Manager Planning, External Operations

6029-MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES Legal Entity • West Chester, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Manager, Planning
External Operations to be based at Raritan, NJ; West Chester, PA; Raynham, MA; Warsaw, IN or Palm Beach Gardens, FL. DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson is the largest, most comprehensive orthopedic and neurological business in the world. DePuy Synthes offers an unparalleled breadth and depth of products, services and programs in the areas of joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, neurological, craniomaxillofacial, power tools and biomaterials. When DePuy acquired Synthes in 2012, each company brought a legacy of innovation and strength to the combined organization. Today, the company moves forward as one, better equipped to meet the needs of today’s evolving health care environment. With a focus on activating insights to develop innovative, comprehensive solutions, we are inspired to advance patient care in greater ways than either company could accomplish on its own. About Orthopedics 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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Either 8 years of related experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Business Analytics, and/or Supply Chain Management is required or 6 years of related experience with a Master’s degree.
• Ability to be effective in a global environment with the business acumen to lead change within a complex matrix organization and with external partners.
• Ability to build strong relationships, influence others and work independently in a matrix environment, with a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to apply analytic techniques to interpret data, identify issues, analyze root causes, and provide well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
• Understanding of performance trade-offs across supply chain to support decisions on the best use of limited resources.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely across all levels of the company and across the global supply chain.
• In depth knowledge of MRP and conceptual knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/JDE/APO/OMP).
• Demonstrated capability in scenario planning.
• Demonstrated experience with Sales & Operations Planning, New Product Introduction planning and control tower process.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, or Operations is preferred.
• An advanced (MBA) degree is preferred.
• Advance statistical knowledge and experience in building simulations models.
• Experience working in a manufacturing and medical devices environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience and/or certification in Lean or Six Sigma methodology, APIC/ CPIM certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead External Operations planning activities for a portfolio of products to meet DePuy Synthes service level, global inventory and agility objectives.
• Drive service, inventory and agility performance across external supply chains.
• Have direct accountability for planning activities and product flow from external partner manufacturing facilities through to delivery of product into the J&J distribution network.
• Utilize data to drive continuous improvement of supply chain processes in a systematic manner.
• Develop and execute a capacity and supply planning strategy that will yield significant results and take the company to the next level of supply chain performance.
• Establish and improve key performance metrics.
• Control tower management, short term exception management (STEM) & issue resolution, capacity planning, inventory management, product deployment, maintaining planning parameters, new product launch management, and coordination of activities across receiving inspection and distribution centers.
• Act as an “Air-traffic-controller” between external manufacturing integrations teams & Global Plan/Value Stream Leads for escalation of STEM and systemic external manufacturing supply issues.
• Periodically evaluate planning system parameters & settings that influence net requirements planning and inventory targets.
• Lead and develop a process to effectively receive worldwide demand plans from the franchise planning organizations.
• Conduct a formal process to rationalize the demand with available global capacity, service/inventory targets, and output a production plan that is "best fit" for these requirements.
• Bring to the position an understanding of contemporary best practice in supply chain/planning management with an ability to coach and develop others.
• Work in a complex matrix manner across J&J and worldwide network of external partners.

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 period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager