Senior Account Representative

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!

Procure and coordinate the supply of raw materials (Aluminum, Resin, Foundry Sub, and Scrap) in support of Honda locations (AEP, TMPOH, and OSP), while initiating and supporting cost reduction activities. Support multiple commodities, including carbon sheet, aluminum sheet and ingot, resin, foundry sub, and recycling initiatives. Coordinate commodity-specific strategies with multiple departments, including Steel and MPR. Act independently as Honda Trading's representative to Anna Engine Plant and TMP Ohio, providing daily on-site support.

Maintain a regular on-site presence at Anna Engine Plant, TMP Ohio, and OSP four (4) days per week, with a permanent workstation located at Anna Engine Plant (AEP).

• Ensure on-time scheduled delivery of customers' commodity requirements. Place accurate orders in a timely manner, conducting thorough inventory analysis, maintaining frequent supplier follow-up, and achieving 100% on-time delivery with no short shipments or missed shipments.

• Improve customer service. Maintain thorough knowledge of customers and their expectations; provide rapid responses to inquiries; ensure no pending claims; conduct regularly scheduled visits to customer facilities; and strive to exceed customer expectations. Must be well-versed in multiple commodities (Steel, Aluminum, Resin, and Scrap) and support plant-specific new model launches and teardown activities.

• Improve supplier management. Serve as the primary contact and liaison between HTA and assigned suppliers (mills, raw material suppliers, freight providers, etc.); regularly provide feedback to support QCDDM philosophy and supplier evaluations by coordinating meetings, establishing and tracking delivery performance goals, and preparing agendas and presentation materials. Maintain open lines of communication to drive continuous improvement initiatives. Utilize production and cost data to manage supplier manufacturing processes related to coil yield efficiency.

Manage supplier performance metrics and presentation tables, and facilitate effective communication between Customer Purchasing, Accounting, and Supplier Sales and Technical teams.

• Lead and coordinate cost reduction & development projects. Work closely with suppliers, customers, and HTA internal teams to identify and implement cost reduction opportunities. Conduct problem and situation analyses to evaluate potential benefits, establish project timelines, and communicate effectively to ensure goals and objectives are achieved. Provide regular updates and present project results to management. Lead and manage the monthly cost analysis with NAP to identify cost discrepancies, evaluate supplier manufacturing performance, and assess its impact on unit cost.

• Support on-site labor at AEP, TMP, and OSP by ensuring plant requirements are clearly communicated, incidents are addressed efficiently, and proactive support is provided for on-site needs through MRO management and regular on-site meetings. Support annual cost negotiations and maintain effective communication with all stakeholders to ensure successful operations.

• Improve department profitability. Provide clear…