Your team and your responsibilities
Team description
Do you want to take part in the development of the car of tomorrow? The Purchasing team at Toyota Motor Europe can offer you this challenge. Located in the heart of Europe, Purchasing plays a key strategic role in the development of our future products. As a buyer you will develop and manage all aspects of the commercial relationship between Toyota and its suppliers, located all over Europe. This position will allow you to have an insight into the most recent technical innovations and will enable you to get a deep understanding of how a leading multinational operates and interacts with numerous internal and external parties.
Your responsibilities
1. Purchase vehicle or parts logistics for current and future models/vehicles
2. Negotiate with our logistics suppliers to achieve the best price in the market
3. Manage all commercial issues related to your portfolio of responsibility
4. Make appropriate logistics supplier selection recommendations to senior management
5. Develop comprehensive understanding of technological and market trends within the automotive industry
6. Develop commodity strategies at regional level and have an input towards global strategies
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7. have a university degree or higher education in business, purchasing or engineering
8. have some business understanding and affinity with logistics
9. are results driven and able to break down complex issues into manageable portions
10. have good communication, negotiation and presentation skills
11. have highly developed analytical skills, accuracy and reliability
12. can work independently in multi-disciplinary teams
13. are computer literate (MS Excel, PowerPoint)
14. are willing to travel up to 20%
15. are fluent in English, another European language is an asset
Place of employment
16. Belgium - Brussels (Zaventem): Toyota Motor Europe, Technical Centre
We offer
Toyota offers a comprehensive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme and interesting extra-legal benefits. We provide flexibility to take care of both your career and your personal life by providing hybrid work environment with structural possibility to both work from home & collaborate in the office. You can also take your work abroad for up to 20 days/year.