Inventory Analyst-12 Month Contract

Bowmanville, ON

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI's Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.

What Sets Us Apart?

A focus on People, Passion for Toyota, Innovation and Make Things Better has made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.

Job Summary:

Toyota Canada Inc. currently has an exciting opportunity for an individual who is detail oriented and is analytical to support our Parts Operations team. This is a contract opportunity and will report to the Manager, Parts Supply. The selected candidate will support achievement of department customer service targets through forecasting, ordering, and distribution of parts.

What We’ll Bring:

• A hybrid work environment
• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Competitive compensation package including health and dental benefits
• Vehicle discount program
• Health and dental benefits effective immediately
• Professional growth and development to help advance your career
• Great company culture-Respect for people and continuous improvement is at our core
• Opportunity to learn and grow in a dynamic fast-paced environment
• Paid holiday shutdown

What You’ll be Doing:

• Maintain a friendly and professional relationship with vendors while promoting company initiatives and values.
• Monitor parts sales and inventory levels and conduct sales forecasts by leveraging the monthly vehicle forecast and historical demand.
• 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 parts inventory to identify current and future obsolescence obligations, create action plans and present opportunities to improve profitability.
• 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.

What You’ll Bring:

• College/University degree in business, operations management, supply chain, or equivalent work experience.
• Preferably three years’ related experience in inventory demand planning, operations, or similar discipline.
• Knowledge of inventory forecasting, and distribution required.
• Expert knowledge of MS Office with advanced Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, and IBP forecasting, is considered an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to initiate & improve processes to increase efficiencies.

What You Should Know:

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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