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This supply chain role will lead Inventory, Analytics, and Distribution execution across the BD Advanced Access Devices (AAD) platform. You will be required to think strategically, leverage data for problem solving, and collaborate and influence teams across multiple geographies to deliver results. Specific focus of this role includes inventory planning, enabling technology, driving standardization, and optimizing cash within the global supply chain network.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Distribution Management & Execution – 40%
o Optimizing weekly Cross-Functional Sync meetings to ensure we are acting and improving on short-to-midterm backorder projections.
o Align with the regions on mode of transportation changes to reduce backorder risk and meet month and quarter end revenue targets.
o Increase accountability surrounding demand-related backorder, challenging the regions on backorder driven by demand materializing above forecast.
o Work with Global Distribution facilities and our internal global supply planners to prioritize critical products and loads through our sterilization facility.
o Track hot shipments from departing our Global Distribution centers to destination location, ensuring shipments and receipts are on time and in full.
o Create weekly back order projections, pulling in data and aligning with regions on a rolling 12-month view.
Highlight hot product groups and week-over-week changes to Associate Director prior to weekly leadership presentation.
Segment backorder into three categories: Demand, Supply (RM / WIP constraints, or PPA / PvA), and QA related issues.
o Manage shelf life at both the Global Distribution centers and product coming out of our internal plants. Ensure all produced lots and quantities have enough shelf life to meet Hub Distribution center requirements.
2. Global Inventory Planning, Management, & Standardization – 40%
Full ownership of the following:
Drive actions to optimize inventory and deliver global commitments
Work cross-functionally with plant and plant finance on MOQ optimization, ensuring low financial reserves, decreased overstock, and a reduction in overall E&O expenses.
Leverage and improvement upon existing standard work calendars and practices to drive monthly alignment with OUS regions & plants to ensure our long-term plans are optimized
Use performance management to measure accuracy of projection vs actuals and enable continuous improvement to enhance the process
Lead segmentation and rationalization activities, utilizing planning systems to display potential overstock, scrap, and E&O by continuing to sell a declining item
Facilitate an inventory project funnel to generate ideas, refine recommendations and drive projects within the regions and plants
Establish & drive monthly E&O governance model with finance and cross functional partners to mitigate scrap expense and provide inventory disposition
Drive adoption of supply chain logic cross-functionally with our Field Inventory / Consignment counterparts, ensuring proper item / quantify mix at each consignment account
Eliminate non-value-added work and replace with automation where appropriate
Drive standardization and automation of inventory reporting, planning data, process, and KPIs
Prepare and deliver executive level presentations required to update senior leadership on performance of inventory metrics
Lead and participate in rapid improvement events (Kaizens), collaborating with BDI BU counterparts to drive cost savings
3. Analytics & Master Data Management – 20%
o Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) optimization: ensuring lot quantities and min/max do not put our inventory at risk of expiration. Will span across both internal and external (OEM) suppliers.
o Min / Max / Multiple Production: manage the allowed minimum and maximum production runs at both internal and external suppliers, ensuring that our suppliers do not put too much in our inventory pipeline.
o Safety Stock optimization: establish a standard cadence of safety stock reviews for Global DCs, aligning targeted safety stock to both updated demand forecasts and commercial growth opportunities.
o Transfer Order Management: ensure all movements from internal and external suppliers are not aging, have updated dates, and contain the proper quantities.
o Planning Parameters: keep our MRP system (Kinaxis) up to date with current information on lead-times, sourcing sites, mode of transportation, product hierarchies, and planner information.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, or related degree; or MBA/MS in relevant discipline preferred
9+ years of Supply Chain planning; demonstrated planning experience handling large portfolios and data sets
Minimum 2 years of people management experience.
Demonstrated experience working in optimization tools and ERP systems (e.g. JDE, SAP)
Advanced experience in planning systems required (Kinaxis, o9, Anaplan, etc.)
Financial literary required; understanding of basic P&L terminology and financial systems
ASCM/APICS (CPIM, CSCP) or IBF (CPF, ACPF) certification desired, required within the first 3 years.
Competencies:
Ability to challenge respectfully
Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports
Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop integrated, creative solutions
Strong communication, organization, and relationship management skills
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence without direct authority
Results oriented with demonstrated ability to execute on business objectives
High level of enthusiasm and a passion for excellence
Works well in a matrix environment
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.
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.
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.
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