Service Parts Principal Engineer

Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world's most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We're looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who we're looking for

Toyota's Service Parts Supply Chain team is looking for a hands-on, passionate, and highly motivated Application Engineer / Modernization Lead who is an experienced technology leader, responsible for strategic initiatives to modernize supply chain applications. The primary responsibilities of this role are to improve Service Parts Supply Chain efficiency & operations through new initiatives while building a deep understanding of current capabilities. This individual must be technically proficient and looked to as a key resource to provide consistent communication across IT departments, business units, external suppliers, and clients to ensure successful delivery of projects/initiatives. Reporting to a Senior Manager this individual demonstrates strong initiative, technical leadership, relationship building and influential communication skills in addition to applying the principles of the Toyota Way.

What you'll be doing

• Enable North American service parts supply chain operations through new initiatives, utilize hands-on experience to understand current situation, analysis for improvements and determining a future path for application modernization.
• Partner with enterprise architecture team for application architecture and manage technical documents.
• Should exhibit extensive application development knowledge and experience in evaluating business needs.
• Communicate and build relationships with all stakeholders. Serve as a liaison between IT and business to influence direction and achieve buy in.
• Lead technical teams in building solutions while understanding the changing business needs and industry best practices. Provide guidance on technical solutions, design, and code reviews for adherence to Toyota IT standards and best practices. Identify opportunities for improvement in the areas of application stability, performance, and complexity reduction.
• Lead ITx process and technology enhancements to improve the quality of ITx products and services.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
• Deep knowledge of progressive, broad-based IT experience successfully implementing complex IT applications and /or developing effective solutions to diverse and complex business challenges and opportunities
• Experience with application modernization planning and execution (platform migrations, re-architecting and application / functionality consolidation)
• Ability to identify and manage issues, risks, and project impediments with a focus on execution, quality, and on-time project delivery
• Extensive experience in aligning application development with business needs.
• Knowledge in managing across a mixed, complex portfolio and technology stack, residing across multiple technology platforms with expertise in complex application transformation efforts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts, influence and persuade others, and make recommendations to management
• Ability to successfully manage several projects simultaneously while balancing the workload and constraints of each
• Experience implementing and/or supporting business-critical systems where volume, performance, and uptime reliability are critical.

• Business knowledge of related industry and service parts supply chain experience.
• Detailed knowledge and experience with technologies and methodologies deployed within the Automotive Supply Chain
• Cloud certification (AWS/Google).

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)