Warehouse Supervisor
- Job ID
- 2026-5508
- Business Area
- R&D
- Country
- PT
- City
- Vila Nova de Gaia
In a nutshell
Company 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 350.000 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.
We are excited to be transforming into a mobility company focusing on bringing even more happiness to our customers through various mobility solutions.
Every day we ship thousands of components, accessories and vehicles across the whole of Europe. Our supply chain operations ensure that our factories, retailers and customers receive their products in the right place and at the right time.
From the beginning of a car’s lifecycle to its disposal, Toyota’s sophisticated supply chain network focuses on reducing the environmental impact of our products and activities. For our production parts, multiple cross-docks and consolidation points across the region support the supply of components to our manufacturing plants. Vehicle Logistics Groups in our European hubs, cross-docks and port operations ensure our customers get their vehicles on-time, in-time, every time. For after-sales activities, we have an extensive supply chain to organise and support service parts and components.
The Service Parts Supply Chain Group operates 18 central distribution warehouses throughout Europe. Using a hub & spoke distribution method, they ship thousands of components and accessories every day to over 3300 retailers throughout Europe and affiliates across the globe.
Your team and your responsibilities
Team description
We are one of the world's leading automotive manufacturers and have been constantly working to develop innovative, high-quality products for over 85 years. Fuel cell cars, electric vehicles and mobility services tailored to the future are just a few of the groundbreaking solutions – and proof that anything is possible.
Based in Brussels, Belgium, with 2,700 employees from more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is responsible for the marketing of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles, spare parts and accessories.
For our Toyota Parts Center Portugal, based in Porto, we are looking for a committed and motivated supervisor.
Your responsibilities
Organizing, planning and daily coordinating of employees and equipment in their area of responsibility
Develop the team: ensure the right personnel, integrate new team members, ensure appropriate versatility, advise and provide proper training/coaching, ensure rigor and discipline, performance evaluations, etc.
In cooperation with Human Resources, coordination and implementation of necessary personnel measures (e.g. promotion, assessment)
Employee & Equipment Scheduling and maintenance plan
Timely and proper execution of all physical and system-side processes
Ensuring quality and productivity targets - management of warehouse KPIs and support to those of the depot, SQCDP, Safety, Quality, Costs, Deliveries, People;
Management of dashboard, daily report, KPI of the reception, internal flows and shipping teams
Constant review and further development of existing workflows and implementation of the identified optimization potential, taking into account Kaizen planning
Elimination of systemic or process-related disruptive factors
Day-related coordination and coordination of processes between the warehouse and the forwarding service provider
Responsible for the management of subordinates, taking into account the management principles applicable at Toyota
Responsible for the creation and evaluation of all necessary information (status information, regular target/actual comparisons, daily reports) from his area of responsibility.
Monitoring, compliance and improvement of safety regulations according to UVV as well as Toyota's internal Health & Safety regulations
Responsible for implementation, standardization, and compliance with the 5 S
Advisory function of the management in case of problems that arise, mediation between team leaders and colleagues
Monitor and enforce the basic rules, physical movement accompanied by system movement, always complying with “First In First Out” (FIFO).
Support inventories, cycle counts, whether daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.
Your Profile
- You have very good knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken. You also speak fluent Portuguese, or Spanish.
- You have obtained a Bachelor's or Master's Degree.
- You have experience as a teamleader or supervisor, in warehousing within the automotive sector.
- You have experience in logistics or production and a good understanding of workflows and process optimizations.
- You know the key principles of Toyota (Toyota Way, TPS) and have a Safety Must and Customer First approach.
- You have excellent communication skills and can lead meetings, presentations, briefings, etc.
- You have advanced knowledge of MS Office.
- You have time management skills and are able to manage other people's time accordingly.
- You can deal with challenging situations and have good motivational skills and a positive mood.
We offer
We offer a multicultural working environment where you will become part of a motivated team where competence and quality play an important role.
We promote personal growth and offer a realistic opportunity to invest in your own future by providing business development and training.
We offer a challenging career and flexibility at different levels of experience and for different personal and family backgrounds to develop the talents and enable the work-life balance.
With us, your performance, dedication and initiative are recognized by a comprehensive compensation and benefits concept.
A truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace
At Toyota Motor Europe, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all. All our recruitment decisions are based on the individual and their qualifications along with the job requirements. The selection process is without regard to nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, ethnicity, disability or other personal characteristics. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination as our individual experiences and overall diversity is our key strength. Together we have the power to make a positive change and go beyond the ordinary.
If you need any specific consideration for the interview process due to disability or any other reason, please let the recruiter know.