Department Lead, Global IT Strategic Sourcing

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!

• The Department Lead for Global IT Strategic Sourcing sets the global strategic direction for IT procurement, standardizing category management, sourcing, contracting, and asset management to deliver best value, cost efficiency, and risk management for AHM IT and Honda.
• The role leads a globally distributed team and partners with global/regional IT leaders and Indirect Procurement to drive supplier performance, ensure software compliance and license optimization, and support complex negotiations that enable business outcomes.
• The role also provides governance and performance oversight for outsourced IT vendors and the internal Global Capability Center (GCC) to ensure service quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study and/or equivalent work experience. A Master s Degree / MBA Preferred.
• Other relevant industry certifications will be a plus.
• At least 15 years of relevant demonstrable work experience with In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
• 5 or more years negotiating IT Contracts and Services for large multinational companies with spend exceeding $100M annually on IT Software and Services.
• 5 to 8 years relevant leadership experience.

• The successful candidate will possess strong leadership abilities, exceptional negotiation skills, technology knowledge, and a deep understanding of global supply chain dynamics. In addition, experience working with financial, risk management, and/or technology organizations is a plus.
• Experience collaborating across Global and Regional IT organizations, business partners and stakeholders; operate in an ambiguous environment, think beyond the current boundaries, and question the status quo structure/functions and recommend and effect changes.
• Strong leadership, management communication, and presentation skills with experience managing and influencing relationships with internal business customers at executive and senior management levels.
• Demonstrated expertise in process management, platform strategy development, and standardization of global sourcing and procurement processes and standards.
• Ability to evaluate existing local and regional IT supplier spend and recommend global standardization and consolidation to realize cost efficiency and service quality improvements.
• Experience developing strategic sourcing strategies and business plans and preparing and delivering executive-level presentations.
• Experience developing and managing large global budgets.
• Experience developing and managing strategic partnerships with global and regional vendors.

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.