Contract Sr. Specialist

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and its 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 Hondas, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

The Contract Sr. Specialist is responsible for reviewing contract requests of medium and high 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. Contract Sr. Specialist is responsible to review, analyse, redline, assess risk(s) and negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best possible terms and delivery in support of business requirements with minimal guidance from Contracts team manager. Additionally, Contract Sr. Specialist is the primary interface to educate business groups in understanding contract terms that will enable them to make sound business decisions, follow up with suppliers to ensure that the quality of service and/or deliverables are met and exercise signature commitment authority in accordance with corporate guidelines. The Contract Sr. Specialist is the primary liaison for internal customers and external customers.

The Contract Sr. Specialist is also primarily responsible to provide mentorship, guidance, and training to the Contract Analysts.

Key Accountabilities

Review, analyze, redline, risk assess risk(s) and negotiate Master Agreements with medium to high complexity.
Responsible for auditing of contracts and Contract Repository management
Define required Master Agreements based on engagement type
Regional Support Lead
Train and support for other team members and internal customers
Responsible to study and provide optimization themes and / or process improvements / efficiencies

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in business or closely related field or equivalency in procurement tenure and experience
CSP, CPM or CPSM certification is desired
Minimum Experience:
2-5 years procurement experience is required
Strong negotiation and analytical skills are required
Contract management
Computer skills (Microsoft Suite) to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Other Job-Specific Skills :
Microsoft Project experience
Familiarity with procurement ERP system (Ariba, SAP, etc.) or E-Understanding of on-line catalogue ordering and administration.
Business Acumen

Job Dimensions

No. of Direct Reports:

0
No. of Indirect Reports:

1-4
Financial Dimensions : Management of Master Agreements for $6B+ of AHM / HDMA indirect spend

Decisions Expected

Review, Analyze, Redline and Negotiate Master Agreements including mediation of problem resolution and for compliancy and adherence to corporate guidelines while additionally ensuring that document support and process approvals are in accordance with AHM governance and compliance requirement 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.
Complexity of contracts

Medium to High complexity.
Regional Support Lead

support region with any questions or concerns and provide guidance.

Working Conditions

Office environment, no more than 5 % travel required.
Potential for 2-5 hours overtime weekly
Position is virtual (30% on-site requirement maximum at request of leadership)
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.

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