Senior Supply Chain Planner

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Category

Supply Chain & Procurement

Position Summary

The Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) team member is responsible for business operations execution and enterprise support for both OTR and AG. This position champions the S&OE process across the business units, working cross-functionally with teammates at all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement and organizational capabilities and competencies within the process.

Responsibilities

• Weekly Sales & Operations Execution process, aligned with Bridgestone's overall strategy; determine priorities and goals.

• Analyzing Supply & Demand data to identify candidates for the Demand Control process.

• Creating Inventory targets by DC and working with deployment to maintain.

• Lead the relevant departments through the Demand Control process in support of strategic and operational decision-making.

• Monitor and align Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) relevant to S&OE; Inform common understanding across business functions of current state of business, relative to targets and objectives.

• Identify and quantify relevant risks and opportunities to the operating plan by business unit.

• Actively engage senior leadership in decision-making process, especially across high-stake areas within their business units.

• Demonstrated ability to influence others to achieve results.

• Effective communication throughout the organization and ability to articulate difficult ideas and concepts through concise verbal and/or written communication.

• Results oriented, strategic thinking, problem solving, decision making, and ability to identify key findings and implications.

• Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with the Demand Planning, Sales, Supply Planning, Logistics and Customer Service teams.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, concentration in Supply Chain Management, Business or Operations is preferred.

• Strong problem solving, analytical thinking, and time management skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.

• Strong work ethic and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with little supervision.

• Must be well organized, self-motivated and able to meet deadlines.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.

• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.

• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.

• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.