their responsibilities
• Accurately interprets direction from leadership; clearly communicates and conveys technical, business or policy information appropriately across multiple levels within a unit or group of operation
• Takes action to build effective working relationships between individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, viewpoints & experiences
• Develops and uses benchmarks and performance measures to track progress or identify gaps
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve characteristics, conditions, processes, or products and directs improvement activity; has high sensitivity for loss or abnormal conditions
• Understands the business, processes and technology employed across Honda's operational units; applies expertise to generate themes to improve characteristics
• Develops solutions to highly complex, systemic problems that impact or involve multiple disciplines, departments, or products; takes initiative to develop and implement improvement themes that permanently countermeasure systemic root causes
• Models' own behavior according to Honda Philosophy and can teach / mentor others to ensure company values are at forefront for all actions and decisions
• Effectively delegates responsibilities while providing support and structure
• Creates a positive work environment that encourages high performance and pursuit of goals

Job Dimensions

• Number of Direct Reports: 5 – 10 buyers
• Number of Indirect Reports: 5 - 10 buyers on other Group Leader’s team (if applicable)
• Financial Dimensions: Negotiate compensation requests and design changes between supplier and Honda to mitigate financial risk to Honda while ensuring the timely implementation of changepoint. Support the control of overtime and freight, and design change budgets to meet Ki targets.

Decisions Expected

• Provide tactical and/or strategic guidance to buyers & leadership related to supplier issues, business plan items, and/or internal department issues
• Strategic direction related to Business Plan and One Way Best Way items
• Support Buyer performance ratings, succession planning, etc…through collaboration w/ Local Unit Leader
• Site Delivery Frame local policies and procedures related to SEQDCM
• Support Monthly/Ki Key Performance Indicator targets related to operations and budget

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work overtime approximately 5-10 hours per week.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with demanding and critical deadlines.
• Traveling between Sites, Business Units, and/or suppliers
• Must be able to work weekends or into 2nd shift hours to support critical business needs (internal and/or external)

Total Rewards

• Competitive Base Salary ($84,200.00 - $126,300.00)
• 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)

Career Growth

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued learning
• Training and Development Programs

Additional Offerings

• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs