Parts Supply Specialist - 12 Months Contract/Acting

Toyota Motor Corporation•Brossard, QC

2d•CA$79,400 - CA$104,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting full time opportunity to join our Parts Supply team located in Bowmanville, ON. This role will report directly to the Manager, Parts Supply and will support the achievement of department customer service targets through forecasting, ordering, and distribution of essential service parts.

Requirements

College/University degree in business, operations management, supply chain, or equivalent work experience.
Knowledge of inventory forecasting and distribution required.
Expert knowledge of MS Office with advanced Excel skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proven ability to initiate & improve processes to increase efficiencies.

Nice To Haves

Preferably three years’ related experience in inventory demand planning, operations, or similar discipline.
Working knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, and IBP forecasting, is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Maintain a friendly and professional relationship with vendors while promoting company initiatives and values.
Monitor accessory and service parts sales and inventory levels, and conduct sales forecasts by leveraging the monthly vehicle forecast schedule provided by Sales and Inventory Planning.
Leverage Installation Rates and Vehicle production at model and suffix level to ensure just in time delivery of Port Installed Options & In Line accessories at vehicle processing centres and manufacturing plants.
Investigate and complete root cause analyses of supply disruptions and impacts to customer fill rate, develop counter measures to mitigate future inventory shortfalls.
Analyze TCI’s accessory inventory to identify current and future obsolescence obligations, create action plans and present opportunities to improve profitability.
Complete yearly PNC factor analysis for new model service parts to ensure parts availability during first 6 months of vehicle life cycle.
Prepare necessary files and complete tasks required for monthly forecasts and vendor purchase orders.
Partner with Development Team, Marketing Team, Sales Inventory Planning and other stakeholders on product launch readiness, backorder ETAs and other general inquiries.
Identify supply challenges and use Toyota Business Practices (Kaizen) to determine root cause and implement counter measures.
Maintain the integrity of all information in Parts Ordering System at the Part Number level.
Maintain and distribute weekly/monthly reports focusing on efficient inventory management.
Other duties as requested or required.