Associate Director, Ibp and Planning Excellence

**Job Description Summary**: Reporting to the Director, Global Supply Chain Planning, the Associate Director, IBP & Planning Excellence is responsible for developing and leading the global Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for the Pharmaceutical Systems Business Unit through effective coordination and facilitation with BU President, ISC, Platforms, Procurement, Quality, PMO, Finance and Supply Chain functions to continually achieve effective synchronization across the organization to deliver optimized demand, supply, capacity, and inventory plans over the IBP horizon to effectively support the BU’s customer experience and profitable growth.
Also, this position will be owning and driving planning excellence programs throughout end-to-end supply chain including but not limited to being process owner of demand and supply planning, global inventory deployment, owner of technology roadmap, etc.

**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.

**Why join us?**:
A career at BD means learning and working 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.

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.

Become a **maker of possible **with us

**Our vision for Supply Chain at BD**:
The Supply Chain team are responsible to bringing billions of life-saving medical devices and diagnostics tests, high-tech instruments and equipment to customers and patients all over the world. Our aim is deliver these products at an affordable cost and of the highest quality.

**About the role**:
**As **Associate Director, IBP and Planning Excellence **you will** have a key role in driving the success of our supply chain department. You will collaborate with top management and various functions to successfully implement our coordinated business planning process. Your leadership will impact the efficiency of our supply chain strategies, contributing to the financial performance of our Pharmaceutical Systems Business Unit.

**Main responsibilities will include**:

- Driving and leading the worldwide Coordinated Business Planning (CBP) process for the Pharmaceutical Systems Business Unit.
- Ensuring monthly IBP process cadence and flow of information between different steps.
- Enabling and facilitating various IBP reviews, including Supply Review, Coordinated Reconciliation, and Management Business Review.
- Partnering with the other supply chain planning teams to optimally drive the integrated planning processes including materials and finished good planning.
- Preparing and conducting executive-level presentations to highlight assumptions, risks, opportunities, and supply scenarios.
- Ensuring alignment between the Sales and Operations plans and consistency in financial forecast and budgeting.
- Securing a robust performance management system to drive performance at the PS BU level by ensuring action-plans for performance improvement are defined and implemented, digitalization of performance management and developing Analytical Backbone to drive real time, agile and fact-based decision making and action deployment.
- Establishing a connect between strategy and tactical plans to ensure successful deployment of supply chain strategies.
- Drive inventory strategy in coordination with business and finance to secure it is aligned with all stages of product life cycle, cash ambitions of the organization, service level expectations etc.
- Managing inventory deployment and driving continuous improvement for demand and supply planning processes.
- Working alongside global supply chain peers to share industry-approved methods and implement process improvements.
- Developing people while growing the business through the demonstration of our BD’s foundational manager expectations.

**About you**:
You are a proven leader with a passion for supply chain excellence and a track record of driving performance improvements. You have:

- 12-15 years of experience in supply chain management, preferably in a global or IBP role.
- Experience working in manufacturing operations and international matrix environments.
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