Vehicle Strategy Manager

**Manager, Vehicle Strategy**

**Scarborough, Ontario (Hybrid)**

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 enthusiast to support our Vehicle Strategy & Planning. This reports to the National Manager, Sales & Inventory Planning. This role is responsible for leading a team mandated to increase alignment and holistic coordination of the sales and marketing areas of the company in support of Toyota and Lexus vehicle launches and key vehicle sales strategies, to achieve both vehicle and TCI objectives.

**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, and bonus
- Health and dental benefits effective immediately
- Company pension plan with matched contribution
- Associate vehicle discount program
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
- Fitness reimbursement
- Great company culture - Respect for people and continuous improvement is at our core
- Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits
- Summer Hours - condensed work week during the summer
- Sabbatical Leave Program

**What You’ll Be Doing**:
1. Lead development and be accountable for creation of individual/multiple Toyota and Lexus vehicle strategies, and direct and coordinate all planning activity for their execution across TCI and with other partners
- Build consensus and be accountable for TCI’s key sales strategies, including FMC launches and sustainment of key volume models
- Achieve profitable annual sales, share, demographic, and other targets for in-scope vehicles

2. Lead cross-functional Toyota and Lexus Vehicle Launch Committees with key sales and marketing departments in the strategic alignment and execution of new vehicle launch strategies to guide successful launch of vehicles with all operational considerations covered, extending at times into after sales departments (i.e.: enterprise EV readiness)

3. Liaise with TMNA as TCI’s key contact for vehicle launch coordination, enterprise considerations, as well as our participation in study teams and initial discovery trips

4. Manage and ensure regular PDCA of vehicle launches and key strategies at appropriate timing, and recommend changes in course on vehicle strategy to ensure profitable annual sales, share, demographic, regulatory compliance, and other targets are met

5. Lead team to research, analyze, interpret, and deliver industry, market, competitive findings and intelligence for vehicle launches and sustainment, including market studies (e.g., Toyota vs. Honda), and recommend on TCI’s best course of action

**What You’ll Bring**:

- University degree/diploma in Business Administration, Automotive studies, or related discipline
- Seven years' related work experience
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong business understanding of all aspects of the Canadian automotive industry
- Highly organized
- Ability to multitask
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and hold accountable cross-functional groups

**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 Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday