Sr. Analyst - Forecasting

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 Enterprise Strategy & Solutions-Market Insights Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Forecasting Sr. Analyst.

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop mid to long-term market and business forecasts for Toyota’s core and emerging areas of business, integrating analytical modeling, economic and financial analysis with cross functional collaboration to inform strategic planning and executive decision making.

Reporting to the Forecasting Manager, the person in this role will support the Market Insights department's objective to deliver integrated forecasts and market intelligence to drive strategy and ensure future competitiveness.

What you’ll be doing: 

• New Market & Business Forecasting (Core function of this role)

  • Analytical modeling and forecasting of TMNA’s core areas of business (Total Light Vehicle Industry, Segments, Powertrain) in mid-long term [Long Term Outlook]

  • Analyze historical patterns of the economy, customer preferences and competitor | market performance to forecast economy and changing or emerging trends that could impact environment | industry

  • Collaborate with other Insights and Planning TMs to leverage expertise and deliver interconnected forecasts to support TMNA’s transition to new mobility business areas

• Thematic Studies

  • Produce brief and in-depth studies to aid in forecasting | scenario planning for core and expanded areas of business

  • Anticipate customer needs, propose topics & lead report development to quantify impact & opportunity to external environment that TMNA competes in

  • Identify and develop methodologies for quantifying impact and opportunity in core | traditional market and new areas of business due to changing conditions and challenging scenarios

• Market & Business Environment Reporting | Ad Hoc Management support

  • Lead responses to TMNA internal and TMC requests & questions

  • Collect, summarize and formulate TMNA POV regarding third party economist and auto analyst views, competitor actions and OEM financial performance 

• External (Wall Street +) Analyst relationship management

  • Conduct regular interviews to leverage insights for operational and planning activities

  • Maintain & broaden relationships by sharing non-confidential insights

What you bring: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or related field

• Critical thinking skills; strong ability to identify, analyze and problem solve

• Experience in planning and developing forecast methods

• Strong organization skills, especially to efficiently manage information and document storage

• Experience communicating effectively & succinctly with all levels of team members and management (verbal, written, visual, presentations) including Senior Management

• “Storytelling” skills, including ability to grasp & explain multiple possible outcomes (“what-if” scenarios)

• Scenario planning skills & experience

Added bonus if you have:  

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree

• Experience in consulting or similar area

• Interest in new technologies and digital software that can support leading edge reporting, analysis and integration of work

• Working experience in automotive industry

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

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