Consumer Planning Intern - #47699

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID: 54970

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Internship

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location:

Zaventem, BE

About Us

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

The Operational, Import, NPI & Tactical Planning Consumer teams are part of the Logistics & Supply Chain Planning department and are responsible for the Master Production Plan of Bridgestone EU consumer plants on an operational and tactical horizon (up to 18 months), including Import Planning and New Product Introduction processes.

The team is looking for a new intern to support a variety of planning, analysis, and digitalization activities.

Responsibilities

• Support OPP & Tactical leaders in data analysis and monthly PowerPoint presentations for plants and top management
• Collect data and issue key reports shared with top management and other stakeholders
• Support teams in key digitalization projects (e.g. reporting transfer to Power BI)
• Document key processes within the Operational & Tactical Planning team
• Collaborate mainly with OPP & Tactical teams, and also with other stakeholders including plants, COE, Tactical Planning, Distribution Planning, Demand Planning, Sales, and suppliers from other Bridgestone entities
  
  
  

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering
  
  
  

Experience

• Advanced level in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with OMP, MS Access, VBA, or Power BI is a plus
  
  
  

Technical / Functional Skills

• Experience using data analysis tools (Excel, Microsoft Business Intelligence, or other relevant business software)
• Excellent analytical skills
• Detail‑oriented and accurate
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues
• Ability to efficiently collaborate with cross‑functional teams
  
  
  

Languages

• Fluent in English
• Any other European language is a plus
  
  
  

Soft / Behavioral Skills

• 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 in an easy‑to‑understand manner
• Planned and organized approach to completing tasks
  
  
  

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.
  
  
  

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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