Overview

Who we are

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Who we’re looking for

Toyota’s Purchasing Supplier Development (PSD) Buying Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Purchasing Analyst.

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop sourcing strategies and perform cost analysis and negotiation to ensure our Supplier Partners are compensated fairly while maintaining Toyota’s competitive advantage through its North American supply chain.

The person in this role will support PSD’s objective to develop our outsourced supply base to ensure overall best cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational self-reliance. The candidates should consistently demonstrate attributes of next-level capability as outlined in the Toyota Core Competencies and meet the expectations of the current position.

This job will be located at the Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) plant in Liberty, NC.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop sourcing strategies, which result in supply-base optimization
• Participate in early design work to optimize the part design/manufacturing environment through Value Engineering
• Execute strategies and work closely with other commodity buyers to ensure all targets, and due dates are met
• Establish & assess cost standards to reach a consistent, efficient approach to pricing, including timely payment issuance
• Negotiate with supplier partners for cost savings and avoidance utilizing competitive bench-marking of detailed cost elements and analysis of cost variance
• Report accurately and on time to all project milestones including reporting up through top management on target creation & achievement, including identifying and negotiating all design changes
• Lead Annual Price Review activities with suppliers to promote a deep understanding of cost drivers with a focus on Manufacturing Improvement.
• Understand and analyze respective commodity market trends to ensure Toyota is using the right Supplier Partner and technologies
• Develop and manage Supplier Partner relationships to support key performance indicator achievement

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) or 4+ years of equivalent professional experience in a direct buying role, including responsibility for analysis and negotiation of product costs of $1M or more
• Professional experience in a purchasing, procurement, or similar role with responsibility for product analysis and negotiation
• Experience with supply base strategy analysis
• Experience with data analysis with the ability to evaluate and identify trends to support decision-making & recommendations to management
• Working Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Added bonus if you have

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management
• Professional experience in a direct buying role, including responsibility for analysis and negotiation of product cost of automotive commodities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (including macros, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP)
• Working experience with Power BI (including data importation, slicer manipulation, report creation)

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Vehicle purchase & lease programs
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, 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, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question or need assistance with your application? Check out the How to Apply section of our careers page on Toyota.com or send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.