What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a HondaHonda 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."
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job PurposeThis job contributes to the overall mission and goals of HDMA by ensuring delivery of parts at the right time, right condition, to plants by acting as a liaison between carriers, suppliers, Delivery Team and cross-docks.
Key Accountabilities- Lead group comprised of Carriers, Suppliers, X-Dock associates, and Delivery associates to facilitate PDCA / Root Cause Analysis/ Why-Why analysis to determine and carryout appropriate countermeasure activity.
- Provide leadership and direction to carriers and cross-docks on consolidating and reducing loads to provide cost down for Transportation to meet Business Plan.
- Lead the department monthly report roll-up for UL review and signoff.
- Acting as liaison between Carriers and Cross-Docks with Delivery, Packaging and Transportation Teams to lead Reroute preparation activity.
- Monitor daily pulse reports to ensure Carriers and Cross-docks are processing and delivering on time and provide direction on path forward.
- Lead projects for Cross-Dock and Carrier Planning and future expansion
- Analyze Weekly invoices to ensure SOW is followed and being billed correctly
- Provide daily direction and guidance to Carriers and Cross-dock management team on potential damages and claims of parts flowing through Cross-docks.
Qualifications, Experience, and SkillsMinimum Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or Supply Chain or equivalent
Minimum Experience:
- 2+ yrs. equivalent experience
Other Job-Specific Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of Honda Supply Chain flow
- Extensive knowledge of PPT and Excel for reporting and analysis.
- Customer Service skillset to deal with Honda Internal and external customers and problem resolution.
Job DimensionsNo. of Direct Reports: 0
No. of Indirect Reports: 0
Financial Dimensions: N/A
Decisions Expected- Decide if recovery shipment timing will meet Mass Production need time understanding consolidation center pack out times.
- Decide if premium transportation/expedite is needed
- Decide to expedite from X-Dock to plant to avoid downtime.
- Decide when to cut loads from SAX to provide cost down activity.
- Decide when to award overtime, extra drivers, etc. to ensure deliveries are on time.
Working Conditions- Strong Sense of urgency and flexibility to respond to critical issues and unplanned risk events
- Ability to work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift on a limited basis to support crisis.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?Total Rewards:- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- 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
Additional Offerings:- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- Lifestyle Account
- Childcare Reimbursement Account
- Elder Care Support
- Wellbeing Program
- Community Service and Engagement Programs
- Product Programs
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.
