Data Analyst
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!
Job Purpose
In the CVA Inventory & Data Management Unit, the Data Analyst position is responsible for supporting the development, strategy, and coordination of short and long-term budgets and predictive data analysis. This role is accountable for the internal analysis to achieve CVA Fleet Management objectives and CAPEX investments goals.
The Data Analyst is also the Liaison between CVA and IT, ensuring business needs and processes are well defined, meet the needs of the business unit, and properly communicated to IT.
Key Accountabilities
Budget Analysis
Monthly analysis of CVA Fleet Management expenses and investment trends to validate S&GA and CAPEX finance planning for ALL U.S Honda companies and subsidiaries.
• Support the strategy and coordinate planning efforts of short/mid/long-term budget forecasts
• Conduct predictive data analysis for Capital Investment and SG&A for 12 Honda companies and subsidiaries.
• Communicate data supported insights to CVA Management team to help improve accuracy of budgets and forecasts.
• Present key findings and propose CVA direction to Executives during monthly Division leader meetings.
CVA Inventory Analysis
• Monthly CVA Niguri (Business Plan) and Vehicle Inventory including Gap Analysis.
• Monthly PDCA of vehicle utilization for Honda companies, anticipate financial impact of Cost Center gaps in planning and identify countermeasures.
• Analyze month-end acquisition/inventory reports and provide key insights to CVA Management that will influence direction of operations.
Systems
Project Management and continuous analysis of CVA system and data to achieve the desired functionality to optimize data accuracy.
• Supporting current and future business needs by creating tools & aids to support CVA operations.
• Analyze root cause and testing, validation, resolution & functionality issues of CVA Mainframe database and websites.
• Identify areas of opportunity for process improvement, countermeasures, system enhancements and recommendations for existing and future systems migration
• Support the regionalized Used Vehicle CVA Lottery process.
• Maintain & update CVA material on Honda Intranet sites, including CVA Portal, Honda Web and external vendor sites.
• Support the accuracy and maintenance of AHM CVA Motor Vehicle Records
• Support continuous HALO UAT & Production testing, validation, and system strategy to maximize existing system functionality
• Collaborate with BI external vendors for dataset validation and report analysis
Special Projects
• Support Ad Hoc report coordination.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
- 2+ years of work experience in the automotive or related industry
- College degree or equivalent work experience
Minimum Experience:
- Budgeting, planning, and forecasting company's finances
- Data analysis, including forecasting and data visualization
- Generating executive management reports, creating presentations, presenting, handling special projects, and conducting data analysis
Other Job-Specific Skills:
- Knowledge of Mainframe Database (CICS) and Power BI
- Advanced in all MS Office applications (Excel emphasized)
Job Dimensions
No. of Direct Reports: 0
No. of Indirect Reports: 0
Financial Dimensions: Supports inventory management of $1.3B+ of company usage vehicles
Decisions Expected
- Analysis of Capex & SG&A analysis and reporting for budget preparation and executive reports
- Generating executive management reports, creating presentations, presenting, handling special projects, and conducting data analysis
Working Conditions
- Office Work Environment
- Minimal Travel Required
- No Physical Demands
What differentiates Honda and make 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.)
• 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
• 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