.Job Description SummaryThe Associate Director of Materials is a key leader to drive excellence and the strategic direction of the MMS Materials Management organization at the Tijuana, MX facility. Key success factors are:- Aligns with executives and strategic sourcing initiatives to ensure successful execution of Supplier and Materials Management Initiatives. Key Measures: Stakeholder & Supplier Feedback, and Ability to meet Project Targets.- Strategizing the Supplier Development, Capacity and Risk Portfolio by building relationships and partnering with Suppliers to mitigate risk by ensuring source of supply is managed most effectively and the supply chain capacity (down to sub-tiers) can flex to BD Customer needs. Key Measures of Success: Clear to build, On-Time Delivery, Revenue Impact, Inventory- Be the supply chain benchmark by assessing and Continuously Improving the end-to-end supply chain processes to ensure a streamlined operation from receipt of supply and services to Customer delivery and aftermarket support. Key Measures: Productivity improvements against baseline/current state, Customer and Spares Depot fulfillment.- Responsible for managing individual department leaders who work with suppliers, manage logistics, and handles production and spare parts materials. Key Measures: OTD, Clear to Build, Spares Fulfillment, Reduction of Damaged Shipments and Expedite Charges**Job Description**:- Accountable for the Supplier Engagement Program to ensure effective communication and partnership.- Develops relationships with suppliers and manages supplier capacity and delivery constraints.- Partners with Executives and Sourcing to ensure strategy and changes are effectively communicated and implemented to impacted stakeholders and Suppliers.- Accountable for communicating forecast to Suppliers on a monthly basis, and partner with Planning to review accuracy.- Partners with Finance and Procurement to ensure the material standard costs are updated annually and reserves are communicated.- Accountable for tracking and communicating Cost Savings results and risk.- Partners with Global Supply Chain to provide awareness of supply constraints and inventory impact.- Accountable for Supplier All-Hands Quarterly meetings to improve communication and reduce ambiguity and pain points with Suppliers.- Participates as needed in the planning and implementation of engineering changes in regulatory and quality assurance directives or any other significant change in the production process.- Sponsors special projects, initiatives, and/or conducts surveys as needed.- Partners with Quality to ensure quality issues are closed effectively and efficiently, and preventative action is taken against SCARs.- Accountable for proper management and effective communication of supply EOL risks