Johnson & Johnson · 1 day ago
Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning, Electrophysiology
Irvine, California, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$199K/yr - $367K/yr
12+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, striving to improve health for humanity. The Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning will develop and lead the strategic direction of the Electrophysiology Supply Chain, focusing on transformational change, end-to-end planning, and operational activities to optimize supply chain performance.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Ensure a powerful and inspiring vision and strategy aligned to the Electrophysiology and Supply Chain needs
Develop, communicate, and reinforce an inspiring vision and strategy to deliver best in class e2e planning capabilities to support the Electrophysiology business
The vision and strategy must deliver customer connectivity and seamless integration – with speed and agility - through a deep understanding of global customer needs through regular connection and assessment
Strategies need to ensure growth priorities are anticipated and planned for, by an organization that has deep product and business understanding
External perspectives are critical to embed the latest technology, systems, automation and digital capacities into the ongoing operating model to deliver the vision and strategies in an efficient and effective manner
Deliver significantly improved performance in supply reliability, and cash optimization
Ensure strong partnership and collaboration with key stakeholders across the Supply Chain and Commercial teams to translate customer needs to product requirements, Make, Source, External Operations, Quality, Deliver, New Product Development teams: Launch management and Scenario planning, the MD SC Planning team and the Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
Planning of product needs to meet customer demand in an efficient and effective global operation with strong emphasis on continuous improvement in performance
Deliver outstanding Reliable Supply (Service) with appropriate metrics e.g., OTIF@D/S/A
Ensure rapid response to events and issues, with analysis to assess root cause
Ensure optimal cash management of Inventory ($ and DOS), minimize E&O, SLOB
Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy (MAPE / Bias) linked to Sales and Financial forecasts
Implement strong focus on agility with appropriate metrics to show flexibility and responsiveness, particularly on strategic products
Partner with enterprise plan leaders to share and leverage resource, benchmarks, and best practices
Ensure planning integration for acquisitions to align Electrophysiology /MD/J&J operating model rapidly (and provide appropriate support in reverse for divestitures)
Ensure data accuracy and visibility, through robust MDM processes
Build and deploy “best in class” processes
Translate customer needs flawlessly - with speed - to supply points, inclusive of patients, HCP’s, hospitals, distributors commercial leadership and sales force
Drive process standardization based on best practices and emphasis on the SCOR model
Ensure platform focused Service and Inventory management processes to drive e2e accountability with the E2E platform leaders on short-, medium- and long-term performance measures
Ensure clear communication and updates on event management. Be responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to all stake holders from sales force to senior management level as needed
Enable “best in class” S&OP processes supporting local needs through to executive engagement and alignment
Enable PMR (portfolio management review) and LCM (life cycle management) processes to ensure an optimal product portfolio, with insights to drive GP improvement
Ensure strong strategic forecasting, integrated to the LRFP’s and updated at least twice annually, is in place for all platforms, built on strong partnership with commercial
Ensure strategic capacity planning to provide appropriate visibility to long term growth to enable sufficient production capacity to fulfill the market requirements over the LRFP
Plan and deliver the annual BP and subsequent quarterly updates to meet and exceed business requirements
Partner closely with Deliver on Customer Order Management and effective, efficient demand fulfillments
Partner with the franchise SC functions, Deliver and Commercial to ensure a clear roadmap for inventory management and strong integration with the plan processes
Partner with commercial on long term demand planning, strategic forecasts to ensure strategic capacity planning is in place
Provide strong and timely demand signals to External Operations and Suppliers
Ensure robust New Product Launch planning to meet reliability needs and provide flexibility whilst minimizing inventory, in collaboration with the product management team and other functions (Make, Source, Ext Ops,)
Performs proper inventory and replenishment management in order to balance the level of inventory and reduce obsolete stock, while optimizing service, balanced against uncertainties in the supply chain
Provide Data and Analytics capability to generate insights on performance and improvement opportunities
Collaborate with the SI&D team to ensure BCP, SC resiliency and Network optimization
Ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition
Take responsivity for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
Advance and leverage the latest technology
Ensure the latest understanding of technology and how it can be implemented to drive improved customer performance
CSS business owner for translation of planning capability needs, working with the Digital Transformation team to ensure a clear strategy and roadmap for ERP systems (transcend), advanced planning systems (Blue Yonder, Signify), and other support systems and digital capabilities
Build a strategic vision and roadmap for digital solutions to accelerate capability partnering with the MDSC strategy and customer solutions teams
Drive automation of processes, where possible, using the latest digital technologies
Partner with commercial to drive innovation in business models and customer connectivity
Ensure strong external focus and benchmarking to bring new perspectives and insights - working with J&J SC to leverage wherever possible
Define key planning functionality requirements and manage the interface with the IT organization to ensure correct priority is given for key IT developments within the planning area
Advance technology to improve visibility and asset performance end to end where applicable
Ensure a holistic, impactful, operating model that delivers value
Enable an outstanding customer centric, performance driven, plan capability
Seek organization leverage and operating model efficiency – with a standardized approach bringing alignment across the planning Electrophysiology franchise team and the Regions to deliver best practices
Ensure the highest levels of E2E teamwork and collaboration with the customer at the center
Develop and optimize local capabilities to support growth (e.g. China) or scale back and leverage as needed
Drive cross country, region and sector sharing of best practices
Recruit and develop outstanding talent
Ensure the recruitment and development of outstanding talent
Ensure robust succession planning process and build strong talent pipelines, with clarity and relentless focus on development plans to accelerate talent capabilities
Accelerate diverse talent representation, especially female and African American leadership, with a stronger pipeline to represent the populations we serve
Put emphasis health and wellbeing and support with ongoing education to deliver work life harmony, to maximize energy levels across the team
Ensure strong training and education processes for all e2e planning, management and support capabilities
Enable talent leverage across the enterprise
Build a customer focused winning culture
Build a credo focused culture, with the customer at the center - based on clear purpose supporting J&J, Electrophysiology and Medical Devices
Ensure a culture of inclusivity to enable all talent to bring their whole self to work and engage fully with their best energy
Ensure teamwork that emphasizes the value of diversity in building the best capability
Instill a winning spirit to serve customers and grow products and solutions that improve the health of humanity
Value servant leadership and instill those principles across the organization
Build open, transparent and objective communications direct to the sales force and commercial leaders to enable e2e effectiveness and customer trust
Build caring interdependent teamwork, with resilience and renewal to provide strong support - particularly for those individuals under consistent pressure
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree or equivalent highly preferred
Minimum 12 years' experience in a complex Supply Chain environment, including in multiple of the following functional areas production, planning, supply chain, quality, procurement, new products, supply chain strategy
Advanced understanding of end-to-end supply chain, preferably in Medical Device Industry with advanced financial understanding
Strong international experience
Understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g., GMP, GDP practices)
Track record of influencing the external environment based on knowledge of social, political, regulatory, and economic issues affecting businesses domestically and globally
Articulating a vision, engaging, and mobilizing employees around that vision, and delivering superior value
Driving long-term, profitable, and sustainable growth in multiple functions, businesses, sectors and markets
Leading people through organizational uncertainty or key change initiative such as merger, acquisition, divesture, or restructuring
Identifying new partnership opportunities, determining optimal relationship conditions/model (licensing, co-promotion, acquisition), and executing these relationships
Creating and sustaining a culture of quality and compliance that encourages open communication, reporting noncompliant actions, taking corrective action and holding self/others accountable
Lead large transformation efforts within the segment supply chain organization aligned with the global supply chain strategy
Implement global standards while maintaining a strong regional execution and connection with the business
Create, support, and reinforce an externally focused culture that instills best practices through benchmarking and understanding customer needs; Instill greater rigor in measures of productivity, customer intimacy, and innovation
Ensure full understanding of customer needs and requirements; increase time spent with customers
Align with internal business partners to execute deliverables and anticipate future customer needs
High tolerance for ambiguity in a complex environment. Makes the complex clear and easily understood by others
Financial, moral, personal integrity and the values that inspire trust in the organization
Energy, enthusiasm, commitment, courage and entrepreneurial excitement. Must be able to generate enthusiasm for best-in-class performance through the clear personal passion to be the best in these areas
Strong relationship development, conflict resolution, and team building instincts, with the ability to build partnerships both internally and externally. Makes the customer central to all thinking
Ability to fit in well culturally in a complex organization
ERP system (SAP/JDE/Blue Yonder, Signify) knowledge and practical application would be an asset
Benefits
Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
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