Product Strategy Intern

Get to know your team and responsibilities

Team/division description

Product strategy planning team plays a pivotal role in defining the roadmap for Toyota in Europe. The team is responsible for defining mid- and long-term product strategy and developing concept planning of new products.

Concept planning represents the first phase in product planning where the new product idea is defined, agreed and approved. Concept planning team deeply investigate the future trends in the market, the competitors, and the target customer profile to propose a product concept which is then verified via the customer research.

Your project

• Research current/future automotive market and competitors’ trends
• Study and analyse automotive market data (sales figures, prices, product specifications, market trends across segment, technology, powertrain etc.) as well as competitor strategies and future customer trends
• Support customer research (i.e. focus group) and support development of a new car concept 
• Study future model volume potential, price positioning
• Participate in the annual long term market forecast & volume planning process

Who are we looking for?

Your profile

• You are fluent in English, written and spoken (TME’s business language).
• You are enrolled in a Master’s program (such as Engineering, Economics or International Business) and are available for a fulltime internship for 6 months in Brussels, starting mid August or September.
• You are an expert in PowerPoint and Excel.
• You are eager in data crunching, data interpretation and analysis.
• You have interest in automotive business (latest trends, companies, models, technologies, etc.)
• You work with a structured and analytical mindset, with strong attention to detail.
• You take ownership and you are a creative and curious person.
• You have excellent communication, visualisation and presentation skills.

Starting date

•  Mid August or beginning September

Duration

•  6 months

Confidentiality

Due to business requirement, not all performed projects can be reflected in the internship report. This issue needs to be discussed with candidate/school in advance.

It is mandatory that applicants are students for the entire period of the internship.

We can only accept students with an EEA or Swiss citizenship (not requiring a work permit or visa to be eligible to perform an internship in Belgium)

Our offer

We offer a dynamic multicultural work environment with broad opportunities to learn every day and exciting career pathways that help you explore different disciplines or areas of expertise.

Your benefits

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working (homeworking, 10 days from abroad);
• Company restaurant – Warm dishes, salads and desserts daily, including Japanese and traditional Belgian specialties, as well as a vegan/vegetarian option;
• Sport facilities – Tennis, squash, volleyball, football and softball pitches are available at various Toyota sites;
• Team building activities and other personnel related events;
• Programs to support your physical and social well-being.