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Job Description:

This position will be responsible for the sales, supervision, and the strategic growth of Yokohama consumer product within the geographic territory. Compensation for this position includes a competitive base salary + commission program. We have comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance and auto allowance. The position does require the candidate to live within the geographical area, and there is no relocation assistance available.

Responsibilities:

Education/Experience:

• Along with a successful industry background in Retail and /or Wholesale the candidate.
• Degree in Business/Marketing/Communications (or equivalent).
• Previous Account Management experience within the tire industry would be advantageous.
• Excellent interpersonal, managerial and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

Job Description:

This position will report to the Consumer Sales Director and is responsible for supervising the sales activities of the Account Managers as well as having direct responsibility for key customers Western Zone. The Western Zone consists of the following 13 states AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY.

Responsibilities:

• Supervising the sales activities of the Account Managers.
• Direct responsibility for key customers in the Western Zone.

Education/Experience:

• The preferred background for this high visibility position includes a degree in Business/Sales/Marketing (or equivalent).
• Retail and/or Wholesale experience.
• Account Management experience with a major tire manufacturer.
• The position requires excellent interpersonal, managerial and analytical skills
• Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Individual must reside within a Western Zone state, near a major airport.
• Compensation includes a competitive base salary + commission program.

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will be proactive and hands on; must be able to recognize the need for necessary improvements and make long term technology recommendations. The Sr. Systems Engineer delivers technical expertise and prompt, accurate, consistent support of servers and system software. The Sr. Systems Engineer works with other teams and management to design solutions, policies and standards, meet business needs and expectations, protect information assets and provide capacity planning, disaster recovery and business continuity planning. The Sr. Systems Engineer must be able to deal directly and communicate effectively with all levels throughout the organization including senior and executive management. Lead the Design and implementation activities to improve efficiency, stability, security and optimization in a multisite environment. Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for appropriate use. Establish best practices and policies for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance of server-class hardware, operating systems, virtualization platforms, storage systems, tools, and applications including Windows Server, Linux, VMWare, Citrix, Active Directory, Exchange email, SharePoint, SAN/NAS storage,
• Ensures all systems, data backup & restore, monitoring, and data center processes run efficiently and successfully
• Design, implement, and manage complex systems and configurations in a multi-site environment
• Responsible for designing, supporting and administering mid-range systems and overall infrastructure in an enterprise environment. This position will be responsible for creating, improving, and supporting quality IT services and must possess strong technical and leadership skills.

Education/Experience:

• Expert level knowledge of Windows server implementation, configuration, security, and performance tuning
• Demonstrated architecture, configuration, and support experience for enterprise class environments
• Experience in supporting an enterprise size Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange messaging infrastructure and Microsoft Lync Server
• Experience performing advanced administrative tasks such as scripting, automation, and system performance tuning
• Experience with enterprise server and application virtualization technologies
• Experience with enterprise networked storage, backup, and archiving systems
• Experience with disaster recovery technologies and processes
• Must be able to troubleshoot difficult hardware and software problems
• Must have strong organizational skills and the ability to quickly assess and prioritize to meet project deadlines.
• 7+ years of experience defining, planning and executing a broad range of technology projects with consideration for scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk.

Job Description:

Ideal candidate will possess Bilingual Japanese and English language skills as well as an understanding of technical language related to software development. The System Engineer will work closely with stakeholders and technical staff to implement technology solutions that drive the business. This is a hands on role that requires a strong sense of business and technology.

Responsibilities:

• Interface between Japanese Software Developers, US IT and US Business stakeholders
• Participate in the design, and maintenance of our corporate applications
• Understanding of software development using Oracle PL/SQL, Java
• Database maintenance of Oracle / SQL Server databases
• Adhere to Yokohama software development standards and practices
• Complete projects in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all IT teams to track and deliver systemic long-term remediation of known issues throughout the IT environment.
• Continually improve team's practices and procedures in order to minimize deployment time and cost, and maximize performance, reliability and scalability
• Assist with EDI as well as other forms of electronic business transactions

Education/Experience:

• Must be fluent with both English and Japanese, verbal and written
• Professional experience of at least 4 years in a computer-related field or BS in Computer Science
• Knowledge of Oracle or SQL Server databases
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project
• Strong understanding of application architecture and design
• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationship with supervisor, team members and vendors both domestic and international.
• Must have strong organizational skills and the ability to quickly assess and prioritize to meet project deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management
• Must be able to travel internationally

Job Description:

Yokohama Tire Corporation is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer to provide leadership and technical expertise in troubleshooting complex control systems to improve overall equipment efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and installing electrical/electronic equipment including electrical power distribution systems, PLCs, instrumentation, and variable speed AC and DC drives
• Developing an effective electrical/electronic preventative maintenance program
• Performing design calculations and preparing equipment specifications for PLC based systems
• Investigating and taking appropriate action to correct electrical/electronic problems
• Assisting and training maintenance, production, or other employees in technical troubleshooting matters

Education/Experience:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment
• Expertise in the design, installation, and maintenance of PLC based controls required
• Previous management experience in reliability engineering or maintenance is desired

Job Description:

Yokohama Tire Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passenger and light truck radial tires, located in southwest Virginia, is currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and coordinate the manufacture and installation of electrical equipment, and/or systems for industrial use.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining equipment to operating specifications
• Troubleshooting equipment problems
• Defining and/or designing electrical control systems for modification of existing equipment or for new equipment installation
• Managing capital projects

Education/Experience:

• Preferred candidates will have a BS-EE degree and 3-5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• PLC Programming
• PC and Networking experience are required

Job Description:

Compensation for this high visibility position includes a competitive base salary + commission program. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance and auto allowance.

Responsibilities:

• Building strong relationships
• Managing daily activities

Education/Experience:

• Degree in Business/Sales/Marketing (or equivalent)
• Commercial tire sales experience (ideally with a major tire manufacturer)
• Excellent interpersonal, managerial and presentation skills
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint preferred

Job Description:

As a member of the Supply Chain Planning team, the Senior Forecaster has many varied responsibilities, including those listed below.

Responsibilities:

• Building strong partnerships with a forecast stakeholders by creating monthly demand and sales forecasts.
• Participating in consensus building forecast meetings and producing analytics and supporting reports.
• Managing daily activities to ensure the cyclical demands of the forecasting process are met.
• Developing and implementing continuous process improvement initiatives to improve the forecasting process.
• Assist in the yearly budgeting process by preparing demand forecasts for use across all divisions.
• Developing, creating and preparing ad-hoc management reports from queries using various systems.
• Preparing monthly forecast variance analytics based on proven statistical measures.

Education/Experience:

• BA Degree or equivalent education/experience
• Prior forecasting experience APICS, IBF, SCC or similar certification or in process
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access Experience with various data analysis concepts, principles and applications
• Experience with ForecastX software or similar a plus
• Organized and detail oriented
• Strong statistical and quantitative analysis skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Highly motivated, self starter; Ability to work independently under minimal supervision
• Automotive or tire industry experience a plus