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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.9 - Business Support Service Activities N.E.C.
480 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 December 2023
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Goodyear Shared Services Centre, part of the American tire manufacturing group Goodyear Tire & Rubber, announced that it plans to expand its team in Romania, targeting an accelerated hiring program in 2024 and 2025. The company announced the creation of 480 new positions. The new positions are for finance, accounting, legal, acquisitions, customer support and supply chain departments.
The Bucharest Goodyear Shared Services Centre collaborates with Goodyear's other hubs in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region and offers integrated services to companies in the group.
By the end of 2022, the company had 450 employees in Romania.
Globally, the group has production plants 57 countries and employs 72,000 workers.
Eurofound (2023), Goodyear Shared Services Center, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 200611, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200611.
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