Job Type
Replacement parts supply chain management (distributor orders, supply improvement operations)
Work Detail
[Features] To ensure the safe and comfortable use of over 100 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold and owned globally, we are seeking highly skilled individuals who can work with team members to build and improve an optimal parts procurement and supply system, delivering necessary replacement parts at the right time and at the right price.
[Job Description]
・As a team leader, and sometimes as your own, you will proactively drive the following tasks:
① Contribute to achieving parts supply that satisfies overseas customers through efforts to improve replacement parts supply operations in cooperation with overseas agents and dealerships.
② Planning and promoting the optimization of global supply routes for spare parts
③ Addressing and improving challenges in daily operations of parts supply to overseas distributors
① Identifying current challenges in distributor/dealer operations through KPIs, on-site visits, etc., triggered by abnormal orders from regional distributors affecting TMC supply, and working on improvements in cooperation with relevant departments.
② Proposing and implementing supply routes that deliver globally procured spare parts to distributors with the shortest lead time and lowest cost.
③ Addressing various challenges in daily parts supply (delivery delays, payment issues, import/export customs issues, etc.) and implementing improvement measures to prevent recurrence.
■Expected role for this position: Member/Team Leader
[Background of Recruitment] ・With the increase in global vehicle transactions, the commercial logistics of spare parts procurement and supply have become more complex. Managing the entire supply chain from suppliers to customers has become important, and it is necessary to strengthen the system to respond to this. Recruitment
[Workplace Image & Mission]
・This department is responsible for promoting vehicle value chain planning and parts/service sales as part of overseas value chain operations, and interacts with Toyota-related organizations both domestically and internationally (including after-sales services, vehicles, finance, insurance, etc.).
In particular, you will often work with departments and members involved in the value chain operations of overseas Toyota dealerships, and will promote operations in cooperation with related departments both inside and outside the department.
・The department is based in a building in front of Nagoya Station, and there are opportunities for overseas business trips and overseas assignments to support the local activities of overseas business entities.
"To act as a leader connecting local communities, headquarters functions, and external parties, centered around Value Chain (VC)," and to "maintain a close relationship with customers from vehicle dispatch to scrapping," thereby establishing the vehicle ownership business as a pillar of Toyota's operations and contributing to the expansion of Toyota's profits.
[Job Satisfaction & PR]
- In your assigned region, you will work with overseas business entities, agencies, and dealerships to improve the supply of replacement parts operations, delivering replacement parts in a timely and cost-effective manner, thereby contributing to customer satisfaction. You will find great satisfaction in receiving expressions of gratitude from customers.
- Expectations and attention within the company regarding the value chain area are increasing significantly.
- We are working to create a system where employees help and support each other to advance their work, and we hold official and informal events to deepen interaction among members, fostering a welcoming atmosphere where new employees can feel at ease.
Ideal Profile
- English: TOEIC score of 700 or higher, comfortable speaking English with people from overseas
- Ability to perform data analysis using commercially available software (Excel macros, Access, etc.)
- Communication skills to build good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and leadership skills to drive business forward
- Willingness to take ownership and tackle various challenges
- Knowledge of automotive parts
- Knowledge of inventory management for parts, etc.
- Experience in supply chain management-related work
What we especially look for in a PhD or postdoctoral fellow
This job posting is categorized under "New Graduate PhD" on Toyota Motor Corporation's career recruitment portal. Toyota's new graduate recruitment site clearly states, "Those seeking a new graduate PhD should apply through the career recruitment section."
