BD · 2 months ago
Global BD Excellence Senior Manager - Factory Flow
USA SC - Sumter
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expBD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, and they are seeking a Global BD Excellence Senior Manager – Factory Flow to drive Continuous Improvement across their network. This role involves coaching factory teams, implementing LEAN principles, and optimizing performance in quality, delivery, and cost while ensuring safety.
Health CareMedical DeviceTechnical Support
No H1B
Responsibilities
Coach factory teams, with regards to BD Excellence, with focus on external and internal benchmarking. Develop and mentor zero loss approach across critical areas to optimize quality, delivery and cost while improving safety
Coordinate BD Excellence components deployment. Continue to drive BD Excellence capability development through deployment of dynamically advanced aspects of component methodologies. Achieve long term CI objectives through multi-functional alignment of all resources toward shared goals
Develop and grow BD Excellence capability to help the site deliver a multi-year cost-to-win (CtW) program. Focus on building capability that improves problem solving, increases loss awareness, and empowers teams to eliminate factory-loss in an impactful, efficient, and sustainable way
Coaches associates on continuous improvement methodologies within manufacturing areas, with particular focus on Lean Workplace and Factory Flow component
Support plant BD Excellence Manager, BD Excellence Engineer, Logistics Engineer and Factory Flow / Lean Workplace component Leader in the definition of the Factory Flow and Lean Workplace RRoadmap, tracking benchmark and realize saving in Internal Logistics and Labor Productivity framework
Define the Roadmap of the Lean Workplace and Factory Flow component
Facilitate and/or lead specific breakthrough Kaizen events and /or bootcamp to enable targeted performance improvement and solution realization
On site coaching and assessments of the kaizen activities. Create governance to follow up the project and saving status
Help site leadership teams create strategic vision, ensure alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (critical metrics’) top down and bottom up
Support Lean Flow centers-of-excellence (COEs). Help develop standards and procedures. Optimize methodologies for different manufacturing technologies. Develop and leverage best-standard processes, protocol development and adoption. Ensure deploying sites establish and maintain appropriate component indicators, maintain and promote visibility of global component impact. Support maturity assessment program across multiple business units
Owns and drives the process to collaborate with the BD Excellence Business Units and other functional departments (GIE and TGS) to generate projects, solutions and procedures
Proactively leads multiple teams and projects to the desired results. Prioritizes cost savings projects. Manages to savings and timeline completion
Collaborate in the development and implementation of a strategic plan for continuous improvement in Factory Flow (Internal Logistic) and Lean Workplace
Serves as a champion to overcome barriers by addressing issues promptly. Does not hesitate to challenge the status quo in search of opportunities that help the business provide cost effective solution to the customer
Report progress on UPH, savings, etc. for BD Excellence global reporting and visibility
Influences development and drives execution of business unit operating plans
Contributes to the development of strategy
May participate as member of factory leadership team
Provides some input into key business decisions and resource plan
May represent company to external organizations
Drives responsibilities with a large degree of autonomy requiring minimal day-to-day oversight by immediate supervisor
Accountable for the achievement of key operational goals. Accountable for achievement of Global BD Excellence goals including capability development to achieve sustained SQDC performance improvement
Plays critical role in key projects, initiatives, and breakthrough events, e.g., drive UPH with purpose
Erroneous decisions may result in considerable expenditure of human capital and budgeted resources
Has influence on the key drivers for profit, loss, and product
Has significant impact on cost and productivity of the sites where they needs to operate
Manages projects budget in collaboration with the sites
Accountable to maintain and optimize plant loss landscape
Responsible for projects saving and cost
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Minimum 5-years' experience operating a production system. Certified or recognized as a Production System practitioner
Minimum 7 years manufacturing experience. (Preferred leadership experience in a plant)
Previous experience in implementing, and strong knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma business systems. Six sigma black belt certification preferred
Demonstrated passion for safety, customer centricity and operational excellence
Excellent understanding of the interaction between operational excellence and customer service
Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills with people at all levels
Strong track record in project or program management
Experience of working in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment
Business insight and ability to display the linkage between projects and desired business results
BD Excellence Factory Flow and Lean Workplace Knowledge: Time study knowledge (included 3M and Golden Zone); Mizusumashi and Internal Logistic Flows; Supermarket implementation; Call off systems knowledge; Kanban Methodology, 5S and 5T
Basic Smart Automation Knowledge: Karakuris, AGV, AMR, Palletization, Automatic Warehousing systems, etc
Demonstrates expertise in problem solving, as well as training and coaching others
Flexible and able to travel. Expected travel up to 70%
Language: Fluent English mandatory, Spanish is a plus
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time
Company
BD helps advance clinical therapy with the process for patients and health care providers with innovative technology services and solutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$540MKey Investors
Steris
2023-08-02Post Ipo Equity· $540M
1962-04-23IPO
Leadership Team
Tom Polen
Chairman, CEO and President
Richard Byrd
Executive Vice President and President of the BD Interventional Segment
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