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Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA) has its headquarters are in Zaventem, Belgium. Today, we employ more than 17,000 people across the region. In 2015, our sales total approximately EUR4 billion. Our EMEA organization includes * Sales teams strategically positioned across the region * 13 tire manufacturing plants (Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Spain, South Africa, Turkey and Russia) and a mold design and production facility in Belgium * An international logistics and supply chain infrastructure with distribution centers strategically located to serve our customers * Re-treading facilities supporting the needs of our truck and fleet customers across the region * First Stop retail stores * An advanced R&D facility in Italy * State-of-the-art Proving Grounds in Italy and Sweden

Fluent in English, French, Swedish and German, I am an experienced leader of multi-cultural teams at a senior level. I have lived and worked in Singapore and six different European countries. My 15 years progressive experience in end-to-end Supply Chain management, comprise Strategic Demand & Supply planning, Procurement and Order Fulfilment operations. I also have a proven track record of successful planning system, ERP and S&OP implementation. My past positions include senior management roles in large International Head-quarters, as well as managing teams across a geographic region. I have worked in a broad sector of Industries comprising Tyres, Consumer goods and the Public sector for large International organisations. My strengths include building and leading high performance teams; a strong drive for results; excellent communication skills; a continuous focus on quality and sound planning & organising skills.