Business Excellence Program Manager
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson is looking for a Business Excellence Program Manager to support our Joints SC business. This role is ideal for a leader with a broad business background and direct experience in medium- to large-scale manufacturing environments, with strengths in supply chain, process excellence, organizational change, and cross-functional program leadership. This individual will support our Value Stream teams by leading and deploying business excellence strategies and programs, facilitating cross-functional improvement initiatives, driving performance management and KPI delivery for the VS, enabling value capture through standard methodologies, capability building, and strong change leadership. 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. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s and/or University degree is required; a degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, Business, or a related field is preferred.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience in manufacturing, supply chain, operational excellence, business excellence, or a related field.
- Advanced expertise in Lean methodologies, tools, and practices to drive process optimization and operational excellence.
- Demonstrated success leading significant change initiatives that have delivered breakthrough organizational results.
- Experience facilitating cross-functional programs and driving alignment across sites, suppliers, and business partners.
- Strong leadership capability, including coaching, training delivery, stakeholder management, and influencing across multiple levels of an organization.
- Ability to build trust and credibility quickly, with strong collaboration, facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.
- Experience defining KPIs, tracking value delivery, and translating data into clear, actionable business insights.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Lean Operations, Process Optimization, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Green Belt or Black Belt certification in Lean and/or Six Sigma.
- Experience supporting value stream strategy, capacity modeling, value capture planning, or cost improvement programs is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead Product Strategy Roadmap development and alignment, partnering with Value Stream leadership to prioritize initiatives that support VS objectives and E2E supply chain goals.
- Drive execution of strategic programs and LCM project plans, to deliver defined business outcomes.
- Define, manage, and communicate performance metrics, diagnostics, and control tower insights to track progress, identify risks, and surface improvement opportunities.
- Partner with VS teams and functional leaders to deliver Continuous Improvement, cost improvement, JJOS deployment, and Value Capture Planning initiatives tied to operational and financial targets.
- Collaborate with supply chain functions, commercial teams, R&D, Finance, Product Management, and NPI launch leads to enable strategic decision-making and seamless integration of new products through Stage Gates 3–6.
- With VS teams, advance key LCM processes, including Product Risk Assessment, Issue Management, and Value Stream Optimization, to improve execution discipline and value stream performance.
- Facilitate Lean Six Sigma and operational excellence events for the Value streams, including Lean-driven workshops and problem-solving sessions, to deliver breakthrough process improvements, strengthen standard work, and drive measurable business results.
Benefits
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- 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
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
