Procurement Contract Specialist

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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.”

The Contract Specialist reviews contract requests of low / medium complexity as assigned and collaborates with Legal, Strategic Sourcing, Risk groups and Business groups to ensure that all contracts are compliant with company policies, risk and governance requirements. This position is responsible to issue, review, analyse, redline, assess risk(s) and negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best possible terms and delivery in support of business requirements under the guidance of a Contract Sr.

Specialist. The Contract Specialist may exercise signature commitment authority in accordance with corporate guidelines for contracts assigned. This role is the primary liaison for internal customers and external customers. Additionally, the Contract Specialist is responsible for contract consolidation, management and retention of all NA Indirect contracts per company policy.

• Review, analyze, redline, risk assess risk(s) and negotiate Master Agreements with low to medium complexity
• Responsible for Contract Repository / Legacy Contract Management
• Define required Master Agreements based on engagement type
• New Supplier Requests and Request for Sourcing classification and routing
• Level 2 / SOW Template reviews and execution
• Responsible to study and provide optimization themes and / or process improvements / efficiencies

• Associate degree with equivalency in procurement tenure and experience (2-4 years)
• Bachelor’s degree in business or closely related field; CSP, CPM or CPSM certification is desired

• 0-2 years procurement experience is required
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills are required
• Contract management
• Computer skills Microsoft Suite to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

• Microsoft Project experience
• Familiarity with procurement ERP system (Ariba, SAP, etc.) or E-Understanding of online catalogue ordering and administration
• Good understanding of business concepts

No. of Direct Reports: 0

No. of Indirect Reports: 0

Financial Dimensions:
Management of Master Agreements for $6B+ of AHM / HDMA indirect spend

• Review, Analyze, Redline and Negotiate Master Agreements including mediation of problem resolution and for compliancy and adherence to corporate guidelines while ensuring that document support and process approvals are in accordance with AHM governance and compliance requirements in place.
• Negotiation of Master legal agreement terms and conditions prior to document execution.
• Risk Assessment of all Master Agreements for any risk, be it through Data Protection, Personal Identifiable Information, Intellectual Property, S and A Ranked Data to mitigate risk for Honda.
• New Supplier Request classification and routing
• Complexity of contracts – Low to Medium complexity
• Record retention

• Office environment, no more than 5% travel required.
• Potential for 2-5 hours overtime weekly
• Position is On-Site (80% on-site requirement)

• 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…