Consumer Tactical Planning Intern

Position Snapshot

• Type of Contract: Internship
• Full-time
• Location: Brussels Bridgestone HQ

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 163 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. In 2021, our sales total approximately €30B. 

Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA) has its headquarters in Zaventem, Belgium.  We operate in more than 60 countries and employ more than 19,000 employees across the region. In 2021, our sales total approximately €6B.  Our EMEA structure includes:

• 15 new tire and tire related plants in France, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Spain,

Turkey (JV), South Africa and Russia.

• A major R&D and indoor testing center in Italy

• A state-of-the-art Proving Ground in Italy and Sweden
• Retreading facilities supporting the needs of our truck and fleet customers across the

region

• A retail infrastructure 
• We employ more than 80 different nationalities
• Sales teams strategically positioned across the region

Our tires are sold under the Bridgestone, Firestone and Dayton brands for both consumer and commercial use.  With its leading tire technology, our company is a major supplier of original equipment to all major vehicle manufacturers. Our products can be found in  passenger cars, 4x4 vehicles, trucks and buses, construction and off-road vehicles, tractors and agricultural machinery, motorcycles and scooters, motor sports and aircraft. 

Our products are developed and manufactured with the needs our of ultimate customer in mind, they are our boss.

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

Job Purpose:

Operational, Import, NPI & Tactical Planning Consumer teams are part of Logistics & Supply Chain Planning department, being responsible for the Master production plan of Bridgestone EU consumer plants on Operational & Tactical horizon (up to 18 months),  for Import Planning and New Product Introduction processes.

The team is looking for a new intern to support different activities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Supporting OPP & Tactical leaders in data analysis & monthly Power Point presentations to plants & top management.
• Collecting data & issuing some of key reports shared with top management and other stakeholders;
• Supporting teams in key digitalization projects (i.e. reporting transfer to Power BI);
• Document key processes in the Operational & Tactical Planning team

Consumer Planning Intern he/she will interact mainly with OPP & Tactical teams, but also with other stakeholders (plants, COE, tactical planning, distribution planning, demand planning, Sales and Suppliers from other Bridgestone entities).

Bridgestone LEADERSHIP ESSENCE:

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

• 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
• 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

Competences to be acquired

• Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people with different personalities and backgrounds, Strong communication skills, both oral and written:
• Ability to translate numbers into insights, and present them to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand manner

Competences to be acquired

• Experience in using data analysis tools. e.g. Excel, Microsoft Business Intelligence, other Experience in using data analysis tools. e.g. Excel, Microsoft Business Intelligence, other relevant business information software
• Planned and organized approach in completing tasks
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people with different personalities and backgrounds, Strong communication skills, both oral and written:
• Ability to translate numbers into insights, and present them to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand manner
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Detail-oriented and accurate;
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues;
• Ability to efficiently collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Experience:

• Degree level expected: Bachelor or Master degree in Supply Chain/ Operations/Engineering.
• Advanced level in MS Excel & Power Point, experience with OMP/MS Access/VBA/PowerBI is a plus
• Fluent in English, any other European language is a plus