Honda has a clear vision for the future in 2040, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for people with the individual skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. We are seeking diversity of thought and experience to drive innovation and help us make fully informed decisions. Honda Trading Corporation, the exclusive global trading arm of Honda, supporting Honda's global business efforts by finding marketing products to sell in Japan. Honda Trading's global offices operate in 28 locations in 20 countries, with more than 2,000 associates dedicated to finding "best fit" solutions to our customers' changing and evolving business needs. Since its founding in 1972, HT has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar international import-export organization, providing vital services based on unparalleled knowledge and experience to HT customers in the global marketplace.

Honda Trading Canada (HTC) was established in 1990, with the Canadian Head Office located in Alliston, Ontario. HTC is a 100% subsidiary of Honda Trading America. Honda Trading Canada procures and delivers products all over the world. As a fully licensed Customs Broker with a dedicated Logistics group, we are able to handle the most complex import and export challenges of our business partners. At Honda Trading Canada, our unique approach and hands-on atmosphere give you the opportunity to learn through doing, ownership, responsibility, and autonomy.

Accommodation Honda Trading Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodation in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, upon request. The accommodation provided will take into account the applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process or in order to successfully submit your application, please email Human Resources at HTC_HR@htc.honda.com

Responsible for managing Honda Trading Canada owned Steel inventory through the consolidation of orders from Honda Canada Manufacturing Tier 1 suppliers to ensure the proper planning and analysis of steel orders to support Honda production. Responsible for analyzing, planning and ordering of Steel master coils for mass production with extra sensitivity control for transition of model changes (build down/out and smooth start up). Regular analysis of steel inventory pipelines to ensure readiness of steel to support Part Marker order releases. Works with mills to proactively countermeasure any potential supply gaps to ensure on-time delivery into Stampers. Supports generation and analysis of budgets, cashflow and monthly sales analysis.

Principal Functional Responsibilities Ordering and Inventory Management Receive, analyze and submit customer orders to Honda approved mills, while ensuring that quantity levels are sufficient for HTC customers to operate efficiently without stock exhaustion. This is completed by reviewing monthly and weekly orders against stock levels. Spot buy materials are secured in the event where supply does not meet demand

• Ensure proper inventory levels: monitor incoming master coils, parts stampers orders, and inventory on processors floors, quote sales spot buys for any customer order variances, inventory die transfers from other Honda locations, review and approve new parts for stampers, ensure compliance of all documents.
• Slit loss management-reconfigure/analysis: Monitor master coil set up to ensure best slitting pattern is used
• Build out inventory control-analyze cross app options to other parts, monitor customer order vs shipments, closely monitor master coil orders
• Ensure new model orders are analyzed and placed to Mills within lead time. Monitor inventory readiness to support new model launch.
• Monitor and generate actions to reduce aged inventory, cross apply material to other parts, sell on salvage sales if not needed
• Submit customer orders to Mills using SAP inventory database
• Analysis to ensure adequate inventories and continuous supply
• Ensure all inventory is accounted for at all locations through physical inventory audits and documentation.
• Prepare monthly salvage sale, ensuring material is sold to the highest bidder. Minimizing loss impact while maintaining compliance with Honda Trading’s policy and ECOM rules.

Delivery / Production control activities

• Review weekly inventory report from mills to ensure adequate material supply.
• Proactively identify and countermeasure supply gaps (i.e. secure spot buy)
• Investigating root cause of supply gaps and implementing actions to ensure supply
• Support any afterhours tracking or expedites

Vendor Relations

• Conduct monthly QCDDM (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Development, Management) meetings with Processors to discuss any concerns in any of the QCDDM areas.
• Participate in monthly steel mill QCDDM meetings to address any delivery concerns with master coil orders and/or any other concerns.
• Aid in identifying new value-add opportunities for Vendors and Customers
• Support annual Physical Inventory Audits and documentation

Price Management

• Conduct yearly RFP cost negotiations with the Processors to ensure best price for all processing needs
• Calculate and issue manual quotes for spot buy material
• Creation of purchase orders

Budgeting/Sales Analysis/Month End

• Generate inventory-based budgets 4 times annually validating pricing and production and ensuring proper turns and targets are met
• Project monthly inventory levels using sales budget to determine levels of master coil inventory
• Generate and provide month end reports ensuring financial integrity and accurate information

Position Profile And Qualifications

• Strong computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• SAP Experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in purchasing or inventory management
• Some understanding of the steel industry is an asset
• Post-secondary education in Business and/or equivalent experience
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills are required
• Analytical, reasoning, and persuasive skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong organization and prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is required
• Proficient data entry skills with accuracy is required
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and limits
• Strong eye for detail, ability to identify and resolve issues
• Must be a team player
• Need to add license and access to vehicle as this position is required to travel at times.

Honda Trading Canada Core Values Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply HTC Core Values.

• Pursues customer knowledge and Dreams of what could be, seeks out challenges is unafraid of failure.
• Provide Joy to our customers and work for a cause greater than oneself. Put yourself in the customer’s shoes to feel what they feel and proactively identifies gaps or concerns. Attentively listen to customers to tap into real insights behind what the customer is saying
• Business and Customer needs are continuously changing. Meet the changing demands of our customers with speed, flexibility, and a Challenging Spirit.
• Demonstrates a Passion, energy, excitement, determination and drive to advance the customer experience.
• Foster Respect through cooperation and collaboration by understanding everyone’s value. Whether working with your coworker, customer, or supplier, all are critical to achieving Honda Trading Canada successes and an outstanding customer experience.

Relationship Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains good working relationships and all members of the team.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships within Honda North America as well as all other internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop, establish and maintain good working relationship with Honda North America suppliers, partners, consultants, stakeholders and other network contacts.
• Enjoys team building approach of management and department - shares results.