Senior Principal Business Planning Specialist

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

To lead and coordinate planning and operations within Honda's ADC (Auto Development Center) Operations Business Unit.

This role is essential for standardizing, automating, and innovating processes to achieve productivity and efficiency targets.

Additionally, the role focuses on engaging associates and ensuring effective communication to foster a collaborative and motivated team environment.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership and Direction

Communicate Strategy and Plans: Clearly articulate the Business Unit’s (BU) strategy and its alignment with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

Operational Priorities: Identify and communicate the necessary actions to achieve the business unit’s strategic priorities.

Executive Communication: Translate complex technical, business, and program information into concise executive-level updates. Communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to leadership, ensuring timely escalation of issues affecting program targets or cross-functional execution.

Business Planning and Budgeting

Resource Management: Balance priorities and resources to meet business unit objectives.

Standardization: Work with business unit management to standardize processes and manage key performance indicators, workforce, and relationships with other business units, suppliers, and vendors.

Monitor and review Business Unit performance to ensure compliance with policies and minimize business risk.

Key Accountabilities (Contd.)

Improvement and Innovation

Process Optimization: Identify areas for improvement and implement enhancements across the business unit through strengthened workflows, standardized processes, and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycles.

Innovation Strategy: Establish and execute business plan priorities, ensuring active management across the business unit.

Operations Business Unit Leadership

Subject Matter Experts: Develop operational experts within the business unit to maximize efficiency.

Interdivisional Coordination: Foster collaboration across geographically and functionally diverse teams, constructively resolving conflicts and building alignment around common objectives.

Operational Balance: Balance work between operations and planning, and lead internal and external communication for the Business Unit.

Performance Monitoring

Staff Development

Conduct performance appraisals, capability assessments, and succession planning.

Address associate relations issues and mentor leaders.

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and creative problem-solving.

Special Assignments

Support Associate Development Centers (ADC), business unit, or divisional needs by taking on special assignments as required.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Education

A Bachelor's level degree in a related discipline.

Minimum Work Experience

At least 10 or more years of related professional work experience.

Demonstrated leadership ability with a proven track record of guiding teams.

Proven ability to work cross-functionally to achieve maximum organizational results.

Experience establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor and ensure progress toward strategic goals.

Strong knowledge of Honda operations, policies, and procedures.

Excellent project management and process improvement skills.

Excellent interpersonal communication, mentoring, and relationship-building skills.

Advanced resource management and allocation skills.

Advanced ability to analyze complex datasets to support fact-based management decisions.

Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Workstyle

This is an onsite job. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

Other Physical Requirements: Sitting 80%, Standing 5%, Walking 15%, Lift/Carry upto 50lb 1%

Annual Travel requirements: Up to 10% - largely domestic; limited international • Overtime: overtime expected based on demands/responsibilities • Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety department, and company policies, procedures, and rules

Visa sponsorship issues

This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)

Regional Bonus (when applicable)

Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)

Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)

Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown

Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

401K Plan with company match + additional contribution

Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

Advancement Opportunities

Career Mobility

Education Reimbursement for Continued learning

Training and Development Programs

Additional Offerings:

Lifestyle Account

Childcare Reimbursement Account

Elder Care Support

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment

Wellbeing Program

Community Service and Engagement Programs

Product Programs

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.