Senior Category Manager IT Infrastructure services

Senior Category Manager IT Infrastructure Services

The Senior Category Manager IT Infrastructure Services develops and maintains leading edge global sourcing strategy and appropriate supply base with clear spend governance for assigned IT related category(ies), including IT Infrastructure, hardware, software, network and telecom services. Success will largely develop on critical thinking, understanding the market and business needs and ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.

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 usfrom design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per yearto 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 Senior Category Manager develops global strategies and manages supplier relationships that represent significant risk to multiple businesses. This role serves as a strategic advisor, partnering with IT, business, functional, and regional stakeholders to understand requirements and implement global sourcing strategies using a hub-and-spoke model.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead strategic supplier management, including risk, performance, relationship, value delivery, and supplier development.
• Guide global category teams in developing, communicating, and approving sourcing strategies that reflect regional requirements and market conditions and coordinating handoff to regional teams for supplier selection and implementation.
• Plan, negotiate, and contract with suppliers, ensuring agreements meet BD's global needsfrom small to large ($100M) service agreements.
• Develop best in class multi-year roadmaps for savings, value creation, and innovation opportunities based on market intel and business needs
• Monitor internal customer and supply market changes impacting sourcing strategy.
• Lead supplier selection, RFX development, proposal evaluation, and stakeholder approval, ensuring effective communication of supply base.
• Execute supplier relationship management for key suppliers and oversee global supplier activities.
• Apply source-to-pay processes, including customer-centric support and preferred payment methods.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships globally.
• Develop and maintain risk mitigation plans and ensure supply base compliance with corporate procedures and legal requirements.
• Drive global category team effectiveness mentor regional sourcing associates as needed
• Drive budget favorability by proactively identifying budget gaps and engaging stakeholders through strategic communications and consensus, resulting in cost savings and value opportunities.

Requirements :

Preferences :

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.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location : USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

Additional Locations : USA NC - Durham - Davis Drive

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