Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.
Data & AnalyticsFirestone Airide (FSA) is a global manufacturer of air suspension solutions with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Senior Manager, SAP Business Process is responsible for serving as FSA’s business liaison with its parent company IT function (Bridgestone Americas or BSAM), leading customer/vendor SAP integrations via EDI, and overseeing FSA’s SAP data governance processes. This highly visible role serves as a key partner for cross-functional FSA leadership as the business operates end-to-end in SAP. The position reports to FSA’s Global Finance Director.
Managecurrentteam of2comprised ofaBusiness Integration Lead(currentlyfocused on EDI integrations)and a Master Data Analyst (currently focused on SAP material master).
Serve as FSA’s business liaison with BSAM IT functions.
Based onstrategic direction from FSA’s leadership team, monitor progress and status of open FSA projects with BSAM IT, solicit input from the business to support resolution,andcoordinatestesting and support from the business as required.
Address gaps in understanding of business requirements by working directly with FSAfunctional leads toconfirmrequirementsandcommunicatethose back to BSAM IT.
Proposeprocess and system improvements to addresscross-functional gapsand better alignusageof SAPwithbusinessgoals.
Lead customer/vendor SAP integration via EDI.
Manage the Business Integration Lead’s role as liaison between the BSAM IT team and FSA business users for onboarding and maintenance of EDI connections.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop priority for data connections, track progress, resolve data issues, and provide business sign-off for testing validation.
Provide oversightofFSA’s SAP data governance processes.
Managethe Master Data Analyst’s directownership ofmaterial master.
Oversee compliance of vendor, customer, pricing, and other master data processes directly managed by other functionstoimprovequalityof SAP data.
Drive documentcreation and management, including cross-functional alignment,toguide increasedaccountability, understanding, andusage ofSAP data.
**Candidates must already be in location the greater Nashville, TN area.
Bachelor's degree inarelated field(e.g.Information Technology, MIS, Accounting).
7+years ofexperienceindata governance, process documentation,andorERP related work.
3+ years managing a team and/or project management experience.
Strong expertise inSAP and advanced Microsoft Office skills required.
Confidence in project managementand influencing change, specificallydriving cross-functional alignmentspanning different geographies, cultures, and languages.
Ability to clearlypresent recommendations and summarize complex issues, particularly for non-ITand leadership level teammates.
At Bridgestone, what really matters 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 compensation; we will provide you:
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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, manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of original equipment and replacement tires, tire-centric solutions, mobility solutions and other rubber-associated and diversified products that deliver social and customer value. These best-in-class offerings are sold to consumers and fleet customers around the world under the trusted Bridgestone and Firestone brand names.
With more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees, the Bridgestone Americas (BSAM) enterprise spans from Canada to Argentina. Business units of Bridgestone Americas include Bridgestone Retail Operations, the world’s largest network of company-owned retail tire and automotive service centers; Bandag, a leader in commercial tire retreading worldwide and Firestone Industrial Products, a leading provider of technologically advanced air springs for commercial and passenger vehicle applications.
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