R&D Procurement Lead: Prototyping & Innovation

Becton Dickinson NA; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) seeks an R&D Procurement Manager to drive procurement-led innovation within the Pharmacy Automation domain in Durham, NC. You will partner with engineers, quality, and manufacturing teams to accelerate product development from prototype to production, while shaping supplier strategies and global sourcing approaches.

You will lead supplier qualifications, market intelligence, and cost-modeling efforts, aiming for best-in-class value, quality, and speed across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, procurement, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier development, supply chain, engineering, or project management.
• Proven track record in supplier scouting, qualification, development, and optimization.
• Travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an embedded procurement partner within cross-functional development teams to enable procurement-driven innovation.
• Engage suppliers early in the design process to leverage their technical expertise and manufacturing capabilities.
• Drive rapid prototyping and supplier collaboration to shorten development cycles and support faster commercialization.
• Develop and maintain a global network of suppliers in automation technologies, electronics, and advanced manufacturing.
• Lead supplier qualifications, technical assessments, and capability evaluations to ensure alignment with requirements.

Skills

Embedded partner

Supplier development

Strategic sourcing

Travel up to 15%

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Cost modeling tools

Job description

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) seeks an R&D Procurement Manager to drive procurement-led innovation within the Pharmacy Automation domain in Durham, NC. You will partner with engineers, quality, and manufacturing teams to accelerate product development from prototype to production, while shaping supplier strategies and global sourcing approaches.

You will lead supplier qualifications, market intelligence, and cost-modeling efforts, aiming for best-in-class value, quality, and speed across