Manager, Plan Capabilities (OMP CoE)

Johnson & Johnson

1d•Hybrid

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 https://www.jnj.com/ (https://www.jnj.com/). The J&J Vision Planning Excellence team is a critical component of the broader J&J Vision Planning organization. This team is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Vision Planning, developing capabilities (people, process, technology, metrics) and ensuring effective deployment. We drive continuous improvement within the business to improve Planning efficiency & effectiveness, optimizing working capital whilst keeping our customer’s needs central to what we do. The team is also focused on new advanced technology-based capabilities, as well as leading cultural change to drive significant improvement across all business units and regions.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
A minimum of 5 years of related Supply Chain related experience is required.
A minimum of 3 years of Supply Chain Planning experience is required.
Strong background / experience in Supply Chain Planning processes and systems is required.
Experience in 2 out of the 5 core areas of Planning is required: Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, End-to-End Planning, Inventory Planning, S&OP / IBP
Experience with Advanced Planning Systems deployments is required, OMP system preferred.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication and presentation skills are required.
The ability to effectively manage projects, timelines, and change management is required.
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels of the organization in both written and oral forms is required.
Ability to embed a culture of harmonization and process improvement and value creation across the business is required.
Translational planning expertise – able to convert business requirements into Plan/PEX capabilities (and vice versa), developing training, and aligning capability roadmaps with business priorities
Clear understanding of external supply chain trends and emerging best practices.

Nice To Haves

Relevant mix of global, regional, cross-sector / cross-industry experience is preferred.
APICS certification is preferred.
LEAN and / or Six Sigma Certifications is preferred.

Responsibilities

Leading capability improvements through deployment of standard processes, leveraging advanced planning technology with responsibility for design, configuration, training, and deployment of Supply Planning technology enhancements
Supporting the evolution of standards for Planning for all J&J Vision including maturity models, frameworks, process maps / roadmaps, process decomposition and metric standards.
Support continuous improvement of Planning process through consistent communications with business teams.
Lead and consult Planning/PEX teams through ongoing business requirements
Executing Change Management strategies to ensure the success of critical Plan initiatives, considering the complexity of the Vision business
Support technical and process-based deployments across Vision of those standards to move J&J’s Supply Planning capability up the maturity curve at an accelerated pace.
Drive value for each of these deployments with strong linkages to higher levels of maturity per Transformational Roadmaps.
Establish a clear path for continued user experience improvements through user interface improvements, process standardization, and Reporting/Planner toolkit design efforts
Provide project leadership and support of key PEX initiatives, including OMP enhancements, ERP upgrade deployment, IBP maturity, and other Plan / Supply Chain projects
Lead Training sessions with base business Plan teams, and support development and maintenance of OMP-related Plan documentation
Support maintenance of Planning standards within the value streams per aligned Vision Plan processes, including issue troubleshooting and resolution, process maturity, and supply node data governance as the Vision supply chain continues to evolve