Manager Planning, External Operations

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

End-to-End Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Manager, Planning – External Operations to be based at Raritan, NJ; West Chester, PA; Raynham, MA; Warsaw, IN or Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson is the largest, most comprehensive orthopedic and neurological business in the world. DePuy Synthes offers an unparalleled breadth and depth of products, services and programs in the areas of joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, neurological, craniomaxillofacial, power tools and biomaterials. When DePuy acquired Synthes in 2012, each company brought a legacy of innovation and strength to the combined organization. Today, the company moves forward as one, better equipped to meet the needs of today’s evolving health care environment. With a focus on activating insights to develop innovative, comprehensive solutions, we are inspired to advance patient care in greater ways than either company could accomplish on its own.

About Orthopedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Responsibilities

• •The role will lead External Operations planning activities for a portfolio of products to meet DePuy Synthes service level, global inventory and agility objectives.
• •This individual will be accountable to drive service, inventory and agility performance across external supply chains and have direct accountability for planning activities and product flow from external partner manufacturing facilities through to delivery of product into the J&J distribution network.
• •This manager will utilize data to drive continuous improvement of supply chain processes in a systematic manner.
• •This manager will develop and execute a capacity and supply planning strategy that will yield significant results and take the company to the next level of supply chain performance. Also establish and improve key performance metrics
• •Areas of responsibility include control tower management, short term exception management (STEM) & issue resolution, capacity planning, inventory management, product deployment, maintaining planning parameters, new product launch management, and coordination of activities across receiving inspection and distribution centers.
• •Act as an “Air-traffic-controller” between external manufacturing integrations teams & Global Plan/Value Stream Leads for escalation of STEM and systemic external manufacturing supply issues.
• •Periodically evaluate planning system parameters & settings that influence net requirements planning and inventory targets.
• •The manager will lead and develop a process to effectively receive worldwide demand plans from the franchise planning organizations; conduct a formal process to rationalize the demand with available global capacity, service/inventory targets, and output a production plan that is "best fit" for these requirements.
• •The manager will bring to the position an understanding of contemporary best practice in supply chain/planning management with an ability to coach and develop others.
• •The ability to work in a complex matrix manner across J&J and worldwide network of external partners is a key requirement.

Qualifications

• •A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
• •A degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, or Operations is preferred.
• •Either 8 years of related experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Business Analytics, and/or Supply Chain Management is required or 6 years of related experience with a Master’s degree.
• •An advanced (MBA) degree is preferred

Required skills

• •Ability to be effective in a global environment with the business acumen to lead change within a complex matrix organization and with external partners.
• •Ability to build strong relationships, influence others and work independently in a matrix environment, with a strong sense of urgency.
• •Ability to apply analytic techniques to interpret data, identify issues, analyze root causes, and provide well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
• •Understanding of performance trade-offs across supply chain to support decisions on the best use of limited resources.
• •Ability to communicate clearly and concisely across all levels of the company and across the global supply chain.
• •In depth knowledge of MRP and conceptual knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/JDE/APO/OMP).
• •Demonstrated capability in scenario planning.
• •Demonstrated experience with Sales & Operations Planning, New Product Introduction planning and control tower process.

Preferred skills

• •Advance statistical knowledge and experience in building simulations models.
• •Experience working in a manufacturing and medical devices environment is strongly preferred.
• •Experience and/or certification in Lean or Six Sigma methodology, APIC/ CPIM certification.

*Up to 10% travel (international and domestic) may be required

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protecte