Plant IT Global BU Lead

Job Description Summary
The role of the Plant IT Global BU Lead, is to serve as the TGS representative responsible for partnering with local Plant Managers and their site leadership teams and BU ISC VP to drive and shape demand for new requests and to ensure day to day manufacturing and quality operations for the BU, are enabled through the continued availability of TGS supported technologies for the Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance, Quality control and Quality engineering functions.

The role is also accountable for ensuring that the full portfolio of manufacturing-specific TGS work for the plants, is delivered as planned and budgeted and includes ensuring corresponding projects, plans, status reports, compliance and regulatory measures, resources, etc. are in place for the manufacturing locations.

This individual will serve as a point of escalation for the Plant Managers, their direct leadership team, and the plant SMEs.

This individual will be required to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the Manufacturing function is proactively supported and is provided with strategic thought leadership when it comes to improving and increasing the use case of technology at a site level, including Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory (digital) opportunities.

This is a great opportunity for someone to facilitate building a strong, collaborative, trusted partnership between the Plant IT and Plant Management teams. This role needs to bring together the appropriate technology, process and workplace solutions so they contribute to the overall Operations (Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance, Smart Factory and Quality) agenda of the region.

This role has direct reports on the Plant IT Leads within BU/Region (NA). The overall report can be 2+ and 10 + indirect team consisting of SI partner like HCL, TCS

This position reports directly to the TGS Central Teams Plant IT Global Lead and keeps a dotted line to the plant leadership if also managing an individual site.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

The objective of this role is to actively partner with the plant Operations teams to ensure their day-to-day operational technology challenges are addressed and that their strategic priorities are understood, including defining ways on how TGS can support and advance those objectives. Primary responsibilities will include:

• Developing a deep knowledge of the local Manufacturing environment, including the key driver goals, short and long-term roadmaps, business processes and key personnel.
• Establish and earn a value-adding, strategic partner relationship with the Plant management team, the regional Plant IT and the entire TGS function.
• Partner with the Plant leadership to plan new joint initiatives, evaluate proposals, and resolve how they fit into roadmaps and priorities.
• Partner with site management to measure benefits of TGS investments at the site, measure and communicate value realized on a periodic basis through defined and agreed metrics and supporting analysis, own SLAs and report out to site management.
• Integrated Partnership with site leadership, TGS corporate, Info Sec and TGS handled vendors. Single focal point for site leadership.
• Identify and define new opportunities to employ technology and/or process re-design to advance business strategies that directly supply to cost optimization and/or risk mitigation and compliance.
• Lead, guide and use the local IT team to support the plant operations and outsourced support staff.
• Ensure delivery provides the desired outcomes as well as work with other TGS Business Partners and Core Areas of Delivery to ensure that solutions are not siloed and that they are informed by and aligned to BD's enterprise roadmaps.
• Ensure projects and initiatives are delivered, providing consistent and effective communication on status, handling customer issues and avoiding risk.
• Build Knowledge and capability in Manufacturing technologies and processes in emerging technologies as well as improvements to existing investments by staying ahead of industry trends and subject matter expertise in usage of new trends.
• Accountable for the TGS services at the site and support the ISC teams when rolling out new solutions to help create a long-term sustainable IT-OT ecosystem.
• Accountable for the lifecycle management of infrastructure, applications & services at the sites. Formulate a strategy for retain, retire and replace local applications.
• Serve as a continuous connector.
• Lead for Plant IT Team of a BU/Region, along with Plant IT Lead for Anasco in PR
• Plant IT Team Lead of a BU/Region, responsible to lead, coach and develop Plant IT Leads in the team to enable their success.

Education and Experience:

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of operational understanding and critical thinking, have both business and technology experience and have exceptional relationship building skills with a solution-oriented mindset. In addition, this person should also possess:

• 15+ years of business working experience in a technology function, 5+ years of team management experience
• Bachelor's degree in technology, business or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Accomplished in multiple process and technology capabilities across Manufacturing ideally in the Med device sector
• Proven ability to handle and lead service providers, remotely
• Ability to influence and break down silos within an organization as well across organizations
• Ability to communicate complex business / technical challenges in a simplified manner
• Familiarity with continuous improvement and project management approaches, tools, and phases
• Exceptional ability to lead change using positive and collaborative methods
• Highly collaborative work style which includes working effectively across all organizational levels
• Strong ability to work collaboratively the BD Way, as part of a team and on own initiative and comfortable dealing with various customers across all areas of the business - internal and external
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization and in overcoming ambiguity, comfortable in dealing with different parallel priorities
• Leading by example, mentoring, and motivating others around them
• Analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent judgment and decision-making
• Able to align and work with diverse stakeholders
• Strong humility, listening, creativity, and negotiation skills
• Accept ownership

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop a high-performing team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively at all levels, both verbally and in writing.

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.

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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 PR - Anasco

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