Strategic Inventory Planner & Demand Forecaster

Toyota North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Toyota North America is seeking a Senior Analyst in Inventory Planning to forecast demand for service parts and manage North American inventory plans. The role emphasizes kaizen, TBP and TPS principles to optimize costs and customer satisfaction.

Work involves collaboration with multiple Toyota teams to right-size inventory, minimize costs and improve profitability while supporting dealer networks around the world.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or related field; OR equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and concepts and experience with relevant data tools.
• 5+ years of Planning, SPO Supply Operations and/or related experience.
• Experience in leading cross functional projects.
• Passion and curiosity to discover actionable inventory planning solutions.
• Strong ability to data-mine and analyze supply chain performance data (Enterprise Data Warehouse).
• Experience in data visualization and manipulation tools (Alteryx, KNIME, Power BI, SQL, Excel, Tableau etc.) to extract data and develop presentable solutions.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Strong problem solving and visualization skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Inventory Planning and Demand Forecasting for Service Parts identified for customer consumption throughout North America.
• Perform system validations for inbound/outbound forecasting processes and resolve validation errors with effective solutions.
• Generate and analyze performance of planning inputs such as lead times, forecast error, demand variability, and safety stock levels.
• Develop inventory simulation models to provide clear impact analysis on cyclic actions and business objectives.
• Support Inventory Obsolescence root cause and countermeasure.
• Engage in high-visibility cross-functional projects providing analytical support and execution recommendations.
• Collaborate with Parts Supply Chain Operations, Advanced Planning, Production Strategy, and Service Parts & Accessory Development Groups.
• Lead crisis recovery for abnormal inventory conditions.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistics

Alteryx

KNIME

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Data visualization

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Alteryx

KNIME

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Job description

Toyota North America is seeking a Senior Analyst in Inventory Planning to forecast demand for service parts and manage North American inventory plans. The role emphasizes kaizen, TBP and TPS principles to optimize costs and customer satisfaction.

Work involves collaboration with multiple Toyota teams to right-size inventory, minimize costs and improve profitability while supporting dealer networks around the world.