Auto Strategic Planner
Torrance, CA, US, 90501
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!
Location
Torrance, California
Job Purpose
- The Future Strategy Division sets the product requirements for the next-generation lineup of models, guiding the design and engineering teams through the early development phases to achieve the overall business strategy.
- Developing the future product requirements needs a highly capable, highly knowledgeable, and highly engaged team. The team will focus on analyzing future society and customer trends that will affect future mobility. These leaders work to turn these inputs from market, consumer trends and values, and competitor products into a sound business cases for Honda to compete.
- Strategy Planners manage a section of the Mid-Term strategy for the Advanced Planning Department. These leaders manage the team of Engineers/Stylists/Analysts in setting the strategy to on how to compete. Activities include defining the product role, target customer, customers willingness to pay and proposal of technology applications.
- This position requires high level collaboration between AHM, AHM R&D, HDMA, 4MOC and 4ji to align future customers, products, and strategies.
Key Accountabilities
- Market Analysis – Conduct market/customer research and analysis to provide product requirements to the development teams. Requirements include customer demographics, customer desires, styling elements, critical characteristics, and features. Evaluate and assess marketability of future technologies and propose appropriate application.
- Product Strategy – Set the direction of assigned vehicle(s) to ensure the most competitive product offering and support division & corporate goals, including product role, target customer and key product needs. Utilizing extensive 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.
- Future Sensing - Maintains a thorough understanding of the automotive market, consumer preferences and company strategy. Can lead a team to conduct sensing, as requested.
- Support corporate objectives with critical information for how to compete in the future. Supports long-term department vision and department goals to achieve Division targets.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- 4-year college degree ideally with a major in business, marketing, or engineering related field, or equivalent work-related experience
- MBA preferred.
- Ideal candidate would have 4-8 years of experience in vehicle development, planning, research or corporate strategy with an automotive OEM.
- Experience in the area of product planning, product development or brand management is preferred
- Strong enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the automotive industry, products and technology
- Knowledge of all disciplines associated with Automotive Development, Research, Sales and Manufacturing
- Possess critical thinking, business judgement, negotiating, analytical and presentation skills
- Demonstrated strength in leadership and collaboration
- Understanding of macroeconomic factors that impact the industry
- Strong proficiency with MS Office is required, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to demonstrate ideation/concept generation in a fast-paced environment
- Consumer research and analysis skills, including statistical analysis skills
- Proficient of planning tools such as MTAB, PIN, etc.
Benefits and Total Rewards
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
- Competitive Base Salary
Pay will be based on several variable that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, education, etc. - Annual Bonus
- 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.
Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles