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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

Manages or performs work associated with two or more of the following:

Logistics Planning & Optimization. Warehouse & Distribution Center Operations (Warehouse, Warehouse Shipping & Receiving, Distribution Center, Distribution Inbound/Outbound, Materials Handling, etc.). Transportation Management. Fleet Management.

Responsibilities

+ Align and inspire teammate participation in all team related activities to include kaizen teams, safety teams, production teams

+ Responsible for timely shipment of all domestic and international orders

+ Execute the inventory cycle count program. This includes identifying, counting, reconciling and adjusting the on hand inventory

+ Must understand shipping regulations as they pertain to domestic and international shipments and prepare the necessary documents to complete the shipping function. This individual must also understand the regulations pertaining to the shipment of hazardous materials for domestic and international shipments

+ Must use the ERP system to perform the shipping, receiving and materials functions (i.e. on-line receiving, forced out shop orders, close shop orders, make inventory adjustments, pick and issue inventory, make bills of material changes, record scrap and rework, stage work in process materials and maintain correct supply inventories

+ Safely operate material handling equipment (Lifts, Jacks & Cranes, Fork Trucks)

+ Use the necessary power and hand tools to crate parts and equipment for damage free shipments. Operate equipment used to perform the shipping function (i.e. electronic scale, postage meter, address and labeling machines and any new equipment due to changing technology)

+ Ensure line driven safety goals and objectives are achieved, as defined by division safety deployment letter, while maintaining alignment with corporate policies and procedures

+ Work interdependently with other departments to ensure internal and external customer process deliverables/expectations are met or exceeded.

+ Develop, implement, and maintain process standards and guidelines for plant expectations of key processes KPI’s

+ Manage the required resources to ensure the optimization of the department budget.

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a high school degree; or 1-2 year vocational training / associates degree

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.