Job Description Summary

Job Description

LOCATION: Prefer East Coast of North America

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.

The Director of Enterprise Cost is responsible for building and leading the execution of cost reduction initiatives across the Segment and its respective Business Units (BUs), closely aligned with portfolio and lifecycle management strategies/decisions. The position will build and maintain a comprehensive view of segment-wide capital plans required to execute cost-down initiatives, ensuring timely and accurate projections for current year and the Annual Strategic Review (ASR) planning period.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations Strategy, the Director of Enterprise Cost will work closely with BU counterparts, in addition to peers in the Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and commercial organizations. They will effectively work with regional organizations in developing and executing cost and capital plans, ensuring alignment between the function, region, and business. The position will coordinate activities with the Director of VSM (E2E) in order to maximize positive business impacts across multiple Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including but not limited to total cost, total end-to-end (E2E) lead time, and cash preservation.

The position will maintain strong dotted-line relationships with counterparts in each BU, ensuring timely and transparent alignment between Segment and BU goals/strategies across the Cost, BD Excellence, Operations, and Engineering organizations.

Principal Accountabilities:

Following segment operations strategies built by the Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), generates a segment-wide cost reduction plan for Life Sciences for the current year and the 3-year ASR period. Drives top-to-bottom and cross-functional alignment for cost reduction plans for the BUs within Life Sciences. Owns the program to drive annual cost reductions in Life Sciences Operation to meet Segment, Business Unit, and Integrated Supply Chain expectations, and to maintain reductions at that level.

Working closely with Segment and BU finance professionals, identifies areas of current and future cost reduction opportunities, builds strong relationships with the BU, functional leaders, and plant personnel who own those areas of focus, and conducts on-site workshops when appropriate to rapidly identify, prioritize, resource, and execute detailed cost reduction plans. Identifies best practices that should be shared across all or part of the segment operations network, and works with Segment and BU Operations Leadership Teams (LTs) to drive alignment and ownership within BUs/functions to implement.

Builds and owns a comprehensive capital spending plan for the Segment, including breakdowns by BU, spend type (safety, strategy/capacity, cost reduction, new product, etc), and spend timing from current year through the ASR. Continually identifies overspend risk and underspend opportunities, and coordinates responses by working closely with segment and BU operations leadership. Owns development of long-term cost reduction ambitions and capital spending projections for the Life Sciences Operations ASR. Builds strong working relationships with business leaders from the Segment and Business Units to understand BU and platform priorities, and to build/maintain cost reduction and capital plans in full alignment with those priorities.

Establishes and executes governance processes for cost reductions and capital spending across Segment and BU operations leaders. Builds a robust global professional network for collaboration of learnings and ideas, as well as to ensure the review of regional requirements and the alignment to business unit and/or functional global processes. Network to include cross-segment counterparts. Ensures that program leadership is in place across the segment on all active cost-down initiatives, enabling actions and improvements. Stays aligned with project leaders to monitor progress on initiatives and escalates roadblocks to segment/BU operations leadership as required.

Builds new processes or templates to provide Operations, Finance and Supply Chain leaders with the necessary information and analysis to monitor and report on operations/costs in the most accurate and efficient manner. Identifies and trains the correct long-term owner to execute such reports on a regular basis to support ongoing operations. Areas of focus may include plant cost structures/comparisons, Other Cost of Sales (OCOS) structures, raw materials, and capital spending in support of operations strategies. Serves as backup for the Senior Director, Segment Operations Strategy.

Able to fill in for any and all duties when necessary. Performs other related duties and ad hoc assignments as required.

Job Dimensions:

• Works independently, promotes innovation, and removes obstacles to empower teams
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Ensures relevant schedules and budgets meet requirements.
• Works on abstract issues and problems across all areas of worldwide businesses and across technology-specific COE’s, leveraging cross-functional and cross-business-unit relationships as necessary.
• Travel may be required up to 50% of the time.

Education, Experience, and Capabilities Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Supply Chain, or equivalent.
• 7-10 years progressive experience in plant operations, quality, finance, or supply chain roles in medical device or other regulated industries.
• Strong financial aptitude with demonstrated ability to perform robust cost/benefit analyses.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling the ability to influence decisions based on sound rationale.
• Strong computer skills, including effective use of email and virtual meeting systems for remote communication and organization purposes.
• Strong project management skills, including effective meeting and workshop facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and judgment skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and leadership capability. Must be able to effectively communicate across the organization, from the manufacturing floor to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to drive transversal change via “influence without authority”.

Education, Experience, and Capabilities Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, or Supply Chain Management.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Lean Leader Certification (or equivalent).

Supervisory Responsibility:

• May supervise a group of professionals, or may work as an individual contributor.

Location: Prefer East Coast of North America

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.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.

You will learn and work alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time. And through the organization’s investment in BD University, you will continually level up your tech skills and expertise.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers

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Primary Work Location

USA NC - Research Triangle Park

Additional Locations

USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle, USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

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