Program Manager, Value Chain Excellence

Job Description Summary

The Value Chain Excellence role will support the UCC E2E Value Stream Leaders on key initiatives critical to delivering on each Platforms' short and long-term strategic vision to achieve targeted COGS and GP%. He/She will be responsible for identifying ways to more effectively and efficiently design and manufacture our product portfolio through effective leadership and collaboration across multiple functions (i.e. Plant Operations, R&D, Marketing, Quality, Supply Chain).

Analyze existing processes & products, recommend improvements, and oversee implementation.

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BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

• Lead operations UCC representative on specific Platform Gross Profit Improvement projects: scheduling & facilitating internal workshops, coordinating Field visits with the commercial team, scheduling & facilitating the manufacturing, sterilization, & distribution visits & process mapping to create roadmap of savings. Continue to oversee workstream as project moves into execution phase to ensure delivery of results.

• Support the End to End Value Stream Leaders to develop the platform rolling ASR cost leadership programs with cross-site monitoring and tracking mechanisms.

• Collaborate across Operations, Marketing, and R&D to deploy the cost leadership strategy.

• Collaborate with Marketing Portfolio Managers on lifecycle management; recommend strategies to improve GP through sku optimization and ensure appropriate procedures are followed to discontinue product.

• Requires Bachelors Degree, Engineering preferred or relevant field.

• Certification in Project Management, Lean Six Sigma preferred

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Operations, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain or Engineering

• Experience leading projects, kaizens, and or blitz’s

• Experience leading complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders

• Experience with navigating ERP systems

• Nice to Have:
  Finance or Accounting Experience

• Curious Mindset / Outside the Box thinker

• Turn Ideas into Action

• Problem Solver / Fix it Mentality

• Strong verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills

• Strong Analytical & Critical Thinking skills

• Ability to collaborate across functions, sites, and geographies

• Basic understanding of standard costing and costed Bill of Materials & Routers

• The position may require up to 50% travel

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

• Medical coverage

• Health Savings Accounts

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Dental coverage

• Vision coverage

• Hospital Care Insurance

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Accidental Injury Insurance

• Life and AD&D insurance

• Short-term disability coverage

• Long-term disability insurance

• Long-te…