Job Description Summary

The Sr. Manager, Supply Chain PLCM and Portfolio Optimization will lead high-impact, cross-functional programs that span product lifecycle management, supply chain planning, and strategic segmentation. This role will serve as a connector between supply chain, marketing, regulatory, manufacturing sites, and customer experience teams to ensure that product strategies are executed with customer-centricity, operational efficiency, and lifecycle awareness.

The ideal candidate blends strategic thinking and tactical execution, ensuring supply chain decisions enhance service level, inventory health, and OTIF (On-Time-In-Full) performance while improving portfolio effectiveness and maximizing revenue. This includes ensuring NPI launches, and product discontinuations are executed flawlessly while minimizing stock loss and scrap risk throughout the phase-in/phase-out process.

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. 

The Sr. Manager, Supply Chain PLCM and Portfolio Optimization will lead high-impact, cross-functional programs that span product lifecycle management, supply chain planning, and strategic segmentation. This role will serve as a connector between supply chain, marketing, regulatory, manufacturing sites, and customer experience teams to ensure that product strategies are driven with customer-centricity, operational efficiency, and lifecycle awareness.

The ideal candidate blends critical thinking and tactical execution, ensuring supply chain decisions enhance service level, inventory health, and OTIF (On-Time-In-Full) performance while improving portfolio effectiveness and enhancing revenue.  This includes ensuring NPI launches, and product discontinuations are driven detailed while minimizing stock loss and scrap risk throughout the phase-in/phase-out process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead cross-functional initiatives that align product lifecycle planning with differentiated supply chain strategies (e.g., NPI ramp-up, SKU tiering, rationalization, EOL transitions), ensuring measurable impact on service level and inventory health.

• Develop and handle segmentation frameworks that support customer service goals, product profitability, marketing strategies, supply chain risk mitigation, and capacity planning. Ensure segmentation logic enables differentiated supply chain strategies across the product lifecycle.

• Partner with marketing, regulatory, and manufacturing site teams to ensure smooth product launches, proactive raw material planning, and timely discontinuation of SKUs at the finished good level with appropriate raw material signal shutdown.

• Collaborate with customer experience and commercial operations to ensure that product transitions and planning models align with OTIF targets, service expectations, and customer satisfaction goals.

• Facilitate portfolio governance processes to ensure prioritization of high-value products across regions and channels.

• Implement and lead the portfolio review process within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) framework, ensuring alignment of product priorities with planning, commercial, and financial goals.

• Influence and align global teams on standardized guidelines for product lifecycle transitions, and rationalization.

• Own and continuously improve the IBP Portfolio Management Process, ensuring it enables clear visibility, governance, and decision-making across the product lifecycle.

• Act as program manager for initiatives that drive SKU simplification, cost-to-serve optimization, and service differentiation.

• Define and deploy playbooks and planning standards for each stage of the product lifecycle.

• Drive alignment on product conversions and phase-in/phase-out strategies across functions to optimize revenue and avoid obsolete inventory or scrap.

• Establish KPI-driven program goals and track results related to Service Level, Inventory Turns, OTIF, and Portfolio Vitality, leveraging data to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years of diverse experience in supply chain planning, product lifecycle management, marketing / commercial functions, or strategic project/program leadership.

• Known to work handling complex, cross-functional programs across global teams, with structured project and change management skills.

• Strong understanding of how supply chain decisions impact customer satisfaction, inventory health, product launches, and revenue collection.

• Data-driven demeanor with experience using segmentation frameworks, lifecycle analytics, or portfolio optimization tools.

• Exceptional relationship builder with a strong ability to influence across functions and seniority levels. Skilled at fostering collaboration and championing a customer-focused culture across supply chain, marketing, and commercial teams.

• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and align collaborators toward a common goal.

• Demonstrated ability to operate at both a strategic and tactical level to get results in a matrixed environment.

• Background in Life Sciences, Medical Device, or other highly regulated industries.

COMPETENCIES:

• Results-driven, Strong analytical thinking with a root-cause demeanor

• Clear and persuasive communicator (written and verbal)

• Change agent with demonstrated experience leading transformation

• Highly organized with ability to handle challenging priorities

• Strategic problem-solver who can zoom in and out across operational levels

• Collaborative, with a high degree of initiative and follow-through

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field. 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Occasional travel (~15%)

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.  

To learn more about BD visit https://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

USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle

Additional Locations

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Salary or hourly rate ranges have been implemented to reward associates fairly and competitively, as well as to support recognition of associates’ progress, ranging from entry level to experts in their field, and talent mobility. There are many factors, such as location, that contribute to the range displayed. The salary or hourly rate offered to a successful candidate is based on experience, education, skills, and any step rate pay system of the actual work location, as applicable to the role or position. Salary or hourly pay ranges may vary for Field-based and Remote roles.

Salary Range Information

$124,700.00 - $205,700.00 USD Annual