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Akron, Ohio, United States

The Commercial Product Manager is focused on product lifecycle management - targeting volume, margin and profit for a select portion of the Commercial product portfolio. This position is responsible for design, development and implementation of strategic plans in order to grow volume, revenue, profit and market share. The incumbent will represent their product/brand categories in development of the total tire portfolio plan. The manager will collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Sales Channels, Tire Technology, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Analytics, Demand Planning, etc.Key responsibilities include:-Responsible for new product introductions, by utilizing industry, market and customer insights to identify opportunities for new products-Accountable for stage meetings, documentation and financials-Define product positioning and competitive set-Develop, launch and promote plans for a successful launch-Provide guidance regarding demand, production priorities, inventory health, excess inventory resolution, etc.-Manage phase-out process of lines/stock keeping unit (SKUs) - Identify declining sizes and develop phase-out plan.-Set pricing strategy for end-of-life product and channel distribution decisions-Drive portfolio optimization-Participate in ad-hoc strategic projects

Akron, Ohio, United States

The Manager, Leasing Business Operations is responsible for leading the following key blocks of work:-Day-to-day operations of the Leasing business including billing, cost management, recordkeeping, and tire/supplies ordering-Modernization of Leasing business operations and processes-Development and execution of roadmap for the Leasing asset management system-Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), forecasting, inventory management, deployment, network optimization and Supply Chain coordination-Leading, coaching and developing the business operations team To modernize and standardize legacy mileage/leasing processes into the Commercial business and deliver new efficiencies, the manager will interact with multiple cross-functional areas including Sales, Solutions, Leasing Service Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Credit, Transportation, Logistics/Warehousing Operations, Marketing, Information Technology, and the Commercial Leadership team. The manager will also interact with customers and suppliers to ensure excellent customer service.-Oversee day-to-day administrative operations of a ~$75M business, leading a team of 13 with 4 direct reports-Drive supply chain coordination including S&OP, forecasting, inventory management, and deployment toensure excellent customer service-Develop and deliver analytics, reporting, and tools to facilitate an effective and efficient management ofleasing business processes

Akron, Ohio, United States

The Manager, Tire Ready is responsible for leveraging the Tire Ready business model to grow revenue and secure contractual business for Goodyear. The manager will act as a partner to customers in all aspects of fleet management, partnering with sales associates and the dealer network to ensure fleet requirements are met. The position will drive ongoing customer relationship management through the contract lifecycle and act as a tire management consultant delivering on the value proposition. The manager will lead a team of three associates who manage the day-to-day activities and responsibilities for their assigned customers.-Responsible for overseeing a $6M business with 3 direct reports-Orchestrated the strategic exit of the business through planning, collaboration, negotiation, and execution with internal teams and customers to meet objectives while minimizing impact on customer relationships

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

The Operations Manager is responsible for achieving the sales and margin Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the government channel. Additionally, the manager leads the government bid process on a daily basis, formulating bid pricing/product strategy, interacting with internal associates (field sales, category, finance, etc.), external dealers (company owned and independent) and end users, including but not limited to: School District officials, Department of Public Works officials, Department of Transportation officials, and more. This position is also responsible for supporting the Strategic National Account team on RFPs, solutions integrations, sales analytics with existing customers, and strategic projects to deliver the AOP.-Managed and standardized the bid process for U.S. state and local government bids for the commercial truck business, including product and pricing strategy, collaboration with sales associates and servicing dealers, and process enhancement on over 750 bids-Assisted in the growth of the state/local sales channel, surpassing prior year and annual operating plan targets in commercial truck, retread, and OTR sales-Led the onboarding of a new strategic national account for the independent dealer channel, including communication across channels, servicing location mapping and recommendations, gap identification and analysis, and development of a solution to provide visibility to the transition of over $1.5M in wheel assets

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

The Commercial Sales Forecaster / Demand Planner is responsible for operating the monthly demand planning/sales forecasting process. This includes modeling and capturing assumptions, maintaining the forecast for assigned products and customers, developing statistical models and leading consensus meetings within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process with sales, marketing and supply chain and other stakeholders.-Generated and managed the strategic operational forecast for commercial truck and retread products by gathering market intelligence, data and trend analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams-Facilitated S&OP process and assisted in generating annual operating plan and long-term business plan-Developed models and tools to analyze and visualize data to better facilitate conversations with cross-functional teams to identify and close gaps in the monthly business plan

Akron, Ohio

The objective of the Information Technology Development Program (ITDP) is to recruit and hire high potential, early career associates, and develop them into high preforming IT professionals through broad exposure to various IT activities.-Led initiative to transition associates from unsupported Google platform to supported and secure Microsoft applications, reducing licenses by 700 and lowering yearly costs by $35,000-Responsible for analyzing corporate Lotus Notes databases to determine remediation plans and roadmap, leading to a 60% reduction in the landscape in an effort to transition off of Lotus Notes-Assisted in SharePoint site deployment, creation, and configuration of over 25 sites, using agile methodology to deliver on the custom requirements of each site-Successfully planned, coordinated, and executed a service project with Goodyear and an external organization to safely transport over 1,000 participants to and from the event-Led a successful Corporate IT United Way Campaign, that delivered 153% of the monetary goal by analyzing previous campaigns and introducing a new method of associate engagement

Akron, Ohio

-Developed an IT intranet prototype to encourage associate use in creating work requests using a new system-Conducted research on the Help Desk reputation among associates. Initiated a new process flow to better meet associate needs-Led a project to define application access requirements on secure data systems to strengthen controls

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Major In Management And Major In Business Logistics, 3.67

• President of Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honors Society) • Presidential Honors Award ($60,000 for four years) • Dean’s List (7/8 Semesters)

3.68

Study Abroad Experience in London, UK during Spring 2012 semester

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