Manager, Vehicle Strategy

Toyota; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Canada Inc. is seeking a Manager for Vehicle Strategy to lead the development of vehicle strategies and coordinate planning activities. This full-time role involves guiding cross-functional teams and ensuring successful vehicle launches while fostering a collaborative work environment. The position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive compensation package, including health benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Professional growth and development programs

Extended health care and dental benefits

Company pension plan

Company demo vehicle

Reimbursement programs (tuition & fitness)

Paid holiday shutdown

Sabbatical leave program

Qualifications

• Five years related work experience; field experience an asset.
• Proven experience in guiding, motivating, and holding cross-functional groups accountable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of vehicle strategies and coordinate planning activities.
• Guide cross-functional teams for successful vehicle launches.
• Research and analyze market findings for vehicle launches.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Multitasking

Education

University degree / diploma in Business Administration

Automotive studies

Job description

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Manager, Vehicle Strategy

Apply locations Toyota Canada Inc - Head Office time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date : May 14, 2025 (9 days left to apply) job requisition id 10297621

Job Description

Manager, Vehicle Strategy

Rank 2-7

Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)

Deadline : Please apply before May 14, 2025

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting opportunity for an automotive enthusiast to guide our Vehicle Strategy & Planning. This is a full-time role reporting to the National Manager, Sales & Inventory Planning. The selected candidate will be accountable for guiding a team to increase alignment, holistic coordination of the sales and marketing areas of the company in aid of Toyota and Lexus vehicle launches, and key vehicle sales strategies to achieve both vehicle and TCI objectives.

What We’ll Bring : Company & Culture

A hybrid work environment

A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect

Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

A focus on respect for people and continuous improvement

Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer

Competitive compensation package including bonus

Extended health care and dental benefits effective immediately

Company pension plan with additional employer contributions

Company demo vehicle

Reimbursement programs (tuition & fitness)

Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits

Sabbatical leave program

What You’ll be Doing :

Lead development and accountability for creation of Toyota and Lexus vehicle strategies, direct and coordinate all planning activity for implementation across TCI and with other partners

Build consensus and accountability 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

Guide 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

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

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

Direct team to research, analyze, interpret, and deliver industry, market, competitive findings and intelligence for vehicle launches and sustainment, including market studies, and recommend TCI’s best course of action

People Management

Provide timely guidance, coaching, feedback, and accountability for direct reports to drive learning & development and successful project completion

Influence team members to foster collaboration, awareness, support & Kaizen (continuous improvement) resulting in work efficiencies

Empower the team to take initiative and proactively influence the business

What You’ll Bring :

University degree / diploma in Business Administration, Automotive studies or related discipline

Five years related work experience; field experience an asset.

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent oral and written communication

Strong business awareness of all aspects of the Canadian automotive industry

Highly organized

Know how to multitask and oversee multiple priorities

Proven experience in guiding, motivating, and holding cross-functional groups accountable

About Us

Toyota Canada Inc. 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 continuous improvement have made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.

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. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation.

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About Toyota in Canada

Toyota has a proud legacy of over 50 years of operating in Canada with three affiliated companies responsible for the manufacturing, sales and financing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Canada. These are Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Toyota Canada Inc. and Toyota Financial Services. From exhilarating design and revolutionary manufacturing processes, to innovations in safety and connectivity, we’re building vehicles that make our roads safer, our communities cleaner and inspire our customers and employees to make the most of every journey.

On this site you can view open positions for both Toyota Canada Inc. and Toyota Financial Services. For open positions at our Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plant located in Cambridge, please click here . You can also learn more about all three companies below.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is responsible for the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service of Toyota and Lexus products and services across Canada. With our 287 dealer partners, we strive to deliver industry leading experiences for our customers. TCI’s head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax, and Parts Distribution Centres in Toronto and Vancouver.

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) provides retail, leasing and wholesale financial services to Toyota and Lexus dealerships and customers across Canada. TFS is a member of Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan with the Canadian operation headquarters in Markham, Ontario. At Toyota Financial Services (TFS), you will help create best in class customer experiences in an innovative, collaborative and team focused environment. TFS is constantly seeking new ways to innovate by creating products and services that add value for our customers.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) is a world-class automotive facility with manufacturing plants located in Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario. Having produced more than eight million vehicles, we are one of the largest Toyota Motor Manufacturing facilities in North America. Recent investments at its facilities in Ontario will allow for increased production of the top-selling Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid models in addition to the Lexus RX 350 and RX 450H vehicles.