Program Manager, Value Chain Excellence

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Warwick, RI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

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. We are the makers of possible 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 MedTech 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.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

Finance or Accounting Experience

Responsibilities

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.