EMIA Finance Business Partner Procurement

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Position Snapshot

• Type of Contract: Permanent
• Full-time
• Location: Zaventem, Rome
  

Our Company

Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. We employ over 140,000 people around the world, operate 3 technical centers and 178 manufacturing plants and sell products in more than 150 countries. "Serving Society with Superior Quality” has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931 and we look for individuals who share our passion to fulfill this mission.

Facilities & Resources

Bridgestone EMIA operates in more than 60 countries and employs over 16,000 employees in its offices and plants:

• 9 Sales Regions with offices in Birmingham, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Bad Hamburg, Moscow, Johannesburg, and Dubai
• 14 plants in France (Bethune), Belgium (Lanklaar and Liege), Italy (Bari), Poland (Stargard and Poznan), Hungary (Tatabanya), Spain (Bilbao, Puente San Miguel and Burgos), South Africa (Port Elizabeth and Brits), Russia (Ulyanovsk) and a joint venture in Turkey ( Izmit and Aksarai)
• A raw materials plant in Spain (Usansolo)
• A leading R&D facility in Italy
• A state of the art proving grounds in Italy and Sweden
• The EMEA headquarters in Zaventem, Belgium.
  

Sales & Products

• With its leading materials technology, the company focuses on high-performance tyres: A major supplier of original equipment to car manufacturers (including VW/Audi group, BMW, Mercedes, General Motors, Toyota, Nissan- Renault, etc.)
• A pioneer in Run-Flat Technology tyres and major supplier to car manufacturers
• A leading manufacturer in the agricultural market
• A leading manufacturer in the motorcycle market
• A leading brand in the truck & bus replacement market and a leading supplier to vehicle
  

manufacturers (Mercedes, Renault, Volvo, Scania, MAN, DAF, Iveco, etc.)

Our tyres are sold under the Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and other brand names for:

• Passenger cars, 4x4 vehicles
• Trucks and buses
• All types of commercial, construction and off-the-road vehicles
• Tractors and agricultural machinery
• Motorcycles and scooters
• Motor sport
• Aircraft
  

In addition to our Products, we also provide integrated fleet solutions as well as repair and maintenance services through our extensive fleet network.

For more information on our company please visit www.bridgestone.com and www.bridgestone.eu . To experience more about life at Bridgestone, check out the following link http://www.bridgestonenewsroom.eu/

The mission

The Procurement Finance Business Partner function should act as an independent entity from within the finance function while contributing to the impact & success of Procurement.

The function focuses on reporting, analyzing and controlling the impact of procurement on the P&L and Balance Sheet (saving s & cost avoidance analysis), Raw Materials variance analysis and Raw Material outlook, and on overall reporting, budgeting & analysis and KPI dashboard management. As such Procurement Finance plays a fundamental role in realizing the BSEMEA Procurement vision.

The role of Procurement Financial Control Specialist supports both the EMEA Procurement Organization and EMEA Finance, by providing data, analysis and insights on market dynamics, EMEA procurement performance & assessment of trends & plans, and linking these to the Financial Performance of Bridgestone EMEA.

In this role, the Finance Business Partner provides information to the EMIA procurement organization, EMIA finance and EMIA senior management. The role also interacts with BSJ (GHO offices in Tokyo) where required.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• PPV analysis, review and reporting for all applicable regions/entities.
• Follow-up on Updating and tracking of pricing in system.
• Preparing and presenting monthly Procurement Category Review and Commodity Reports.
• Develop and manage a process to ensure effective validation of all ongoing Procurement Costs at local Business Units in Income Statement level.
• T racking, analysis and reporting of cost reduction initiatives versus Budget/Forecast/Prior-Year.
  

Budget, Forecasting And Strategic Plans

• Responsible for setting and maintaining Standard Costing policy for Business Units and ensuring compliance to same on Material Pricing area.
• Build business cases and total cost of ownership analysis for procurement projects.
• Coordinate and complete Budget models based upon agreed volume, pricing, expense assumptions etc.
  

Cost Analysis

• Maintaining price forecast and commodity coverage files and analysis of regional spend by category to drive synergies and simplify the procurement sourcing model.
• Analysis of production and operational efficiencies including a breakdown of all costs by category together with analysis of variances.
  

Process, Systems & Data

• Regularly realizing of projects for functional area.
• System and process design and development to improve efficiency and effectiveness of all financial, cost and management accounting information within the organization.
  

Communication, Change And Stakeholder Management

• Updating and maintaining issue log and progress
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders in the business, including Regional Procurement & Finance Teams as well as Other Manufacturing areas relevant for this function.
  

Primary People Management Responsibilities

• We expect the role to be a strategic advisor, while able to deliver hands-on results.
• As such, the role will have a small team of direct reports.
• The candidates will work along with a large network of people, mostly very experienced to develop the most suitable solutions for our current business challenges. The candidate is also able to guide subject matter experts through our initiatives, mobilize resources for and during a project, optimizing the use of our existing resources and develop less experienced team members.
  

Critically Important To This Position Is

Required capabilities

• Experience in the tire business is a clear plus
• Experience in manufacturing finance is a must (on-site vs. HQ role only is a plus)
• The candidate is used to senior management exposure
• The ability to interact well with a diverse set of team members, external partners, consultants, senior and junior, etc. and adjust to the audience
• Ability to provide a Helicopter view and attention to dive into details is required
• The candidate has demonstrated strong leadership in an (finance) operational line-mgmt role and/or heavily exposed Project Management Role, including cross functional projects
• A continuous improvement mindset (identifying opportunities, proposing solutions and executing corrections)
• Taking ownership over tasks and processes in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure
• Listening skills: diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate with
• Organizational skills: stay focused on different tasks, plan & prioritize to achieve his/her goals and on time delivery of input/feedback to the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  

Experience

• Master degree in Finance or similar.
• Experience in international companies (preferred)
• Manufacturing Finance experience is required
• Supply chain (w/ warehouse exposure) experience is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of US GAAP/ IFRS required
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Interest in process/system improvements and digitalization journeys are a significant plus
  

Bridgestone BEHAVIOURS

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:

• Agility – to work in a matrix and complex environment where change happens at a rapid pace
• Courage – to share ideas, think out of the box
• Ownership – to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the r ole
  

Bridgestone LEADERSHIP ESSENCE

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:

• Establishes strategic direction and effectively communicates the vision: Communicates a clear and inspiring vision for the business; drives competitive and innovative strategies and is able to generate alignment against the strategic direction
• Demonstrates business acumen to achieve results through others : Understands, educates and applies the fundamental business concepts by which a company operates in order to deliver results and create a climate that fosters personal commitment to excellence
• Promotes and enhances company culture : Champions the organization’s shared values and beliefs
• Effectively manages across cultures : Achieves effective collaboration, alignment, and communication across multiple dimensions of cultural diversity
• BOSS focused - serves the customers having the end users in mind: Makes BOSS (end users) and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; develops and sustains productive relationships with BOSS; leverages BOSS intimacy in the development of new products, services and competitive advantage
• Demonstrates self-awareness and emotional intelligence : Recognizes one’s personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits. Understands emotions and their effects
• Intellectually curious in support of learning agility: Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application
• Embraces and leads change and innovation : Encourages different and innovative approaches to address problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the organization
• Identifies and develops organizational talent: Attracts high calibre diverse talent, leads and guides others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives through on-going development and collaboration
  

If you can demonstrate the skills we are looking for and would like to make a difference in a Pioneering company dedicated to shaping a sustainable future of real-world mobility solutions, join us at Bridgestone!

Process Next Steps:All applications will be reviewed. Our HR team will contact those applicants who we would like to invite for the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please don’t hesitate and apply at https://careers.bridgestone-emea.com/

Weare looking forward to hearing from you!

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Disclaimer

Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMIA’s values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.