Senior Supply Chain Operations Specialist

Bridgestone Americas • Nashville, TN

11d

About The Position

This resource will do Supply Planning for our Commercial Supply Chain – focusing on the Off the Road division. This role coordinates with sales, manufacturing and global sources to ensure customer service and optimal supply mix. Cross-functional collaboration and strong analytical skills are required for success in this role. Scope will include triangulating multiple inputs to develop the most-informed supply plan, ensuring alignment with internal and external business partners, balancing business requirements with supply chain network constraints, performing business risk assessment, identifying and mitigating supply constraints, and continuously improving supply chain processes.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelors degree, required.
• 1-3 years experience in supply chain planning or data analytics required.
• “Can do” attitude with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking capability, required.
• Advanced proficient use in Excel, required.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred business, supply chain, or engineering/mathematics.
• Experience in advanced planning capability tools (ex. Blue Yonder / JDA, o9, SAP APO / IBP, Kinaxis), preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis to deliver cross functionally aligned make / buy plan, as well as a key contributor to supply reviews to drive consensus alignment, including documenting assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Leads coordination of monthly domestic and import plan to ensure optimal customer supply.
• Investigate root causes of supply gaps and develop preventive/corrective measures.
• Execute aligned purchased plan with global sources; executing POs and monitoring through delivery to meet customer service expectations.
• Support monthly meeting cadences with import suppliers and customers to communicate opportunities and solve issues.
• Initiate and drive process and system improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply planning process.
• Analyze, develop, and globally communicate the short (0-3 month) plan
• Responsible for production compliance tracking for supply sources – order and confirmation entry, system maintenance, and monthly KPI reporting.
• Support Sales and Operation Execution and IBP Supply Review processes.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees