Data and Applications Specialist

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JobReq ID: 54978

Type of work: On site

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Salary Range:

Location:

Környe, HU

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 Data & Application Specialist

Job purpose: The ideal candidate should have solid experience in data management and analysis, as well as in application design and development. This position requires strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

The candidate must have in-depth knowledge of the discipline within her/his professional field and related areas. She/He must perform functions of significant importance for the development and implementation of company objectives, following the strategic directives of management. She/He will be responsible for coordinating and controlling a group of people, optimizing human and technical resources to ensure that contributions are fully aligned with strategic objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Application Development: Lead the local team in developing new applications, ensuring that each phase, from design to coding, is executed with precision and quality.
• Application Implementation: Oversee the installation and configuration of applications in various environments, ensuring a smooth and seamless transition for end users.
• Application Monitoring: Continuously monitor applications to identify and promptly resolve any issues, keeping applications operational and performing well.
• Application Maintenance: Manage regular updates, patches, and bug fixes, ensuring that applications are always up-to-date and secure.
• Application Support: Provide excellent support to users, quickly resolving issues and enhancing the overall user experience.
• Data Validation: Validate information entered against official sources to ensure data accuracy.
• Request Management: Handle data modification requests, providing feedback and reasons for any rejections.

Additional activities:

• Local Data Strategy & Readiness: Develop and implement strategies to ensure local data readiness and integrity.
• Local Data Asset Management: Manage and maintain local data assets to ensure their availability and accuracy.
• Manufacturing Data Catalog @ Plant: Create and maintain a manufacturing data catalog at the plant.
• Execute Digital Roadmap (Apps): Execute the digital roadmap for applications, ensuring that goals are met on time.
• Owns Decommissioning Roadmap: Manage the decommissioning roadmap for obsolete applications.
• Co-owner of Local Apps Management Framework: Collaborate in managing the local applications management framework.
• Leads Aligned Local Developments: Lead the development of local applications aligned with business strategies.
• Supports Execution of Automation Projects: Support the execution of automation projects to improve operational efficiency.
• Local IT Applications (Design/Delivery): Design and deliver local IT applications that meet business needs.
• Owns Application Inventory & Management Framework: Manage the application inventory and management framework.
• IT Incident Management (Applications): Manage IT incidents related to applications, ensuring timely and effective resolution.

Education, Master’s Degree, Other Certifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

• Relevant certifications in:

• Application Development

• Project Management (PMP / Prince2)

• Agile Methodology (PMI‑ACP)

Experience (years)

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the same or similar role

Technical / Practical Skills

• Knowledge of programming languages such as VS.net, JavaScript, C++, C#, Oracle and/or MS SQL.
• Project Management: Knowledge and experience in project management.
• Agile Methodology: Knowledge and experience with Agile methodology.
• Jira: Knowledge and experience in using Jira for project tracking and management.

Language Skills

• English knowledge at B1 level

Attitude / Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills: Ability to validate and manage complex data with attention to detail and precision.
• Problem Solving: Ability to identify and resolve problems promptly and effectively.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to interact with users and technical teams
• Personnel Management: Experience in managing personnel, including team leadership and development.

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.

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