LSCM COE Manager

at  Bridgestone

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• Proven leader with ability to :
• think strategically, with drive and focus execution
• build solid and collaborative relationships with team members (internal and external), foster a productive team environment, quick learner and result oriented
• deal with ambiguity and uncertainty
• lead others through complex situations.
• Lead transformations
• Have a strong project management methodology background, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management experience, change management, strategic planning and analysis
• Deliver strong business results by taking an End-to-end approach
• Ideally have an expert understanding of supply chain processes and tools. Drive organizational buy-in and facilitate change management
• Analytical approach while managing priorities & tight time pressures
• Problem Solving
• Fluency in English is essential, Arabic/French is an advantage

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

Degree qualified, with over 5-10 years’ experience as team leader, experience in Continuous Improvement, Procurement, Logistics and Network Design, Digital Tools (ERP Systems, BI Tools, RPA). As Center of Excellence Manager, a big part of your job is to define standardized work for business processes to drive accountability and improvement opportunities.
You must also monitor performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), detect and suggest problem resolution as quickly and accurately as possible, as well as manage and drive high performance.
Key qualities: You must have constant quest for innovative improvement, rigor, excellent relational capacities for managing teams and faultless sense of organization.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and Lead Collaborative Improvement Projects to drive more value in the supply chain (lead Kaizen events)
• Deployment and Governance of Bridgestone Procurement Policy business wider specifically manage the OPEX spend on Indirect Commodities/Logistics Cost
• Develop Processes and Digital Tools to set up data collaboration platforms internally and externally
• Champions change and effectively manages the implementation of new ideas
• Structure / Centralise / Improve Data Management and Structure – Supplier, Customer, Order, Performance, Cost
• Identify and champion the best solutions that meet the goals with best-in-class supply chain systems
• Promotes and embodies company core values and policies, implementing the guidelines as well as fostering talents in the team and exploiting bottom up contributions