OUR COMPANY
Since Goodyear's founding in 1898, our standard for success has been based on a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. We've since grown into one of the world's largest tire companies, with one of the most recognized brand names. We employ about 63,000 associates in locations around the world—all working hard to deliver the highest quality in everything that we do. It starts with ONE TEAM Driving Performance.
The Goodyear Strategy Roadmap outlines how we’ll win with consumers, customers, associates, and shareholders. It defines our focus areas and identifies what we will do – together and individually – to achieve our goal. The Strategy Roadmap identifies where we need to go next as a company. It builds on what we do well, acknowledges the progress we have made, and guides how we will continue to win in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive environment. It states our goal clearly and directly: Deliver sustainable revenue and profit growth while increasing the value of our brand.
CORPORATE VALUES
Our Strategy Roadmap defines who we are in one simple phrase: ONE TEAM Driving Performance – on the road, in the marketplace and throughout the company. It distills our strategy to three clearly defined, interdependent, elements: HOW WE’LL WIN - Three interdependent strategies for winning in an increasingly complex market. HOW WE’LL WORK - Our “How We’ll Work” section highlights five interdependent behaviors/competencies to engage and enable associates to realize their full potential and best deliver on business goals. Some of these behaviors are apparent today; others are aspirational. All are important to executing our strategy. WHERE WE’LL FOCUS - Our “Where We’ll Focus” section comprises five interdependent real-world priorities that cross all areas of excellence and are driven by our core behaviors/competencies.
WORKING AT GOODYEAR
From the Goodyear Learning Center to tuition reimbursement for continuous education, we believe that your personal and professional development will help you take the next step in your career with Goodyear. Our dedicated learning and development team is committed to continuous growth for our associates by providing opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge as they move into the future. To help associates develop and advance within their roles at Goodyear, each division is responsible for providing training based on specific needs, but we also sponsor our associates’ need for personal development, whether it’s learning through outside education or internal job experience assignments.
The Goodyear Veterans Association has the mission to connect, develop, and inspire motivated professionals within Goodyear by providing opportunities to enhance employee engagement, professional satisfaction, and business performance.
Veterans, Guardsmen and Reservists seeking civilian careers have found great success in the Goodyear culture. We place strong value on leadership traits such as building talent and teams, problem solving, effective communication, courageous decision making and delivering.
Goodyear Black Network (GBN) promotes the development, recruitment, attainment and advancement of associates. GBN is based on the principles that provide employees with skills, resources and motivation to assist in personal and business growth.