Lead Sourcing Manager

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 Responsible for procurement (e.g., purchasing and supply chain activities), as well as vendor management (e.g., negotiation, purchase, and relationships associated with outsourced services).Responsibilities
• Accountable for obtaining goods / services required by the organization including Indirect Operations (e.g., Office Supplies, contingent workforce, HR services, insurance, etc) Computers, Travel, Maintenance, Machine Parts,.) and Direct Operations (e.g., Raw Materials and Services for Manufacturing, Production or Construction; Products for Retail, etc.)o Product / Service Sourcingo Supplier Selectiono Pricing / Terms Negotiationo Order Processingo Contract Administrationo Supplier Performance Management
• Manages or performs strategic sourcing work to manage risk and optimize the value/resilience of materials/services sourcing including:o Establishing Supplier Relationship Management processes and continuous improvement goals/programs, with a particular focus on managing the TAPFIN contingent labour project and optimizing its implementation.o Negotiating contracts and coordinating supplier integration plans with internal clients.o Monitors market dynamics that impact materials/services availability and/or pricing.o

Partners with internal clients to identify sourcing needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify marketplace trends, and define acceptable service levels.
• Leads large projects or processes of complex scope, with limited oversight from manager.
• Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals.
• Assists in the development of operational plan and implements for areas of assigned responsibilities.
• Identifies continuous improvement/automation activities and makes frequent recommendations based on detailed analyses and applying results to drive improvements.
• Adapts precedent and may holistically change standard operating procedures to develop new solutions.
• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.

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