Data/AI Manager- Decision Intelligence
Onsite, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Job ID
- R-552844
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
Build a manufacturing career grounded in teamwork and real-world impact
At BD, Manufacturing professionals produce the medical technologies patients and clinicians rely on every day. You'll work hands-on with advanced equipment, follow rigorous quality and safety standards and play a direct role in delivering reliable supply chains for healthcare systems around the world.
Whether you're an experienced operator or building your technical skillset, BD offers a supportive environment, clear expectations and opportunities to grow – all within a company committed to doing work that matters. And as one of the largest global medical technology companies, you'll contribute to manufacturing at a scale that strengthens healthcare systems worldwide, advancing care where it's needed most.
We are the people who give possibilities purpose
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.
Job Description
Unique Value Add
- Transforms planning signals into decision-ready insights across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, production, procurement and distribution planning.
- Enables faster, more confident trade-off decisions across service, cost, cash, inventory, capacity and revenue commitments.
- Shapes agentic AI opportunities where planning agents can monitor signals, reason through exceptions, recommend actions and execute bounded workflows within defined business guardrails.
- Shifts planning from static reporting and spreadsheet reconciliation to proactive, AI-enabled decision orchestration across S&OE and IBP forums.
- Connects planning decisions and workflows to more end to end decisions across the supply chain, from early detection of disruption to assessing impact downstream and proactive mitigation
Working Relationships
- Partners with functional experts in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Logistics and Supply Chain leadership.
- Works closely with Data / AI Product Owners with domain specialization, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Developers and Delivery Managers in domain and across domains including Deliver, Make and Source.
- Collaborates with TDS platform, integration, architecture, data governance and security teams to ensure scalable, interoperable and governed planning data solutions
Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Own the planning decision intelligence transformation roadmap and backlog aligned to E2E Planning, S&OE, S&OP and IBP priorities.
- Lead programmatically from POC / POV to at scale deployment for prioritized decision intelligence initiatives.
- Ensure uplift in planning influenced KPIs including forecast accuracy and bias, service risk, inventory health, capacity utilization, E&O avoidance, constrained plan adherence and production plan attainment through POV and scaled decision intelligence initiatives. Track and report on adoption and outcome KPIs
- Translate planning requirements into scalable data products, predictive models, scenario simulation, optimization models and decision workflows for S&OE and IBP
- Extends scope to logistics requirements as needed to shape more end to end decision intelligence requiring collaboration between planning and logistics
- Define agentic AI use cases, guardrails, approval thresholds and escalation logic for planning agents operating across demand, supply, inventory and capacity decisions.
- Enable exception-based workflows for demand changes, supply constraints, inventory risks, capacity bottlenecks, allocation decisions and financial plan gaps.
- Drive adoption and business impact through a planning decision intelligence workbench (i.e. planning control tower), automated executive decision packs, agent-assisted workflows and embedded analytics in planning routines.
Domain Deliverables
- End-to-end planning and execution intelligence layer that cuts across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, production and distribution signals, from near-term S&OE to tactical and strategic IBP cycles. Extends to logistics decision intelligence as required, for example influencing transportation decisions.
- Enable agentic planning workflows in S&OE and S&OP/ IBP forums. e.g. service and inventory excess risk detection, exception based prioritization, demand shaping insights, probabilistic risk assessment of supply plans, automation in S&OP executive decks
- Agentic AI planners that can monitor live planning signals, reason across multiple data sources, propose corrective actions and trigger bounded workflows such as replenishment review, allocation, demand adjustment or escalation routing.
- Conversational planning assistants that explain forecast changes, supply gaps, inventory risks and scenario outcomes in business language for planners and executives..
Technical Skill Requirements (Market-Facing)
- Data product management for decision intelligence capability: lifecycle ownership, access controls, interoperability, semantic model governance and adoption.
- Planning systems fluency across Kinaxis and ERP, planning workbenches and analytics/control tower platforms.
- Analytics and optimization literacy in demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, capacity planning, scenario simulation and decision support.
- Agentic AI literacy, including agent workflow design, prompt and task decomposition, tool orchestration, business guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, auditability and responsible AI considerations.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Proven product management experience in data, analytics, AI or digital products.
- Experience delivering analytics, AI or planning technology solutions in demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, S&OE, S&OP or IBP environments
- Exposure to generative AI, agentic AI, decision automation or intelligent workflow solutions, preferably in supply chain planning or operations contexts.
- Strong understanding of service, cost, cash, inventory, capacity, revenue and margin trade-offs in complex global supply chains.
- Experience operating in global or multi-regional planning environments with cross-functional governance and executive decision forums.
Skills & Proficiency Targets
- Market/Customer insights — Working
- Product Vision & Road mapping — Working
- Value / KPI Ownership — Working
- Stakeholder Alignment — Working
- E2E Planning, S&OE and IBP Analytics Literacy — Working
- Agentic AI Product Thinking — Working
- Data Product Governance — Working
- Adoption & Change Enablement — Working
Databricks Academy/Learning Paths
- Lakehouse Fundamentals (Product Literacy)
- Data Product Thinking on Lakehouse
- Unity Catalog for PMs
- Machine Learning, Generative AI, Agentic AI for Decision Intelligence
Recommended Certifications
- CSPO
- Pragmatic PMC
- Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals
- APICS / ASCM CPIM or CSCP; ASCM Supply Chain Planning Certificate preferred
- OKR Practitioner
- AI certification
Why Join Us?
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 healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visithttps://bd.com/careers.
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
IND Bengaluru - Technology CampusAdditional Locations
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Success Profile
What sets successful Manufacturing professionals apart? You're likely to thrive in BD Manufacturing if you are:
- Team player
- Detail-oriented
- Problem-solver
- Results-driven
- Self-starter
- Trustworthy
Ready to be part of something bigger?
This is an environment for individuals who value consistency, teamwork and quality. You'll be supported by experienced leaders, structured training and clear processes – while contributing to products that improve patient care at scale. See how a 34-year BD veteran brings to life the pride, purpose and possibility found in a manufacturing career that truly makes an impact.
Hear from Our Associates
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"The stories I hear about how our BD products are impacting people's lives is what gets me excited about my role. It gives me self-gratification knowing each day that we are shipping out items so we can help those whose lives are at risk."
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"My confidence in our products not only comes from my own experience being directly involved with the product assembly process and working with well-trained and caring associates, but also knowing that there are robust procedures and good teams in place to safeguard every process and its quality, every step of the way."
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"The culture at BD is very connected, supportive and the people have a lot of pride – and it shows in the work everyone does."
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"The management team and I actively sought various internal and external training resources and channels, established a comprehensive talent training system, and provided associates with personalized training and development plans. I'm proud that most of the management team members come from internal promotions."
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