Erric Heitmann

Chief Technology Officer at Toyota Material Handling Europe

Liverpool, New York, United States

About Erric Heitmann

Erric Heitmann is Chief Technology Officer at Toyota Material Handling Europe. Location: Liverpool, New York, United States.

With over 35 years of engineering and R&D leadership, I build and lead teams that deliver next-generation warehouse vehicles, automation systems and energy platforms. I’ve grown a small R&D group into a global organization of hundreds, strengthened our ways of working and maintained a steady product cadence. My work spans hands-on engineering leadership and global collaboration through Toyota’s R&D and warehouse boards, shaping shared platforms, faster development cycles and unified cross-region execution. I focus on turning complex systems into lasting products, helping teams hit their rhythm and opening new opportunities in automation, sensing and energy. If there’s a challenge at the intersection of hardware, software and intelligent machines, that’s usually where I lean in.

Skills

  • Global Engineering Program Leadership
  • Advanced Mechanical Systems Development
  • Performance & Cost Optimization

Additional experience

  • Vice President Engineering

    The Raymond Corporation

    Started October 2013

Education

  • MBA, University of Rochester - Simon Business School
  • BS, Clarkson University