Network Development

**Network Development & Operations Specialist**:
**POSITION SNAPSHOT**:

- JobReq ID: 53699
- Type of work: Hybrid
- Type of contract: Fixed term/temporary
- Full/Part Time: Full time
- Location: Vimercate (MB), IT

**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**:
You will support Marketing & Procurement Team to cope with increasing operational activities, driven by:

- Business volumes growth in both tyre and no tyre business (new contracts, network expansion, etc)
- Launch of new services and enhancement of the Value Proposition (digital tools, maintenance, trainings, consultancy, etc)

The resource will be part of the Retail First Stop Team which manages the affiliated point of sales at national level, with the goal of developing and implementing marketing and communication initiatives to increase First Stop brand awareness, store traffic and related turnover in the tyre and vehicle maintenance business.

**Responsibilities**:

- Organizing training courses, managing related calendars, and coordinating with suppliers.
- Handling issues related to operational activities or ad hoc dealer requests.
- Day-to-day management of procurement supplier partnerships.
- Creating or updating documentation, contracts, and network master tracking files.
- Launching new services and providing related operational support and post-launch monitoring.
- Managing new store signage and internal setups.
- Sharing information and feedback with various internal and external stakeholders (colleagues, partners, dealers, headquarters, etc.)

**Qualifications & Experience Required**

**Education, Master, other certification**:
Degree in Marketing, Management, Economics

**Experience (years)**:
Know-how of B2B environment and Retail industry would be a plus

**Technical Skills**:
IT literacy: Office package - Excel; Powerpoint; Outlook at good working level

**Languages Skills**:
Italian native; English - good level (Intermediate level is a mandatory level of knowledge)

**Soft/Behavioral Skills**:

- Teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills
- Proactive attitude and Open Minded
- Digital approach, Innovation mindset
- Reporting and analysis skills

**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.