Sr Manager External Manufacturing

Kenvue•Summit, NJ

1d•$153,850 - $217,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a Sr. Manager External Manufacturing in the NA External Manufacturing team. This position reports into the Director of External Manufacturing and is based out of Summit, NJ. The Sr Manager EM is responsible for achieving specific performance metrics in areas of site execution, cost, service, quality, and environmental health & safety while managing all aspects of manufacturing operations within the assigned external manufacturing sites (contract sites) to include product supply, logistics and distribution, capacity/planning, capabilities assessment, inventory control, purchasing, quality services, negotiations, and engineering. Critical responsibilities include leading a cross-functional Kenvue team to resolve product supply issues and drive results on a worldwide, regional and local basis, facilitating execution of legally binding supply agreements, supporting and ensuring contractors’ achievement of monthly plan attainment goals, identifying and delivering Cost Improvement Projects (CIPs) to lower total product cost, identifying and obtaining resources to tackle issues, develop manufacturing strategies to improve site performance and product supply, leading the execution of new product launches at contract sites, and ensuring customer commitments for product availability are met.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
A minimum of 10 years related experience in any of the following areas is required: Supply Chain/Operations, Quality, External or Internal Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain Sourcing, and/or Supply Planning.
Experience working with Manufacturing Operations in a GMP environment is required.
An entrepreneurial self-starter with strong oral and written communication skills, comfortable communicating across functional levels is required.
Strong organizational, project management, and analytical skills is required.
Demonstrated effectiveness in establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships with internal and external business partners to meet tactical and strategic business needs is required.
Demonstrated effectiveness leading and influencing cross-functional project teams is required.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
Training/experience with Lean Six Sigma/Process Improvement methodologies is preferred.
Prior experience establishing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreement (SLAs) for critical vendors is preferred.
Prior knowledge of advanced planning systems such as ERP, MRP, and/or SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead cross functional teams to resolve product supply issues, driving results on a worldwide, regional, and local basis
Facilitate execution of legally binding supply and service level agreements
Ensure achievement of external manufacturing site goals such as OTIF-PA, cost improvement, Quality, EHS and Compliance metrics
Develop manufacturing strategies to improve site performance, agility, and reliability of supply
Coordinate the execution of life cycle management and new product launches at external manufacturing sites
Lead business-critical projects to improve performance of the EM network for selected KPIs
Ensure customer commitments for product availability are met
Resolve quality/GMP issues
Facilitate the implementation of LEAN methodology and continuous improvement initiatives
Support the development and execution of business continuity plans, including the identification of qualified sources of supply and manufacturing sites based on product requirements and marketing strategies as they relate to manufacturing requirements
Develop supply market knowledge within key processing technologies to enable rapid benchmarking and accelerated selection of alternate manufacturing sites
Conduct on-going analysis of total end-to-end supply chain costs, propose and manage implementation of cost improvements, and develop plans that support implementation of “directed pure buy” or “pure buy” supply relationships
Develop and implement actions to reduce lead-times and optimize inventory
Conduct monthly capacity analysis with EM site and develop action plans to proactively mitigate risk
Coordinate efficient implementation of product / process changes at external manufacturing sites, instruct personnel on the Company’s vision and World Class manufacturing applications, coordinate EH&S assessments, as well as Kenvue Worldwide standards on labor, and address deficiencies
Support the implementation of network strategy decisions to consolidate, on-board, or expand sites
Facilitate root cause analysis, risk mitigation plans, and solution identification with internal and external business partners
Develop and implement actions to reduce lead-times and optimize inventory