Cost Planning Manager

Company: American Honda Motor Co Inc
Location: Troy
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
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."
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!

About this Position:
This role is responsible for managing objectives, managing manpower, facilitating initiatives, reporting results, setting electrification strategy, giving direction/approval, and decision making on the following job functions:

• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (cost change on all parts, including key cost initiatives, strong cost negotiation, and strategic cost planning)
  
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contracts (Service Parts Purchase & Sales Agreement, contract negotiations for suppliers,Drop-ship contracts and terms/conditions, Pricing Agreements)
  
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Buildout (sustainability of non-current parts and production)
  
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tool & Die Maintenance (tooling transfers, tooling storage, tools repair reviews/approvals, new tool purchases)
  
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stressed Supplier (bankruptcy, financial alerts, capacity concerns), which includes determining resourcing requirements/processes/materials/components etc associated with resourcing and setup, qualification of new supplier or production location
  
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Parts Division Electrification Projects (including alliance partnerships, business acquisitions, etc)
  Responsibilities include:
  
• - - - - - - Oversee the departments negotiation of service parts agreements with suppliers, in partnership with legal. Approximately 2-5 contracts per month and 600 suppliers in total. - Ensure full analysis and review of details within agreement and impact to Honda. - Get involved in difficult negotiations that have been elevated up thru the department. -
  
• - - - - - - Oversee the management of supplier issues and cost changes on all parts. This includes negotiating costs, finding economical, viable solutions together with suppliers, finding alternative suppliers, etc. - This also ensures utilization and strategy for the department regarding the use of commodity/industry cost tables and rates, process costs validation/methodology, manufacturing setup cost validation/methodology, SGAP costs judgment and review, etc. - Get involved in difficult negotiations that have been elevated up thru the department. -
  
• - - - - - - Ensure non-current continuous supply with each buildout model and through the life of part, including tooling transfer management. - This includes ensuring project plans are established, followed, and reported on. - If gaps exist in the process ensure root cause review and countermeasure validation.
  
• - - - - - - Identify and oversee the implementation of process / procedure improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness and "do more with less"
  
• - - - - - - Oversee or contribute inputs towards projects on a regular basis. Examples of projects are identifying cost control metrics, setting up electronic coding system, creating cost agreements with factories, etc. This activity includes providing direction on things such as benchmarking, strategy review, organizational direction/initiatives, etc.
  
• - - - - - - Division Electrification Strategy & Project Management. - Lead and provide direction on electrification projects for the Division, this includes cross and inter-divisional collaboration. - Complete decision analysis, requirements collection, and overall direction setting for electrification strategy within the division.
  
• - - - - - - Provide leadership to all members of the department, including managing workload and morale
  
• - - - - - - Report department results to upper-level management and be able to countermeasure effectively when needed.Who we are seeking:
  We are looking for qualified people and diverse background and experiences, open minds, and a disciplined work ethic, to bring the future to Honda.
  -Required Work Experience:
  
• - - - - - - - 10+ years of supply chain experience that ensures a solid understanding of supply base, supplier production environments, supplier costing methods and design changes/engineering standards
  
  -Required Education:
  
• - - - - - - Bachelor's degree
  Desired skills:
  
• - - - - - - Negotiation skills
  
• - - - - - - Project Management Skills
  
• - - - - - - People skills
  
  What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
  -Total Rewards:
  
• - - - Competitive base salary
  

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