WHO ARE WE?

B. Braun Melsungen AG Group, since 1839, has developed into a global company with its representative offices and subsidiaries in 64 countries and more than 64,500 employees throughout the world. B. Braun is one of the world leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions.

In 1992, B. Braun Group started its operation in Vietnam by opening a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City and another one in Hanoi in 1993. By now, B. Braun Vietnam (BBVN) is the largest medical manufacturer in Vietnam with more than 1,500 employees and over 200 sales and marketing representatives serving healthcare professionals and patients across Vietnam.

With the vision “We PROTECT and IMPROVE the HEALTH of people around the world”, B. Braun Vietnam clearly defines that providing the high-quality products to meet the needs of foreign and domestic customers along with bringing lots of job opportunities, improving skills for Vietnamese employees are always our long-term and sustainable goals. With more than 30 years of doing business in Vietnam, BBVN is known as a company with not only high-quality products but also good workplace for employees, where everyone can be their authentic self at work and are encouraged to perform to their best.

WHY WE ARE BEST COMPANY TO WORK FOR IN ASIA?

PEOPLE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO
Each employee at BBVN is a source of special expertise and we encourage people to SHARE EXPERTISE, which is continuously developing effective solutions through constructive dialogs with customers and partners. Therefore, at BBVN, we have a pool of Internal Trainers from B. Braun Business School who are individuals from all parts of the organization and willing to learn and train other colleagues on their most confident expertise. With such trainer club and development of online courses/ library, we foster the desire for self-learning and development. Every role model of learning and development is well communicated as the way we show appreciation for them and encourage others on the endless learning journey.

Since our people are at the center of everything we do, creating the pipeline for future is one of the very critical parts, not only of HR’s but also of all departments’ accountability. Looking at the number of fresh hired over the last 6 years, BBVN has a new generation of Sales and Marketing Management, Production and Technology Transfer, Financial Controlling, Supply Chain Management, Human resources of nearly 100 young staffs and supervisors. Pipeline for senior positions is also well prepared with the ambition to localize management team. Today, 67% of the company Board of Management is Vietnamese and female joins an equal part in the company management team. With the culture of innovation, the company encourages every member, regardless of their job level or position, to initiate and share ideas for improvement days after days.

As a company of healthcare industry, BBVN pays great attention to employee health and well-being. The workplace is well taken care with a green campus where employees can relax during break time. Annually, there is a sports and engagement event for all B. Brauners’ families to come and enjoy the activities in the campus. This is how the company would like to leverage the pride of employees and show appreciation for the families who support each employee to work with us every day. Additionally, as women contribute 70% of our workforce, programs to take care of woman’s health and well-beings are introduced such as Health Talks, Well-being program and Family Care, etc... Those activities are warmly welcomed by the employees annually and provide a wide range of knowledge, expertise for female employees to live and work better, more happily every day.

THE WAY WE GROW
With our commitment to development and sustainability, B. Braun Vietnam employees are encouraged to join all CSR programs with the core theme of “CONNECTED” – with partners and with community. We consider our customers our partners and employees are invited to customer/ partner frequent visits to hospitals, clinics to see how they operate, how doctors/ nurses as well as patients are using our products and services to find out the best way to serve them. Through those visits, colleagues from cross functions share the same goals of serving partners, working in silos is avoided, and above all, we understand the meaning of the job we do every day as improving people’s lives.

At B. Braun Vietnam, we believe that sustainable business has also included responsibility of community in region. The commitment of company as a corporate citizen is to promote the exchange of knowledge, solve issues of social importance, protect the environment, and create development opportunities especially for children and teenagers. For the past 15 years, the company has sponsored an orphanage in local commune to grow up the children there, employees with background as doctors and pharmacists are encouraged to join free health check programs for the kids there. Such activities are highly valued by the local communities and our employees themselves.

OUR ACHIEVEMENT
The journey to enhance our culture and business will never end. Being among the Top 500 profitable enterprises in Vietnam, Top 100 sustainable business in Vietnam in 2020, HR ASIA Award – Best Company to Work for 2020, 2021 and 2023 is to name some of our latest achievements in local business environment. And those successes are attributed to our employees, who are competent, committed and motivated every day to build B. Braun Vietnam to become a great workplace.