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Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Inventory Management. This position is primarily located in West Chester, PA with consideration for other J& J Medtech locations within the US, Ireland, and Switzerland.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - R-005629

Switzerland - R-006579

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The manager will be accountable for delivering inventory targets and optimization programs for DPS (globally); covering Joints Reconstruction, TECA (Trauma-Extremities-Craniomaxillofacial-Animal), Spine, Sports & Shoulders and Power Tools/ Robotics. This program covers primary and secondary Hubs Entitlement, including some Regional/Market DCs (via MEIO), Lead Time improvement, Cycle Inventory optimization, among others.

Responsibilities:

• People: Leads and develops a team of planning analysts, who drive Inventory Management for all DePuy Synthes Platforms: Joints and TECA (Trauma / Extremities / Craniomaxillofacial / Animal), assessing and implementing improvement plans.
• Process: Drives adherence to Plan Transformation Blueprints
• Lead: Serves as planning primary point of contact for Global Inventory; collaborates with DPS Regional SC Planning teams, Finance and Commercial Business Partners to deliver targets and contingency plans.
• S& OP/IBP: Accountable for Global operational inventory monthly reporting process and budget cycles (BP, JU, NU and revisions).
• Parameter optimization: Drives detailed understanding of key inventory parameters, such as MOQ, EOQ, lead times, master data and supply variability trends.
• Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO): Drives maturity of MEIO process / tool and challenges inventory policies.
• LRFP: Coordinates annual Long Term / Strategic inventory planning activities
• Team leader: Engagement with S& OP, Demand Planning, New Product Development and Supply Network Planning pillars as well as Finance and Commercial Operations required. Integration of regional-specific strategies or constraints into the global franchise or regional processes needed to ensure high end customer service levels.
• Mentor: Seeks continuous improvement and coaches team to be the voice of their Platform, through strong analytics and executive communication skills, so they can represent Inventory Management in S& OP/IBP Platform specific forums.
• Technology leader: Work with MedTech and Enterprise functions to use existing technologies to streamline work, and participate in vision workshops, to design the function's technology landscape for the LRFP horizon.

Qualifications:

Minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University degree required; with a focus in a Business, Technical, or Operations (Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, Operations Research or Engineering) preferred

Master's degree focused in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Engineering preferred

Required:

• Experience in Supply Chain Planning and/or extensive knowledge of S& OP processes, Demand Planning and/or Inventory Management
• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience, with 2 of those years being in people leadership or management
• Self-learning or formal training and applied experience, on coding platforms like Alteryx / R / Python and /or proficiency in reporting platforms like Tableau/Power BI
• Proven enterprise approach, with ability to impact and collaborate across multi-geography and with regional team, as well as with support functions, to achieve business objectives

Preferred:

• Lean or Six Sigma training or certification, or experience in industry or prior projects with high degree of lean thinking
• Solid understanding of relevant systems (JD Edwards, SAP, OMP/APO or similar).
• Alteryx/R/Python/Tableau/Power BI certifications.
• APICS certification
  • Experienced in leading cross-functional global projects and teams is required
  • Strong communication and presentation skills to present to Sr Leadership in a concise and eloquent manner, showing a validated understanding of inventory fundamentals, risks and opportunities, and associated impact
  • Interpersonal skills, trade off decision-making process, and influencing skills

Other:

• English language proficiency is required. French & German are a plus but not required.
• Requires up to 15% domestic & international travel

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 protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.