Toyota Motor Europe

Production Parts Logistics project and Kaizen team Internship

Zaventem

October 23, 2024

In a nutshell:
Join our Production Parts Logistics Division at Toyota Europe, where you’ll optimize supply chain processes, enhance quality, cost, and delivery, and gain deep insights into the Toyota Production System and Just-in-Time philosophy.
Company Information:
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.
Your team and your responsibilities:
Team/division description

The Production Parts Logistics Division is responsible for monthly logistics network planning, high quality, safe operations, monthly network design in Just In time philosophy.
Job scope is collection of 600+ European suppliers parts and deliver to each of the 4 Vehicle Plants (in UK, France, Czech & Turkey), 3 Unit Plants (UK and Poland) and Other Regions (Japan, South Africa, Russia, etc) considering best supply chain solutions.
Toyota Production System (TPS) considers Logistics as the core of the supply chain to achieve Just-In-Time. The division is split into different Regional Teams for Logistics (UK, Turkey, West and Mid Europe) and Export.

Your project
  • Identifying and implementing ways to kaizen our supply chain focused on Quality, Cost or Delivery Improvement.

    This will allow you to:
    • Acquire a deep understanding of Just-in-Time and Toyota Production System
    • Define strategies to achieve Toyota main Logistics Pillars, Even Pitch, minimum lead time, max efficiency and flexibility.
    • Negotiate improvement ideas with the key stakeholders.
    • Implement the kaizen and confirm the achievement of target.
    • Learn logistics material and information flow

    To achieve this, you will need to:
    • Learn and professionally apply Toyota cost planning & network simulation.
    • Learn and fully understand Toyota’s Logistics network and specific operation standards to ensure application through the logistics network you are responsible for.
Your Profile:
  • You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
  • You have a Bachelor degree
  • You have affinity with automotive and are passionate about quality
  • You are very highly numeric, with strong logical and analytical skills (Excel).
  • You have an interest in data management, and data visualization and programming (especially knowledge of Power BI is appreciated)
  • As a self-starter you demonstrate pro-activeness and ownership in projects
  • You have the ability to develop creative ways for operational and cost improvement and generate new ideas with deep analysis
  • You are a pragmatic problem solver, result driven
  • Driving license is an asset

Starting date
  • January 2025
Duration
  • 6 months
Confidentiality
Due to business requirement, not all performed projects can be reflected in the internship report. This issue needs to be discussed with candidate/school in advance.

It is mandatory that applicants are students for the entire period of the internship.

We can only accept students with an EEA or Swiss citizenship (not requiring a work permit or visa to be eligible to perform an internship in Belgium)
We offer:We offer a dynamic multicultural work environment with broad opportunities to learn every day and exciting career pathways that help you explore different disciplines or areas of expertise.
Your benefits
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid working (homeworking, 10 days from abroad);
  • Company restaurant – Warm dishes, salads and desserts daily, including Japanese and traditional Belgian specialties, as well as a vegan/vegetarian option;
  • Sport facilities – Tennis, squash, volleyball, football and softball pitches are available at various Toyota sites;
  • Team building activities and other personnel related events;
  • Programs to support your physical and social well-being.
A truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace: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.

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