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Job description
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
The Auto Strategic Planning Senior Analyst uses analytical skills and decision-making capabilities to support Business Strategy by conducting research and providing deep analysis of the overall market, consumers and competitors. This position also supports Strategic Planning with deep analysis of market opportunities and sales volume planning. The Sr Analyst develops business cases for new model lineup planning to support larger APS strategy and provides support on qualitative and quantitative research needs for the APS division.
Key Accountabilities
Data Analysis – Generate and analyze large data sets and develop key insights from the data relevant to identification of the target customers.
Provide support to translate data / key insights into narratives and generate reports targeted to different stakeholders - engineers, designers, analysts and executives.
Strategic Planning and Sales Volume Planning – Support strategic planning and sales volume planning by developing business cases studies for model lineup planning.
Develop sales volume targets to incorporate into the larger sales volume planning process.
Research – Research market and consumers, developing key insights relevant to the problems and determining ways to attain the market.
Research projects including desk research, focus groups or clinics or on-line quantitative surveys.
Utilizing experience, judgement, and knowledge of the subject matter, advise the staff on creative matters to ensure the final product output matches the original intention and targets.
Supports department leader on corporate objectives with critical information for how to compete in the future.
Supports department leader with long-term department vision and department goals to achieve Division targets.
Qualifications, Experience, And Skills
Minimum Educational Qualifications
4-year college degree is required, ideally with a major in business, marketing, economics or related field.
MBA is a plus.
Minimum Experience
3+ years’ experience doing analysis, ideally with an automotive OEM.
2+ years’ experience in the area of product planning, product development or brand management is preferred.
Other Job-Specific Skills
Strong knowledge of the automotive industry, products and technology.
Possess critical thinking, business judgement, analytical and presentation skills.
Good knowledge of macroeconomic factors that impact the industry.
Advanced MS Office skills required, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
Ability to demonstrate ideation/concept generation in a fast-paced environment.
Strong consumer research and analysis skills, including statistical analysis skills.
Knowledge of planning tools such as MTAB, PIN, etc.
Total Rewards
Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
Paid Overtime
Regional Bonus (when applicable)
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
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
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.
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Worksite address
torrance, CA, 90504, US
Who can apply
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