Job Description Summary

BD is seeking a passionate Manager, Responsible Sourcing to join our Global Procurement team, reporting directly to the Sr. Manager, Responsible Sourcing. In this critical role, you will lead the execution of BD’s Responsible Sourcing Strategy, driving efforts to measure, reduce, and track carbon emissions across our global supply chain. You’ll collaborate closely with Procurement, R&D, Sustainability, Business Segments, and external partners to implement innovative, sustainable solutions for our purchased goods and services. Your leadership will directly support BD’s long-term Science Based Targets (2030 and 2050), helping position BD as a leader in ESG practices for our customers. With a primarily remote work environment and occasional on-site engagements, you will have the opportunity to impact BD’s global environmental footprint through strategic supplier engagement, carbon savings initiatives, data analytics integration, and emissions-focused stakeholder education.

We are looking for a self-starter with strong project management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement skills, who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions management, familiarity with carbon assessment principles (including LCAs), and experience aligning sustainability goals with the Science Based Target Initiative. You will lead emissions reduction programs, manage third-party providers, track sustainability metrics, and help build internal capabilities to embed responsible sourcing into BD’s procurement strategy. If you are highly organized, agile, and passionate about driving meaningful environmental change across a global organization, we invite you to bring your expertise and leadership to BD’s Responsible Sourcing team.

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.

Why join us?

A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.

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.

Become a maker of possible with us!

Our vision for Procurement at BD

BD Procurement Group is committed to keeping the customer at the center of everything we do. We aim to build lasting value for our company by applying our competitive supply base efficiently.

About the role

Reporting into the Associate Director, Responsible Sourcing within BD’s Global Procurement team, the Manager, Supplier Sustainability will help to own the execution of the Responsible Sourcing Strategy across BD globally.

This role reduces carbon emissions in BD's Scope 3, Categories 1 and 2, and finds balanced solutions. The Manager will use current supplier engagement work to meet short-term Science-Based Target goals. They will also educate suppliers, track efforts, collect data, and provide support.

This role will help to monitor progress towards short term goals (2028, 2030) as well as driving strategy to meet longer-term (beyond 2030) sustainability goals and formal Science-Based Targets guiding and implementing strategies that impacts the entire company’s responsible sourcing efforts and touches key parts of the company; including company carbon emissions in the purchased goods and services category and the identification of sustainable products and services which impacts Procurement, R&D, Sustainability, Business Segments and various other teams within BD by helping to drive our Responsible Sourcing program to be best in class, this role will aid BD in demonstrating leadership in ESG to BD customers who are increasingly making decisions based on environmental and social performance.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Work to measure, reduce, and track emissions across BD’s Scope 3, Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services)—This role will support yearly data collection activities to track BD’s emissions across Scope 3 Category 1 and 2.

• Engage and equip the wider procurement team to move suppliers towards setting SBT-aligned targets and meeting other short—and medium-term carbon reduction targets.

• Equip category managers with emissions-focused awareness/tools/knowledge (including data) to enable integration of emissions reductions in category strategies.

• Act as a key subject matter expert to drive awareness of and engagement in emission reduction strategies

• Connect with business teams to better prepare BD businesses to meet their carbon reduction targets through procurement strategies.

• Manage third-party providers that BD uses to measure, track, analyse, and engage in emissions-based initiatives.

• Develop external disclosures and reporting around emissions and progress towards goals.

• Communicate reduction goals and efforts to suppliers and actively work to track supplier data to support these efforts.

• Research, analyze, and communicate relevant legal, regulatory, customer, and other collaborator expectations, requirements, and standards to provide mentorship

• Represent procurement efforts to reduce emissions in internal collaborative emissions reduction teams.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Sustainability and/or Business or a related field, and 2-3 years in a similar role.

• Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions – including key principles in allocating emissions to specific categories, baselining, and reduction strategies, tracking and reporting reductions.

• Basic familiarity with carbon assessment principles (LCAs)

• Familiarity with Science-Based Target Initiative (experience a plus)

• Project/program management processes, tools, and standard methodologies are preferred.

• Data tracking, analysis and reporting

• Familiarity with Procurement principles and practices preferred

• Broad business knowledge and competence

Click on apply if this sounds like you!

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of 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, or any other protected status.

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IRL BD and CO Dublin South

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