Effective April 1, 2026, Toyota Automated Logistics brings together Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business, and viastore under one unified brand. During this transition phase, parts of our recruitment activities and communication may still be conducted via legacy company systems and email domains.
Job Posting Title:
Senior Manager Training & Capability APAC
At a glance:
As our Senior Manager Training & Capability APAC, you will lead the development of capability, learning, and competency frameworks across the Asia Pacific region. Based in Australia, this strategic role partners with business and operational leaders to build workforce capability, drive organisational performance, and support operational excellence.
This is a rare opportunity to build and shape a regional capability function from the ground up. With high levels of autonomy, direct exposure to senior leaders, and the ability to drive meaningful change quickly, you'll have a significant impact on capability strategy and workforce development across APAC.
Your Impact:
- Lead the APAC training and capability strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and workforce requirements.
- Design and implement capability frameworks, competency models, and development pathways across the region.
- Drive workforce capability uplift initiatives that improve operational performance and employee effectiveness.
- Establish governance, assurance, and competency verification frameworks to support business risk and compliance requirements.
- Partner with senior leaders to identify capability gaps and develop targeted learning solutions.
- Ensure training programs align with operational, safety, and quality standards across multiple business functions.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, capability development, and performance improvement throughout the organisation.
What makes you a great fit?
- Extensive experience leading Learning & Development, Training, or Capability functions within complex operational environments such as logistics, automation, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain.
- Demonstrated experience designing capability frameworks, workforce development strategies, and competency-based programs.
- Strong understanding of competency assurance, assessment, verification, and governance frameworks.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organisational change across diverse business environments.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in learning, education, human resources, organisational development, business, engineering, or a related discipline. Postgraduate qualifications are advantageous.
What you can look forward to:.
- Build and shape a regional capability function from a blank canvas.
- Work with industry-leading warehouse automation and intralogistics technologies.
- Direct exposure to senior leaders across the APAC business.
- Career development opportunities within a global Toyota Industries Corporation business.
- Competitive remuneration package for the right candidate.
- Collaborative team culture with a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
Ready to join Toyota Automated Logistics? We look forward to hearing from you!
We look forward to your application. No cover letter is required, just send us your CV and relevant qualifications.
Your contact for questions:
[email protected]
Who we are:
At Toyota Automated Logistics, you actively shape the future of intelligent intralogistics. As part of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), we are a global partner for integrated warehouse automation solutions. Founded in April 2026, we bring together the strengths of Bastian Solutions, viastore, and Vanderlande’s warehousing business under one unified brand.
Together, we develop scalable automation systems, intelligent software, and end‑to‑end services across the entire lifecycle for customers around the world. Our ambition is clear: to set industry benchmarks and actively shape the future of intralogistics.
Diversity & Inclusion:
At Toyota Automated Logistics, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, and base our hiring decisions on qualifications, potential, and motivation. Support or adjustments during the application process are available upon request.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience leading Learning and Development, Training, or Capability functions in complex operational environments such as logistics, automation, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain.
- Experience designing capability frameworks, workforce development strategies, and competency-based programs.
- Strong understanding of competency assurance, assessment, verification, and governance frameworks.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change across diverse business environments.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in learning, education, human resources, organizational development, business, engineering, or a related discipline.
- Postgraduate qualification.
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
