Bridgestone

Bridgestone in Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa (BSEMIA), headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions.

In addition to our premium tire products, we offer a growing portfolio of tire-centric and mobility solutions. Together with our partners and guided by “Serving Society with Superior Quality”, that has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931, we are working to accelerate sustainable mobility innovations and solutions. Through innovative technology, we are committed to easier, safer, smoother and seamless mobility for our society and customers improving how people move, live, work and play .

Bridgestone also benefits from a significant retail network throughout the region – in fact our retail presence in the EMIA region is the largest in the tire industry. Through 17 distinct retail partners, we have around 3,500 outlets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as around 2,500 outlets through our partner network in India. This network offers a selection of services, concepts and mobility solutions.

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Ecommerce IT Product Owner

About us

Bridgestone has been developing and manufacturing premium tyres and advanced mobility solutions for more than 90 years. Its product portfolio includes tyres for all classes of cars, vans, buses, trucks, agricultural and construction machinery, motorcycles and aircraft. In developing new products, technologies and mobility solutions, we combine tyre expertise with excellence in research and development as well as digital competence. Sustainability is at the heart of all our efforts. Our goal is to be completely carbon neutral by 2050 and we are increasingly focusing on electric mobility.

In addition to our long-term environmental vision, all our decisions are guided by the Bridgestone E8 Commitment – the company’s internal value compass. This compass not only guides us towards climate neutrality, but also supports our activities to promote equality within the company and in society. In particular, we want to attract women to Bridgestone by offering them a positive and attractive working environment in the mobility industry.

At Bridgestone we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we maintain with everyday drivers and this extensive retail network is one of the core reasons why.

In line with the “Bridgestone Essence”, our work environment is based on integrity and teamwork, where everyone can learn from each other and contribute with their own ideas in achieving the coming goals.

We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work.

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Ecommerce IT Product Owner

Position Snapshot

  • Type of Contract: Permanent
  • Full-time
  • Location: Brussels

Job Purpose

We are looking for an Ecommerce IT Product Owner reporting to the Ecommerce IT Capability Lead. This is an EMIA role, based in Brussels.

You will be part of the IT Customer & Commerce team, working together with colleagues and development partners across the globe: Poland, Italy, Germany, India to name a few. You will collaborate with Business Stakeholders / Product Managers to drive the development needs and manage the technology stack enabling B2B tyre orders for our dealers / distributors across Europe.

Your main role will be to shape the Product Roadmap together with the Customer Service team and lead the translation of the roadmap into system functionalities and process improvements, allowing Bridgestone to maintain its competitive edge in the ecommerce area while creating a great digital Customer Experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate the product roadmap into a prioritized backlog in DevOps for the agile dev team
  • Facilitate/write/validating features & user stories ready for development
  • Coordinate acceptance criteria definition for any development, prior to User Acceptance Testing
  • Support the agile team by providing business context, product knowledge and by managing stakeholders (a.o. addressing impediments)
  • Coordinate & plan releases of ready features
  • Co-lead Sprint Ceremonies (Planning, Review, Retrospective) with support of the Scrum Master / Business Owner
  • Validate team deliverables & assesses business value achieved. Be as such accountable for the delivered product feature

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a computer-related or similar field
  • Languages skills: English, any other European language is a plus
  • Experience (years): 5+ years or relevant experience (Product owner)
  • Technical Knowledge
  • Ecommerce platforms, preferably in a B2B environment (SAP CX / Hybris a plus)
  • Experience with web technologies / digital solutions
  • Previous experience in Agile working environments
  • ERP Sales or interfacing
  • Soft Skills:
  • Strong communication and ability to influence different type of audiences
  • Customer centric mindset
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Team player and self-motivated
  • Coordinate & plan releases of ready features
  • Co-lead Sprint Ceremonies (Planning, Review, Retrospective) with support of the Scrum Master

Why should you apply?

  • Bridgestone as a global company drives your career to the next level by offering you possibilities to work in an international setting.
  • You will have the opportunity to work with leading web / ecommerce technologies.
  • You will have the opportunity to experience a dynamic and challenging environment and work on different and innovative projects.

If you can demonstrate the skills we are looking for and would like to make a difference in a Pioneering company dedicated to shaping a sustainable future of real-world mobility solutions, join us at Bridgestone!

Process Next Steps

All applications will be reviewed. Our HR team will contact those applicants who we would like to invite for the next stage of the recruitment process.