Director, Global Supply Chain Planning

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Danvers, MA

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About The Position

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 jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. We are searching for the best talent for Director Global Supply Chain Planning. Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The Global Director of Supply Chain Planning is responsible for leading and aligning end-to-end planning activities across regions to support the company’s strategic, financial, and operational objectives. This role oversees demand, supply, production, and capacity planning on a global scale, ensuring optimal service levels, inventory performance, and cost efficiency. The Global Director of Planning partners closely with executive leadership, regional teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive integrated business planning, improve forecast accuracy, and enable scalable, data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role also overseas all the materials planning and requisitions globally supporting all manufacturing needs and partnering closely with the Sourcing team. This role also supports the overall Operations team with all the data analytics and other digital tools that allow for accurate visibility of the KPIs and trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Business, Engineering (MBA preferred)
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Operations required, including 5+ years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional and global teams
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate across boundaries and understand needs from partners.
• Conflict management and resolution across cross-functional and regional teams
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in collaboration with various department system owners
• Ability to communicate and work independently with scientific/technical personnel
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Ability to Communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently
• Advanced skills with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access) and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience Experience with FDA (or Notified Body) inspections preferred
• Continuous improvement/lean/six sigma experience, black belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the S&OP process globally. This involves all demand plans, build plans, and the escalation processes to work through any issues that arise. Work closely with commercial and operations partners to sustain a successful process and in accordance with J&J MedTech.
• Ensure availability of the appropriate level of raw materials and finished goods inventory and accessories to supply our patients. This requires close daily, weekly, and monthly collaboration with the Make and Source functions to ensure the plans are achievable and executable to meet predefined goals.
• Establish and implement Abiomed’s finished goods projection process and the communication chain to keep all levels of the business abreast of progress and of any issues that may arise.
• Implement MRP and track both utilization and KPIs on a systematic manner
• Identify and lead continuous improvement and digital transformation in the Planning and Materials areas
• Managing a multi-layered global organization based both in the USA and Germany. Responsible for driving Credo score improvements aligned with Abiomed’s goals and deliver a strong succession plan by developing key talent within the team making the Global Planning team bench stronger.
• Represent Global Plan for all scale and process related strategies. Assess long term Abiomed plans working with cross functional teams to ensure global readiness to produce at scale
• Responsible for escalating business-related issues or opportunities to broader leadership team
• Develop scenario planning, risk mitigation, and contingency strategies
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Benefits

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401k).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year. Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year. Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year. Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs.
• Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees