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title: Purchasing Assistant Manager
description: 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 effe…
date posted: 2026-07-30T13:13:08.785Z
valid through: 2026-10-01T14:00:36.967Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Operations
industry: Automotive
skills: Supply Chain Management
skills: Data Analytics
skills: Business Management
skills: Leadership
skills: Communication
skills: Problem-solving
hiring organization: American Honda Motor Company
  type: Organization
  founding date: 1959
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: Lincoln
    address region: Alabama
    postal code: 35096
    address country: US
employment type: FULL_TIME
base salary: MonetaryAmount
  currency: USD
  value: QuantitativeValue
    min value: 84200
    max value: 126300
    unit text: YEAR