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The position also drives cost savings, supplier compliance, process improvements, and operational excellence.\nWhy this Role Matters:\n You will drive efficient procurement operations by managing the end-to-end purchasing process and ensuring indirect spending requirements are fulfilled on time and in compliance with company policies, contracts, and service level agreements.\n You will deliver cost savings and business value through supplier sourcing, bidding, negotiation, and adherence to preferred supplier strategies, helping optimize spend and support organizational financial objectives.\nYou will strengthen stakeholder and supplier collaboration by resolving purchasing issues, monitoring order progress, expediting deliveries, and maintaining clear communication to support uninterrupted business operations.\nYou will contribute to continuous improvement and operational excellence by identifying process efficiencies, reducing non-value-added activities, maintaining procurement data and catalogs, developing documentation, and supporting training and reporting initiatives.\nWhat You Will Do:\nYou will manage end-to-end indirect procurement activities, including reviewing purchase requisitions, processing purchase orders, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and service level agreements.\nYou will source and evaluate suppliers, conduct bidding and negotiation activities, and secure the best value across cost, quality, delivery, and contractual terms.\nYou will monitor and expedite purchase orders, resolve purchasing and invoice issues, and collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure timely order fulfillment.\nYou will maintain procurement data, vendor information, catalogs, and purchasing systems to support efficient and accurate procurement operations.\n You will identify cost-saving opportunities, drive supplier compliance, and support spend optimization initiatives across designated procurement categories.\nYou will contribute to continuous improvement by enhancing processes, developing documentation, delivering training, and reporting key procurement metrics.\nWhat We’re Looking for:\nYou have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, or another relevant business or technical field.\nYou have at least 18 months of procurement experience, with demonstrated ability to evaluate supplier bids, analyze purchasing requirements, and accurately process customer requests.\nYou preferably have experience in sourcing, supplier management, and procurement operations, including supporting purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and procedures.\nYou bring negotiation experience and strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities, resolve procurement issues, and drive process improvements.\nYou communicate effectively in English, and in a second language where required, enabling you to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.\nYou demonstrate critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and meeting procurement service level expectations.\nGoodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate\nGoodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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