Strategic Supply Chain Planning and NPI intern

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.

About The Role

Job Purpose

In this role, the trainee will support activities within the scope of supply chain strategies for new product introduction and focus on building a robust and flexible mid-long term supply plan by identifying potential risks and ensuring countermeasures.

We offer a 6-month internship that provides the opportunity to work in a multinational environment with numerous career opportunities to grow and gain knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Collect data and issue reports to share with stakeholders
• Support team in key projects (reporting transfer to Power BI)
• Document processes and reporting digitalization
• Support data analysis and build presentations for top management
• Execute process improvement projects
  

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education

• Undergraduate or recent graduate from engineering or business school
  

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Office package
• Power BI
  

Languages

• Fluency in English is a must
• Any other language would be considered a plus
  

Soft/Behavioral Skills

• Excellent analytical skills
• Detail-oriented and accurate
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues
• Ability to efficiently collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work with a diverse range of people and strong communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to translate numbers into insights and present them clearly to stakeholders
  

What We Offer

At Bridgestone, what really matter 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 payment; 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.