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Requisition ID: 124394

Sponsorship Available: No

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose

As part of the Global Product Design and Development organization, this role will collaborate with various parts of the organization - Product Development, Government Compliance, Quality, Manufacturing, and Production Planning, to ensure an efficient, compliant, and error-free tire specification process.

Primary Responsibilities

+ Support Product Development teams with creation of Tire Bill of Materials and other specification documents in SAP for production and developmental tires

+ Product code creation in the ERP system, and maintain data alignment between Product codes and the Tire specifications and other design systems

+ Provide specification data and reporting as needed to the Product Development organization, as well as other Business units such as Supply Chain and Product Planning team

+ Assist Tire Plant associates with troubleshooting and resolving production-related tire spec issues in SAP

+ Lead implementation of new requirements and changes in the tire specification system for North and Latin America regions.

+ Collaborate with IT developers on defining, testing and implementing changes to the Spec systems.

+ Maintain and refine the Tire Specification Change Requests routings and approval networks.

+ Maintain documentation of data process flow, operating procedures, and system functionalities of the Tire Specification systems, and the integration to the ERP and MES systems.

+ Train and support the North America and Latin America Product Development teams on SAP tire spec systems and processes. This includes the onboard training for new associates.

+ Crosstrain on other SAP related processes and act as back up when needed.

+ Support Enterprise level Global initiatives which have impact on the tire specification systems.

Required Education and Experience

+ Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or related field, required

+ Master's Degree in mechanical engineering or related field, desired.

+ 2 years of engineering experience

+ Tire design, tire development, or tire manufacturing experience desired.

+ Good knowledge of Tire Certifications and Government Regulations

+ Experience working on a global team and global processes

+ Candidate should enjoy both tire design and engineering, and with IT systems

+ IT background or experience is an asset

Knowledge and Skills

+ Ability to utilize advanced scientific methodologies.

+ Fundamental understanding of scientific principles.

+ Ability to form strong working relations with Goodyear associates & customers.

+ Ability to collaborate & work in a cross functional setting.

+ Ability to adapt to new challenges.

About Goodyear

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to .

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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