Program Manager Innovation

In Toyota Material Handling Europe, we have 13,500 colleagues passionate about supporting companies of all sizes with todays and tomorrow's material handling challenges. Because we know that our business and our industry is essential and sometimes even critical for you, for daily life and society at large.
In our Headquarters in Mjölby, Sweden and outside Brussels, in our Sales companies across Europe or in our Factories in France, Italy and Sweden, you can be part of an extraordinary journey. And together we will Move the world towards easy and sustainable.

The Position
Toyota Material Handling is the global leader in material handling, and to maintain that position, we require products and solutions that consistently meet and exceed the high expectations of our customers. As the world around us changes at a rapid pace, this places high demands on us to stay at the forefront of development and ensure that our customers always have access to the best solutions. The main tasks of our Innovation Office are to identify and describe future threats and opportunities in technology, logistics, and business, propose strategies for our management, and then, together with many partners within and outside our company, conduct analyses, tests, and experiments to develop new innovations and solutions that we can bring to the market.

The position of Program Manager for the Innovation Office is a forward-looking role in a dynamic and rapidly changing world, where your role will be to shape the future of a globally leading company. You will be involved in creating solutions that will fundamentally transform our company, and potentially the entire material handling industry. You will have significant opportunities to plan your work independently and contribute to the future of our small team. The role involves travel within Sweden and mainly across Europe, with an estimated 40 to 50 travel days per year.

Your Responsibilities
As a Program Manager, you will work in a small, dynamic team in which we are flexible in how we divide tasks and responsibilities. The team's main responsibilities are:

* Lead the work of identifying future threats and opportunities in technology, logistics, and business by collaborating with customers, internal and external experts - for example, the world-leading institute Gartner - and annually manage the production and publication process for TMHE's Trend Report.
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* Build and develop TMHE; s external "eco-system" for innovation, by driving co-operations with start-up arenas in and outside of Sweden
* Act as the central point of contact for external parties such as startups and tech companies, continuously evaluating opportunities with new concepts and ideas presented to us.
* Practically work on initiating and conducting tests and experiments of interesting new innovations, either in-house or with partners, often in collaboration with one or more internal stakeholders within TMHE.
* Of particular importance is working closely with our major customers to identify problems and needs that need to be addressed to advance their logistics processes.
* Assist our marketing companies with presentations and support to help them make an impact in the local European market.

Your Profile

* You have a passion for innovation and modern technology, along with a strong ability to combine technology with business ideas and identify future business opportunities for us and our customers.
* You have excellent skills in acting and building trust within a complex organization with many stakeholders and external partners.
* Ability to initiate and manage innovation opportunities from idea to ready concept.
* Exceptional writing and presentation skills.
* You are a strong team player who is willing to step in wherever needed in a small, fast-changing organization.
* You likely have a Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent, with at least 5 years of relevant work experience. We would also appreciate if you have knowledge and experience from large companies and the ability to navigate within complex organizations. Experience from the logistics industry is a plus.
* Fluent in both written and spoken English.
* Fluent in both written and spoken Swedish.

Our Offer
In a rapidly growing high-tech industry in fast transformation, Toyota Material Handling is stable, global, and influential. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer a dynamic, diverse, and welcoming local work environment where you always act within an international context. The position is based in our European Headquarters in Mjölby Sweden, possibility to work remotely two days a week is a natural part of the deal. So is an attractive benefit package and a yearly bonus.

Most importantly, we have great people like yourself onboard who continuously learn, improve, and collaborate to deliver quality in everything we do. While you keep moving us forward, we look forward to seeing your career move in remarkable ways.

Time for you to make a MOVE!

More Information
Your ApplicationSend your application, CV, and cover letter in English no later than the 25h of October 2024. We screen continuously, so don't miss out, send in your application today!

For more information please contact: Hans Larsson, Director Strategic Innovation, Hans.Larsson@toyota-industries.eu

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