We are currently looking for someone to join our Graduate Development Program as a Warehouse Supervisor. This program consists in 18 months in which you will receive a curriculum of trainings that will make you an expert in the Toyota Way of working and give you a broad understanding of the Toyota Logistics business.

TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000 people. Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing, and engineering operations.

We are excited to be transforming into a mobility company focusing on bringing even more happiness to our customers through various mobility solutions.

Every day we ship thousands of components, accessories and vehicles across the whole of Europe. Our supply chain operations ensure that our factories, retailers and customers receive their products in the right place and at the right time.

From the beginning of a car’s lifecycle to its disposal, Toyota’s sophisticated supply chain network focuses on reducing the environmental impact of our products and activities. For our production parts, multiple cross-docks and consolidation points across the region support the supply of components to our manufacturing plants. Vehicle Logistics Groups in our European hubs, cross-docks and port operations ensure our customers get their vehicles on-time, in-time, every time. For after-sales activities, we have an extensive supply chain to organise and support service parts and components.

The Service Parts Supply Chain Group operates 18 central distribution warehouses throughout Europe. Using a hub & spoke distribution method, they ship thousands of components and accessories every day to over 3300 retailers throughout Europe and affiliates across the globe.

While following the graduate program and before taking up the normal responsibilities of an area supervisor, you will start working in a six-months to one-year project with our tock management and efficiency team supporting in improving and implementing processes, flows and tools for the warehouse of the future.

Afterwards, as a supervisor you will be responsible of a group of around 15 members, and your goal will be to guarantee meeting the daily targets based on:

1. Ensuring proper warehouse preconditions for the 4M (member, machine, method and material)
2. Thorough implementation of standardised work & people management
3. Problem solving based on raised/detected abnormalities              
   
    

The basic principle for us is called: “Kaizen” (continuous improvement) and is what guides us in our pursuit of 3 Best (Best Process/ Best Member/ Best Management). 

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Automotive, Engineering, Logistics
• You have a high shopfloor interest
• You are motivated to manage shopfloor members after your integration period (training program)
• You are fluent in Polish and English (TME business language)
• You have good fact-finding and analytical skills to draw logical conclusions from the gathered data and information
• You have a creative mind and a passion for supply chain
• You are practical, logical and with a hands-on approach
• You are well organised, and your flexibility makes you a perfect team player
• Self-starter, taking initiative and with a strong proactive mindset
• Project management competences to manage very diverse tasks
• Stress resistance and good personal organization competences in order to prioritize and meet strict deadlines
• Strong communication and negotiation attitude in an assertive but diplomatic way in order to reach consensus and get buy-in
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools

• Permanent contract
• 18-months training program (next to your day-to-day role)
• On the job training and development
• Classroom training (Toyota Way, Toyota Production System, key business tools…)
• Experiential training: 5-6 weeks line training at an European Manufacturing Company and a structured warehouse training program in our European Distribution Center in Belgium
• Opportunity to grow towards higher management functions in operations or support functions (Pan-EU scope opportunities) in the long-term
• A dynamic and challenging work environment, being part of a motivated team in which competence and quality play an important role. Enhancing personal growth and a real opportunity to invest in your future through on the job development and training.
• Your effort, dedication and initiative are rewarded by a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package (bonus scheme / extra-legal benefits)
• At Toyota Motor Europe, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all. All of our recruitment decisions are based on the individual and their qualifications along with the job requirements. The selection process is without regard to nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, ethnicity. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination as our individual experiences and overall diversity is our key strength. Together we have the power to make a positive change and go beyond the ordinary.

Place of employment

• Warsaw - Poland : Toyota Parts Center Poland

At Toyota Motor Europe, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all. All our recruitment decisions are based on the individual and their qualifications along with the job requirements. The selection process is without regard to nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, ethnicity, disability or other personal characteristics. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination as our individual experiences and overall diversity is our key strength. Together we have the power to make a positive change and go beyond the ordinary.

If you need any specific consideration for the interview process due to disability or any other reason, please let the recruiter know.