Log In
Sign Up
Technical Research Analyst – Resource Circularity
Location: Torrance, California
Grade: EX1, CL3
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 which 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!
About this Position:
Developing and executing product and business strategy in a world of rapid technological and social change requires a highly capable, highly knowledgeable, and highly engaged team. Sustainability Development Business Unit is tasked with navigating the path for Honda’s future Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric, and Energy products, services, and businesses. The team will focus on building and sustaining Honda’s core brand values and enhancing brand image and competitiveness in the marketplace by innovating, incubating, selecting, developing, applying, and operating new businesses, features, products, and services with responsibility for their profitability, competitiveness, and customer satisfaction for Honda in North America.
Resource Circulation Unit is responsible for establishing Honda’s North American Resource Circulation strategy and support the overall Sustainability strategy to reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050. Specifically, Resource Circularity Business Analyst is responsible to support and administer the implementation and execution of Resource Circularity projects by providing the global and regional regulatory and market data as it applies to product journey, including but not limited to areas of financial/budgetary transactions, operational tasks and administrative functions to support the unit and department. Working closely with department management & project leaders in both internal and external coordination to support and lead assigned tasks to realize challenges/risks that require initiative to counter-measure exposure and successful launches
Responsibilities include:
· Coordination of strategy development: Collect, analyze-summarize and report to business development projects & cross function alignment including coordinating internal and external meetings, clarifying action items and issuing meeting minutes and reports.
· Policy, regulations and operations to capture opportunities in the market.
· Coordinate strategic projects in committees cross-functionally and cross-division teams towards common goals to minimize risk of not achieving regulatory mandates, including communication with Business Development Leader, other Honda affiliates and external parties.
· Investigate, analyze, create, propose and implement new opportunities for future Resource Circularity business processes that influence from end of life vehicle collection of recycling, reuse of materials
· Budget Management – Plan, review and submit budget plans and shopping carts and invoices for assigned projects.
· Develops policies to increase efficiency by necessary process changes throughout the RC supply value chain while ensuring quality and safety
· Research innovative new business initiatives, pilot programs, and regional rollouts; based on results, makes, and recommends.
Who we are seeking:
Required Work Experience:
· 1-2 years managing projects preferred
· 1-2 years developing and implementing new business plans to meet future objectives preferred
· 1-2 years supporting developing strategies and solutions for resource circulatory related business, technology and initiatives preferred
· Experience in research, planning and establishing processes
· Experience in bringing projects from idea to implementation
· Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements and concepts of resource circularity
· Knowledge of EV, environmental, sustainability and recycling industries
Required Education:
· BA/BS in business, market research or related work experience
Desired skills:
· Ability to support a fast paced project team with flexibility and to support needs of project leaders in a functional area
· Knowledge of fundamental resource circularity concepts, policies and initiatives
· Strong enthusiasm for, and knowledge of the automotive and IT industry; including brands, products and technology
· Demonstrate excellent planning, negotiating, analytical and presentation skills
· Knowledge of automotive development disciplines, especially in R&D and manufacturing preferred
· Ability to comprehend, identify and analyze policies that influence resource circularity strategies
· Strong proficiency with MS Office is required, especially PowerPoint and Excel
· Strong presentation skills and confidence in interacting with all levels of management and executives
· Drivers license required and ability to operate a diverse assortment of automobiles, proficiency with manual transmission preferred
· Strong critical thinker and have the ability to make logical connections between ideas
· Proficient in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookup, etc)
· Proficient using query languages
· Strong communication skills (written, verbal and visual) with excellent attention to details
· Strong problem solving skills
· Strong planning and scheduling capabilities with strong customer orientation focus
· Identify areas for improvement and implement a sustainable solution
Additional Position Factors:
· 80% – Normal office conditions – desk job with laptop, meetings, conference calls
· 20% – Travel – California, Ohio, Japan, partner offices as required
· 100% – Joy of Creating
At Honda, you will play a key role in our journey to become a company that society wants to exist now, and in the future. Your endless curiosity will drive innovation and your courageous spirit will challenge the status quo. We believe having a workforce made up of diverse thinkers and innovators makes us a better Honda. Respect for each other and respect for diversity each and every day drives our associates to contribute at the highest level and work effectively in a team environment. We make the dream of mobility a reality with our innovative and high-quality products. Together, we Bring the Future to our customers, associates, and communities. We are Honda!
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
· Competitive Base Salary
· Annual Bonus
· Overtime Pay
· Associate lease car program with a cost
· Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
· Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
· 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:
· Wellbeing program
· Community service and engagement programs
· Product programs
· Free drinks onsite
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.
