Americas Flow Optimization Lead

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Raritan, FL

2d•$94,000 - $151,800•Hybrid

About The Position

The Americas Deliver Planning Lead is accountable for driving end-to-end flow optimization and lane-level planning execution across the Americas distribution and transportation network primarily focused on the LATAM market. This role ensures optimal freight flow design, distribution capacity alignment, and cost-to-serve performance through advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and cross-functional collaboration. The Lead enables enterprise decision-making by translating demand and supply signals into distribution and lane-level plans (0–24 months), optimizing mode mix, and proactively identifying risks and opportunities across inbound and outbound flows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, transportation, or network optimization
Experience in flow optimization, lane planning, or transportation modeling
Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred
Experience in multi-region distribution and logistics networks
Strong capabilities in analytics, scenario modeling, and decision frameworks
Expertise in network optimization tools, freight modeling, or advanced analytics platforms
Ability to translate strategy into scalable, executable planning solutions
APICS/CSCP/CLTD/CPIM and/or Lean Six Sigma
Degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering
Supply chain experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry
Deep understanding of financial processes

Responsibilities

Supply and capacity planning across owned and 3PL distribution centers and transportation partners primarily focused on the LATAM region.
Ensure accurate and timely visibility of capacity constraints, risks, and trade-offs across the Deliver network.
Support regional Deliver teams in executing capacity and labor plans aligned to business priorities.
Execute Deliver planning scenarios and trade-off analyses to support enterprise decision-making.
Represent Deliver planning outcomes in monthly operation forums and leadership discussions.
Lead lane-level planning across inbound and outbound flows, ensuring alignment between forecast, capacity, and execution.
Identify and proactively mitigate lane bottlenecks and capacity constraints ahead of demand peaks.
Coordinate with carriers and 3PL partners to align capacity with forecasted volumes.
Establish and lead a structured, recurring process to define and manage how products flow through the existing distribution network (manufacturing → hubs → local DCs).
Translate global network design into scalable, executable flow rules across Surgery and EP/NV portfolios.
Define and govern product flow segmentation strategies, including differentiation for fast vs. slow movers to optimize service, cost, and inventory positioning.
Define and standardize the role of primary hubs, secondary hubs, and local DCs (large vs. small) within the network.
Implement a recurring governance cadence to review and update product flows (e.g., new products, node additions, demand shifts).
Develop scenario-based lane and contingency plans for disruptions (e.g., node outages, volume variability).
Provide clear insights on cost, service, and capacity trade-offs across distribution capacity flow decisions.
Translate analytics into actionable recommendations for leadership forums and planning cycles.
Monitor and manage lane capacity utilization and DC storage utilization vs. plan and identify improvement opportunities.
Track and optimize SG&A warehousing and COGS freight spend, ensuring alignment with financial targets.
Identify and quantify flow optimization opportunities across the network.
Partner with Regional Deliver, Transportation (D&T), GTTO, Business Unit Supply Chain Planning, carriers, and 3PLs.
Influence stakeholders through data-driven insights on flow performance, risks, and tradeoffs.
Support alignment between network strategy, IBP, and operational execution.

Benefits

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (varies by state)
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year