108211 – Engineer – Supplier Production Management – Purchasing ()

Supplier Management: Toyota’s unique purchasing policy is based on a firm belief in developing and maintaining long-term stable relationships with our suppliers. Starting from this true partnership approach, our Purchasing Divisions is split into 3 Departments:

• The Parts and Material Department (P&M) is responsible for negotiating and agreeing prices with our European wide supplier base, working closely with them to encourage continuous improvement in their manufacturing processes and deliver cost reductions.

• Project and Strategy Planning (PSP) responsible for project management within the division and coordinating overall company activity, also includes areas of Facilities Purchasing / Risk management to support wider business issues.

• Supplier Production Management (SPM) is an Engineering area, which provides support to our suppliers from product development through to pre-production and into mass production applying Toyota Production System principles to ensure our supplier parts achieve our requirements for mass production.

Your Responsabilities

• You provide the link between Toyota Europe and our component suppliers developing new products for the next generation of automobiles in Europe.

• Your responsibility is from product development through to pre-production and into mass production using Toyota’s unique production preparation methodology and teamwork approach.

• Your role as leader of the preparation team of Design, Quality & Logistics people of both Toyota and suppliers is to monitor the planning and development activities of a group of suppliers throughout Europe. You continuously promote innovations and improvements, ensuring on-time preparation leading to the successful introduction of your parts into mass production.

Your Profile

• Upto 4 Years Experience in Quality / Production / Industrial Eng / Logistics department preferably in

• the automotive or mass production environment.

• Degree in Engineering – Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing

• Excellent communication skills

• Proactive hands-on approach and outgoing personality.

• Good planning and organisation skills.

• Team player with an analytical mind.

• Fluent in English

• Willing to travel frequently.

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