Supply Chain Specialist

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportun

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

14 Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Contribution

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI seeks a Supply Chain Specialist to act as the critical liaison between international suppliers, internal stakeholders, and customers, driving end-to-end supply chain excellence.

You will oversee documentation, forecasting, procurement, and performance monitoring to ensure timely delivery, cost control, and data-driven decisions across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent in business, supply chain, logistics or related field is required.
• 2–5 years of experience in business, administration, logistics, or supply chain preferred.
• Critical thinking, judgment and decision making, and transportation knowledge are important capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage outbound shipment documentation workflows, cross-border transfers, and regulatory compliance per established procedures.
• Monitor shipment performance, on-time delivery, and SLAs; take corrective action as needed.
• Handle purchase orders and planning docs for materials and finished goods; manage inventories to avoid aged stock.
• Ensure forecast accuracy and alignment between customer forecasts and orders to protect working capital.
• Support commercial activities by evaluating demand and negotiating with suppliers to optimize cost, quality and delivery.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Judgment & Decision Making

Transportation Knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Supply Chain Specialist serves as a critical liaison between international suppliers/partners/third-party manufacturers, internal stakeholders, and customers, ensuring seamless operations while maintaining financial integrity. This role requires strategic oversight of the end-to-end supply chain, proactive financial management, and the ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.

What You'll Do

• Manage comprehensive documentation workflows for outbound shipments, cross-border transfers, and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to customs requirements and delivery timelines using established procedures.
• Execute performance monitoring protocols to track shipment accuracy, on-time delivery metrics, and service level agreements, implementing corrective actions when deviations occur.
• Oversee ordering and forecasting of raw materials and/or finished goods by issuing purchase orders and planning documentation, while managing inventories to ensure continuous delivery of finished products to customers and avoiding aged inventory.
• Ensure order accuracy and forecast demand planning integrity by maintaining 100% alignment between customer forecasts and actual orders; recognizing the critical impact on financial performance, working capital management, and supplier production planning.
• Support commercial activities by strategically evaluating customer and affiliate demand, negotiating with suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies, leading root cause analysis for operational challenges, and driving cross-functional projects that enhance supply chain effectiveness.

What You'll Need

• Associate’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 2-5 years of experience in business, administration, logistics, or supply chain preferred.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits preferred.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) is a multi-market, multi-business enterprise which has been operating in North America for over 60 years. Based on both the heritage and the global vision of our parent company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, we have greatly expanded upon our traditional trading business model by developing new manufacturing, intermediate goods processing, and logistics activities in United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. TAI is a North American leader in procurement, processing, recycling, and supply chain management, with deep expertise in the automotive sector. With a team of over 8,000, TAI delivers value on every level, addressing business and social challenges and driving innovative, sustainable solutions for a better future.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential!

We're looking for individuals who enjoy the entrepreneurial thrill of innovation and who enjoy working as a team to create a satisfying outcome for our customers!

Be The Right One The Right ONE for you: The best assurance of safety, quality, and reliability - based on your needs (Genba) The Right ONE for us: Maximization of individual capabilities, global networks and diversity to create synergistic strengths The Right ONE for future: Unique insights and capabilities to explore new possibilities for future and sustainable society Toyota Tsusho America’s business spans a wide range of fields. We have organized our business under seven operating divisions. Metal Plus Circular Economy Digital Solutions Supply Chain Mobility Green Infrastructure Lifestyle Though different in the products and services they provide, these divisions share the same goal of creating and delivering diverse value by developing unique functions from a dedicated customer-oriented approach. Each division maintains highly specialized expertise and leverages unique capabilities in its respective field. At the same time, the divisions combine their know-how and capabilities to generate synergy and create new value.