Supplier Support Engineer Manager

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! Job Purpose Honda Aero in Burlington, NC is in search for a member of a team whose role mission statement is to “Advance our ability to improve supply chain stability with a single and efficient mindset.” This contributes to maintaining strong delivery characteristics in support of smooth production operations ensuring customer satisfaction. Under limited supervision, responsible for leading Supplier Crisis mitigation and countermeasure for OEM Suppliers and supporting supplier Delivery performance, in addition to other duties not specified but required for production and/or other core business activities. Participates in broad scope projects and handles critical supplier situations. Approach to job: Collaborate with Suppliers and other Honda Business Unit leaders to achieve supplier stability Review proposals with leadership for final direction setting Minimize supplier touchpoints thru optimizing activity Clearly summarize each supplier situation so issue, impact, root cause and CM are clearly escalated Key Accountabilities Manage and Direct situation appraisal and analysis of a supplier crisis on a specific part or assembly process Manage and oversee implementation of immediate corrective action plan (short term and long term) at critical suppliers Manage critical proactive projects (Capacity Management / LMPR / A-Rank NARS reporting, Shutdown, Etc.) Support reporting activity for root cause analysis / countermeasure implementation to solve complex problems w/ attention to closure speed and effectiveness Strive for continuous improvement through cycling Plan Do Check Action (PDCA) for area of responsibility (Capacity and/or Special projects) to ensure associate success Qualifications, Experience, and Skills Minimum Educational Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Equivalent Related Experience Minimum Experience 10+ years of relevant experience Other Job-Specific Skills Manufacturing Process Knowledge (stamping, welding, assembly, material flow, casting, machining, etc) Working Conditions Strong Sense of urgency and flexibility to respond to critical issues and unplanned risk events Ability to travel at moment's notice to confirm supplier situation at the spot (up to 50%) Ability to work in an open office environment, at a supplier's operations, or conduct business virtually where expectations are maintained. Ability to work 1st,2nd, or 3rd shift in a limited basis to support on-site supplier crisis Ability to work up to 5-15 hours OT each week as needed 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. --s-p-m1-- By applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by Monster to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer’s data processor SonicJobs. See SonicJobs Privacy Policy at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/terms-conditions