Job Description Summary

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BD is one of the largest medical technology companies in the world. We have a unique position in the market with solutions to improve disease management and care management, customer support, health professionals and patients in improving clinical practice. Globally, we are more than 65,000 employees passionate about what we do and we are committed to advance the world of health with solutions from diagnosis to treatment.

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Shared Service Center (SSC) - BD has Shared Services Centers around the world, SSCs use platforms and tools to process information in a standardized way with continuous improvement and sharing best practices. In this way it allows to organize the activities, with the objective of providing conditions to each local entity to focus its resources on the operations that the company needs in this new stage of growth.

Continuous Improvement Sr Manager

Drive Continuous Improvement and Project Management culture in the region by delivering Savings and Cost Avoidance, increase Efficiency and contribute to Top Line Results. Responsible for Project Management Office at LATAM Region.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

• Create a shared vision for Continuous Improvement in the region aligned with company strategy and assure accordingly execution in the countries by the CI regional and local leaders

• Ensure alignment and prioritization of Regional Strategies with Project Portfolio Management

• Define best set of approaches and methodologies to assure effective Portfolio/Programs/projects development, implementation and monitoring.

• Develop required competencies in CI team in the region

• Train associates in specific CI methodologies (mainly Lean and Project Management)

• Facilitate Latin America Project Portfolio scorecard update and report

• Foster best practices sharing

Functions and Business projects portfolio management:

• Guarantee all the projects have benefits in terms of savings, cost avoidance o efficiencies related to Service Level.

• Establish project prioritization.

• Lead periodic reviews by updating tracking documents.

• Consolidate the Functions and Business projects management by implementing a platform where projects status can be tracked in an easy way but also in terms of documentation.

• Definer most appropriate methodologies to apply

• Mentor project leaders during the execution of each project.

• Share projects knowledge with the whole BD associates.

• Assure regional alignment with Continuous Improvement Global Organization

Projects related to customers experience:

• Identify where CI methodologies can support Businesses value offer to customers

• Build customers projects pipeline

• Train sales/ clinical team on CI methodologies

• Support portfolio management and assure projects pacing and results delivery

Job Profile

• Bachelor Degree in Businees Administration, Engineering or related

• 3 years of experience in Medical Devices or Pharmaceutical Industry

• 8 years in Continuous Improvement Program Leadershop

• 8 Years managing Project Portfolios

• 3 Years of regional scope

• English proficiency

Skills

• Tasks organization skills

• Action-oriented

• Result-oriented

• Team work skills

• Negotiation skills

• Process effectiveness skills

• Influencing others

"At BD we provide equal opportunities to all candidates and associates without taking into account   gender, age, temporary or permanent visible and non-visible disability, ethnicity, race, religion, appearance, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, occupation, personal style, marital status, as well as people with different opinions, points of view, lifestyles, ideas, ways of thinking and being. The mistreatment or discrimination of and towards a BD associate is unacceptable”

Required Skills

Optional Skills

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Primary Work Location

BRA Sao Paulo - Chacara Santo Antonio

Additional Locations

MEX Mexico City - Lomas de Chapultepec

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