Credit Control COE Lead

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Poznań, PL

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

We are looking for a highly self-motivated and detail-oriented expert to join our Credit team reporting hierarchically to the Head of Credit Management EMEA. The CoE Lead is responsible to support the financial goals of Bridgestone and its sales efforts, while contributing for a healthy business within the risk requirements of the organization.

The CoE Lead works closely with team members and management to monitor and ensure compliance with credit management processes, laws and policies. This person must be able to initiate, maintain and grow solid relationships with supply chain, sales, and finance teams to assess existing processes and procedures for improvement opportunities related to account management based on company’s cash flow requirements and risk appetite.

The CoE Lead will devote primarily his attention to preparing the credit team design from a portfolio based into a process based organization, taking in consideration the adjacent functions upstream and downstream.

Responsibilities

• Lead the activities related to process optimization, by the adoption of automation structures (SAP development, RPA’s, etc.)
• Surveils platform and system stability
• Follows-up any system or process incidents
• Is in charge of data management and its corporate governance
• Lead activities and reviews in terms of governance most specifically in relation to J/SOX and Int/Ext audits
• In charge to organize a training & knowledge library, maintaining up-to-date
• Develop dashboards for management overview and monitoring key performance indicators
• Support cross-functional projects, representing the Credit function and contributing for a successful delivery
• Drives innovation, by assessing new market tools/processes
• Supports the review of the credit management policy

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field

Experience

• Minimum five years of experience in credit management or related functions
• Experience in collections and accounts receivable, including compliance and regulatory knowledge
• Proven track record in process optimization and technology automation projects

Technical Skills

• SAP experience
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Advanced financial statement analysis
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and accounting software
• Experience with credit rating tools

Soft/Behavioral Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Capability to manage change and drive business partnership with sales, treasury, and other units

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.