Rebecca Vest
General Manager, Vehicle Parts and Materials Purchasing
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)

Rebecca Vest is General Manager of Vehicle Parts and Materials Purchasing and Project Management for Powertrain and Chassis for TEMA. She is responsible for overseeing the procurement of all Powertrain, Chassis and Drivetrain parts for Toyota in North America. She also oversees the Prototype, Service & Export purchasing activities.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Vest was Assistant General Manager of Vehicle Parts and Materials Purchasing and Project Management for Powertrain and Chassis for TEMA. Additionally she was Manager, Purchasing Parts & Materials, and Manager, Planning, Facilities and Systems, and held various assistant manager and buying positions including parts & components interior commodities (seating, etc.), steel, cutting tools, machinery and equipment.

Ms. Vest joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in 1988 from the University of Kentucky, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.

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