Sr Manager, Strategic Capacity Management - WCH - Germany

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Job Function: Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function: Strategic Capacity Management

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/

Johnson & Johnson MedTech a member of the Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Strategic Capacity Management, to support the Wound Closure & Healing platform within it's Surgery Business Unit.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has been making surgeries for over a century. With meaningful breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic, and interventional solutions, we seek to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to craft the future of health through differentiated products and services.

Wound Closure is the foundation of a successful surgery. And as surgery evolves, so do our technologies. By relentlessly advancing closure and healing solutions, we help surgeons anticipate surgical challenges, navigate tissue complexity, and improve patient outcomes. To learn more, please visit:

https://www.jnjmedtech.com/en-US/products/surgery/wound-closure-and-healing/

Are you interested in joining a team that is helping to improve patient care and drive innovation? Apply today for this outstanding opportunity!

Establishing a robust Strategic Capacity Management (SCM) capability is a top priority for Johnson and Johnson MedTech. With good business momentum, we're growing! As such, we need to ensure our network capacity can support patient needs in the long term. Imagine being at the center of the strategic planning process, interacting with Global Strategic Marketing (GSM) to understand and improve the Long-Range Portfolio Plans (LRPP), which then feed the Strategic Capacity Management (SCM) process and models, to support Value Stream Management (VSM) and Network Strategy and their various processes. You'll be at the core of where strategy is analyzed and defined, designed for current volatility, looking into scenarios, financial trade-offs and risk mitigations.

About the role:

The Senior Manager, Strategic Capacity Management, will drive the SCM process, embedded within the Wound Closure & Healing (WCH) organization and reporting to the LRPP/SCM Business Process Leader, within the Integrated Business Management (IBM) team, which is part of the global MedTech Supply Chain organization. This position will lead & orchestrate the WCH SCM process across multiple stakeholders across the globe, drive and evaluate long term supply chain scenarios in the 2 to 10 year horizon. The process is key to identifying critical demand and supply situations, and providing insights and recommendations so that major business decisions can be driven by Value Stream Leaders. These decisions can range from small operational changes to free up "trapped capacity", to proposals of multi-million dollar investments.

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 - Req#: R-078533

Germany – Req#: R-080097

Brazil - Req#: R-080109

Puerto Rico - Req#: R-080116

Belgium - Req#: R-080109

Switzerland - Req#: R-080129

Mexico - Req#: R-080137

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

Key Responsibilities:

People

• Seamlessly integrate with the various business stakeholders who are accountable for providing modeling inputs, as well as internal customers who will leverage conclusions of SCM models.
• Lead process improvement efforts with a Customer first mentality, generating trust with internal customers and using technology to reduce lags in process cycles and speed to deliver data/analysis.
• Lead with Problem-solving approach, finding middle ground between different partners, to bridge gaps in data availability and create feasible models/scenarios

Process:

• Drive Strategic Planning governance: Drive the annual process cadence and communications. Demonstrate influence without authority, master executive communication and internal networking outside of PLAN (Engineering, MAKE, Commercial, Global Marketing).
• Proactively identify business opportunities related not only to capacity issues in our network, but also to areas such as new product launches, new technology requirements, business continuity planning, regulatory validations, inventory/cycle time management, etc.
• Apply general management principles, by being able to discuss topics that are related to capacity implications, such as Procedure Revenue Forecasts, Gross Profit, Market Share, Inventory, as well as implications by Market/Region, Phase In-Phase out strategies and assumptions, E&O, etc.

Tools:

• Own SCM models in the OMP platform, scenario generation and reporting platform.
• Champion the adoption of large-data modeling tools like Python/R/Alteryx, to ensure the ability to scale efficiently, while always seeking ways to advance digital maturity.
• Own PowerBI reporting.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University Degree required; Focused degree in a STEM-related field, including engineering, logistics, supply chain, computing, finance, economics related field preferred

Experience & Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
• Relevant team leadership experience in a logistics, planning and/or manufacturing environment; within the Medical Device or closely related industry
• Proven expertise building process models, to demonstrate flow / constraints
• Familiarity with simulation and optimization models and tools

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Theory of Constraints and/or System Dynamics, with experience in practical applications.
• Working knowledge of tools like OMP, Anaplan, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis or Jonova. Ability to train others to validate and/or challenge models and assumptions.

Other:

• May require up to 30% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills: Analytical Reasoning, Consulting, Cost Management, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Financial Competence, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Operational Excellence, Organizing, Procurement Policies, Program Management, Strategic Change, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Planning, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €90,400.00 - €156,975.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.