General information
Company general 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 300.000 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.
For Toyota, Quality is a way of life. Nothing is so good that it cannot be made better, that is why we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. This basic principle for us is called: “KAIZEN” and is what guides us in our pursuit of best Quality and the delivery of unparalleled customers satisfaction.
Our team
BPO (Business Planning Office), within Value Chain and Lexus Division, manages the business planning cycle of the TME Sales Group guided by the wider corporate objectives.
The department manages exports of Toyota vehicles manufactured at European plants to other global regions, coordinating with other commercial divisions, Japan and regional distributors.
It supports the Sales relate divisions across diverse cross-functional projects and activities relating to Toyota, Lexus and After-Sales. In this role BPO prepares and facilitates a number of cross-functional meetings across the year.
Your project
This internship project will be mainly focused in supporting EXPORT to deliver sales and profit target, but also to improve the processes with internal and external stakeholders and supporting effective communication.
Therefore you will:
• You will support the daily management and administration of European export
• Act as window person for any communication towards Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and distributors
• Ensure monthly prices are correctly input and timely approved
• Run profitability analysis, supporting decision making
• Maintain and update contracts and agreements
• Liase with TME departments to gather information for commercial pack distribution to export
• Publish monthly export volume and profit report
• Coordinate meetings and logistics, keep shared databases updated
Your profile
• Student in final year of University in Business Management / Economics
• A self-starter with proven project management skills. Someone who can takeresponsibility for a project from start to finish and who can meet strict deadlines.
• Good team player who enjoys working with people of many different cultures and backgrounds.
• High sense of precision, attention to detail and reliability
• Good time-management and prioritisation skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High competency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Sharepoint)
• Fluent in English, any additional language is an asset
• Knowledge of the automotive retail industry a plus
You have a Toyota DNA, this means you:
• wish to develop and are ready to persevere in order to reach challenging targets
• seek facts before making recommendations or decisions
• have strong planning and organizing skills with ‘hands on’ mentality.
• are a flexible team player with a natural positive attitude and the desire to work respectfully with people in a multicultural environment
• have a customer first mindset.
Place of employment: TME Head Office in Brussels (Evere)
Starting date: 1st of march 2021
Expected 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)
