Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Global Procurement Director- Plant Indirect and Real Estate, the Global Category Sr Manager - Construction (“GCM”) is responsible for category strategy development and execution of ~$215M in Construction category spend. The GCM will utilize a robust category management process to develop effective strategies that deliver value aligned with internal partner needs and shareholder expectations.

The Construction category and associated suppliers are typically a mix of regional and local and represent significant opportunity and risk to multiple businesses and functions. The GCM is responsible for driving performance improvements in Quality, Service, Total Cost, Risk Management, and Responsible Sourcing. The GCM will lead high value and high impact RFPs, improve project execution timelines, and ensure effective stakeholder and supplier relationship management.

Job Description

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. 

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

% of Time (estimated)

15% - Category strategy development

40% - Strategy execution through bidding and contracting in collaboration with Procurement COE   

20% - Proactive stakeholder engagement

15% - Supplier relationship management

10% - Stakeholder/site escalation support

Scope of Responsibility:

For the Construction category scope, the GCM will:

• Collaborate with BD’s Office of Global Construction (OGC) to effectively plan and execute large capital facilities projects and partner to with OGC to conduct regular meetings with project stakeholders to ensure project requirements are understood and completed in a timely manner

• Conduct RFX planning, negotiation, and contracting with suppliers

• Collaborate with regional PMs and team members to align and share best practices

• Ensure category strategies are inclusive of business requirements, reflective of external market conditions and supply practices and result in three-to-five-year roadmaps of value streams, and where appropriate, sustainability and innovation opportunities

• Advocate for the implementation of category strategies, facilitate supplier selection to ensure consistency with category strategies, approved by stakeholders, and communicated appropriately to the end user community

• Promote and establish long-term cooperative relationships (through Supplier Relationship Management) with key suppliers and ensure that all suppliers are treated in a professional, ethical, accountable, and fair manner

• Develop and maintain risk mitigation plans inclusive of proactive risk identification and risk prevention, mitigation, retirement, and compliance with businesses or functions

• Address relevant aspects of the source-to-pay process aligned to corporate cash management objectives

Financial/Cost Objectives:

• Deliver against functional goals including meeting or exceeding an annual contribution of 6-8% CapEx savings return on spend across near, mid and long-term driven by supplier savings and value engineering

• Improve BD’s financial position through cost savings, non-price value opportunities and price movement / inflation management

• Engage and influence Finance partners to drive appropriate quantification and visibility of financial impacts in the respective budgets through communication and consensus on strategies, and the annual budgeting process

KSA Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Growth mindset towards efficiency, performance, and professional development

• Results driven, effective in driving measurable business impact

• Strategic sourcing/category management and understanding of supply markets

• Advanced negotiation skills and ability to enable supplier development, value delivery, and continuous improvement

• Ability to successfully lead and implement change and innovation by working and influencing leaders within a diverse, complex and highly matrixed organization

• Willingness and ability to perform both h