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\xe2\x80\x9d has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931 and we look for individuals who share our passion to fulfill this mission.

Bridgestone Middle East & Africa (BSMEA) operates from locations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Ivory Coast. From these locations BSMEA covers 68 markets through 80 partners.

Role Summary :

The position is part of the Customer Services Team in the logistics function to ensure adherence to all legal standards and documentation for shipping.

The individual will be responsible for the end-to-end process of all related documents to ensure the completion of all shipping records/documentation in a timely manner to ensure compliance with established deadlines and zero demurrage.

The individual is also required to coordinate and record detailed customs compliance checks with the source, technical team and customer service representative team.

Role Responsibilities :

• Ensure all Shipping/Custom clearance documentation are completed on time and in line with regulations
• Be up to date with regulatory changes of the region
• Update and maintain shipments records
• Responsible for billing in SAP
• Handle shipments documents and ensure they are accurate and comply with relevant customs/LC clauses.
• Communicate daily with manufacturing sources and partners to ensure all documentation is provided on time and compliant to avoid any demurrage claims.
• Send original shipping documents to partner/Bank so partners can clear on shipments when cargo arrives at destination.

Role Requirements:

• 3 years\' experience in logistics

• MEA Customs Regulations

• Ownership in following up

• Multitasking

• Attention to detail

• MS Excel

• Process / Standards Driven person

• Problem Solving

• Knowledge of SAP

• Academic qualifications

Bridgestone Behaviors

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:

• Agility - to work in a matrix and complex environment where change happens at a rapid pace
• Courage - to share ideas, think out of the box
• Ownership - to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role

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 ongoing development and collaboration

MORE INFORMATION

All applications will be reviewed. Our Recruitment team will contact the suitable applicants for the next step of the recruitment process.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

DISCLAIMER

Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMIA\xe2\x80\x99s 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 \xe2\x80\x98Serving Society with Superior Quality\xe2\x80\x99, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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