Strategic Planning Analyst (Entry Level)

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.

Role Summary

‘Responsible for strategy and planning to align business operations with the company’s mission and goals. Researches and analyzes industry and competitive trends to identify emerging market opportunities and strategic areas of interest. Identifies and prioritizes product and service improvement opportunities and creates plans for implementation. Develops complex forecasting models that include KPI’s on budgets, resource allocation, business goals, and monitor and report to leadership on achievements and variances. Plans for cross-departmental projects in the strategic areas identified and oversees them during implementation and roll-out. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of company’s internal operations to develop forward-looking focus for business.

Main responsibilities & key activities

• Responsible for strategy and planning to align business operations with the company’s mission and goals
• Researches and analyzes industry and competitive trends to identify emerging market opportunities and strategic areas of interest
• Identifies and prioritizes product and service improvement opportunities and creates plans for implementation
• Develops complex forecasting models that include KPI’s on budgets, resource allocation, business goals, and monitor and report to leadership on achievements and variances. Plans for cross-departmental projects in the strategic areas identified and oversees them during implementation and roll-out
• Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of company’s internal operations to develop forward-looking focus for business.
• Monitor and analyze business performance
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and ensure integrity of data and consistency in reporting

Requirements for the role

• Candidates will be required to demonstrate and role model the following Bridgestone Values
  • Agility – to work in a matrix, complex and fast paced environment
  • Courage – to share ideas, challenge the status quo.
  • Ownership – to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role (self-starter)
• Bachelors or Masters level qualification in Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations or similar field
• UAE driving licence
• Experience of ERP (SAP Sales Module)
• Experience of Power BI system
• Experience in analyzing large amounts of data and developing business recommendations
• Experience with SQL is a plus
• Over 2 years’ experience in UAE Analyst role
• Proficient in MS Excel and Power-point
• Effective team player
• Proactive problem solver
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present and influence at all levels.
• Results Orientated
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Candidates from within UAE

Bridgestone Behaviors:

Qualified candidates need to demonstrate the following behaviors:

• Agility – to work in a matrix, complex and fast paced environment.
• Courage – to share ideas, challenge the status quo.
• Ownership – to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role (self-starter).

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

Further information about Bridgestone:

Bridgestone EMEA 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)
• A raw materials plant in Spain (Usansolo)
• A leading R&D facility in Italy
• 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.)

• Passenger Cars, SUV’s & 4×4
• 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/.

Disclaimer

Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMEA’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 organisation, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognise that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success.