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Facility Planning & Support Specialist - 12 Month Contract/Acting

Toyota Canada15 days ago
Hybrid
Scarborough, ON
CA$39 - CA$51/hourly
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Competitive compensation package
Extended health and dental benefits
Associate vehicle discount program

About the role

Job Description

Facility Planning & Support Specialist - 12 Month Contract/Acting

Rank 4

Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)

Deadline: This posting will close by January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST.

The anticipated hourly base salary for this position is $38.82 - $50.92. The offered salary will be based on the candidate’s experience, knowledge, skills and qualifications.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting opportunity for a Dealer Facility Planning and Support Specialist to join our Dealer Standards and Sales Operations (DSSO) team. This is a contract opportunity and will report to the Manager of Dealer Standards and Representation.

The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring that Toyota facility standards are upheld and promoted throughout our Dealer network, as well as develop the vision for the future of Toyota and Lexus facilities. This role will include some direct Dealer and vendor interactions, as well as provide support to various team members.

What We’ll Bring:

Company & Culture

  • A hybrid work environment
  • A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
  • A focus on respect for people and continuous improvement
  • Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Extended health care and dental benefits effective immediately
  • Associate vehicle discount program
  • Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits

What You’ll be Doing:

Dealer Facility Upgrades

  • Assist Zone Dealer Development Managers with obtaining approvals of dealership renovations, relocations, and final building designs
  • Monitor Zone facility projects and schedules, report on progress
  • Represent TCI facility interests in communication with business partners and Dealers
  • Be the gatekeeper of Toyota Facility Standards – maintain, adjust, and ensure compliance
  • Lead the PDCA survey process after facility project completion
  • Manage key facility vendor relationships

Future Facility

  • Research and assist in the development of long-term Toyota and Lexus facility requirements that prioritize the customer experience
  • Liaise with TMNA and industry counterparts, ensuring open dialogue and idea sharing
  • Evaluate new initiatives, analyze and build consensus for their adoption or rejection
  • Work cross functionally within TCI and TMNA to support with network BEV readiness
  • Lead environment/green focused facility studies and initiatives
  • Responsible for overseeing the Dealership BEV readiness launch, ensuring effective communication across the network and maintaining liaison with our business partners

Project Management

  • Review and be able to understand existing dealer standards structure
  • Support with initial stakeholder meetings across various departments
  • Updating of all existing dealer standards, ensuring dealer standards format and structure remain in place
  • Publish updated dealer standards on Infostream

Department Support

  • Provide administrative assistance for budgeting, scheduling, and reporting
  • Special projects including event organization and ad hoc requests
  • Support Dealer Development Managers with governance projects and process
  • Other duties as required

What You’ll Bring:

  • University/College Degree/Diploma in Business, Automotive, or Architecture-related discipline
  • 3+ years of automotive experience with exposure to automotive dealerships operations, facility standards, and OEM requirements
  • Experience in dealer facing roles is an asset
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Proven ability to build relationships with Dealer- facing staff and Dealers
  • A self-starter with proven experience managing projects, timelines, and various stakeholders
  • Proficiency in French is an asset

About Us

Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI's Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.

What Sets Us Apart?

A focus on people, passion for Toyota, innovation and continuous improvement have made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.

What You Should Know:

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation.

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About Toyota Canada

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Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

TCI's dedicated associates are driven by a vision to build tomorrow with the exciting work they do today. They are inspired by the opportunity to make a difference in their roles at TCI – whether it's the pleasure of giving customers peace of mind, the thrill of advancing mobility through leading innovation and ever better cars, or the fulfillment of giving back to the communities where they live and work.

With a proud legacy of 50 years in Canada, and recognized as one of one Canada's greenest employers, TCI's head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax, along with parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver. Toyota also operates two award-winning manufacturing facilities, in Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) est le distributeur canadien exclusif des véhicules Toyota et Lexus.

Les associés dévoués de TCI sont motivés par le désir de construire demain avec le travail passionnant qu'ils font aujourd'hui. Ils sont inspirés par la possibilité de faire une différence dans leur rôle chez TCI – qu'il s'agisse de la joie d'offrir la tranquillité d'esprit aux clients, du plaisir de favoriser la mobilité via des innovations de pointe et des voitures toujours meilleures, ou de la satisfaction de redonner aux communautés où ils habitent et travaillent.

Avec un fier héritage de 50 ans au Canada, TCI est reconnue comme l'un des employeurs les plus verts au Canada. Son siège est situé à Toronto, avec des bureaux régionaux à Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal et Halifax, et avec des centres de distribution de pièces à Toronto et Vancouver. Toyota exploite également deux usines de fabrication primées, à Cambridge et Woodstock, en Ontario