Kevin Nelson , Chief Procurement Officer at BD , on how his team mitigates supply chain risks and delivers innovative solutions in an ethical way
BECTON DICKINSON
Kevin Nelson , Chief Procurement Officer at BD , on how his team mitigates supply chain risks and delivers innovative solutions in an ethical way
Kevin Nelson is the Chief Procurement Officer at BD ( Becton , Dickinson and Company ), a medical technology company based in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey . His responsibilities include overseeing all third-party spend , including direct and indirect .
“ I ’ ve been in the procurement profession for a number of years , starting my career in the high-tech industry and evolving into roles within the biotechnology arena before leading strategic sourcing at C . R . Bard , a medical device company that BD acquired about six years ago ,” he says .
BD is one of the world ’ s largest medical technology companies . Its purpose is ‘ advancing the world of health ’ by improving medical discovery , diagnostics and the delivery of care .
“ Roughly 90 % of patients coming into a clinical setting in the United States are going to use a BD product ,” says Nelson .
Products vary from well-known medical devices such as needles , syringes and blood collection tubes to sophisticated electromechanical devices , diagnostic instruments and reagents .
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