Sr Manager, PLAN Strategic Portfolio

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Hopewell Township, NJ

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About The Position

About the role The Strategic Portfolio Leader for Innovative Medicine Supply Chain is a senior, cross-functional role charged with responsible for defining, prioritizing, and optimizing a portfolio of supply chain initiatives to maximize strategic impact, financial return, and organizational agility. This leader translates corporate strategy into a balanced investment roadmap, governs portfolio decision-making, and drives outcomes across product, R&D, commercial, and operations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8–15+ years of relevant experience with progressive responsibility in strategy, product, portfolio management, corporate development, or program leadership.
• Proven track record of leading multi-product or multi-project portfolios and making high-stakes investment decisions.
• Strong financial acumen: experience with business cases, NPV/IRR, P&L impact, and portfolio-level forecasting.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strategic thinking and strong business judgment.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; comfortable with complex trade-off analysis.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills tailored to executive audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to simplify complexity and make timely, evidence-based decisions.
• Change leadership and organizational influence.
• High emotional intelligence, integrity, and commitment to collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Background in product management, corporate strategy, M&A, or PMO operations.
• Experience implementing portfolio management tools (e.g., Planview, Aha!, Jira Align, Microsoft Project Online) and governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with supply chain planning and control systems (SAP APO/S4HANA, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, control tower platforms) and serialization vendors.
• Familiarity with Agile scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS) and lean portfolio management concepts.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the portfolio strategy and roadmap aligned with company goals, market opportunity, and risk appetite.
• Lead portfolio prioritization and investment decision processes using data-driven frameworks.
• Establish and run portfolio governance: stage-gate processes, prioritization forums, and executive reporting.
• Monitor portfolio performance and optimize resource allocation to maximize ROI, time-to-market, and strategic balance.
• Develop scenario planning and portfolio-level financial forecasts, sensitivity analyses, and business cases for major investments.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate portfolio-level risks and dependencies; ensure contingency planning.
• Coach and mentor project leads and cross-functional leaders on portfolio discipline and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of portfolio tools, metrics, and decision workflows.
• Communicate portfolio status, trade-offs, and strategic rationale clearly to senior leadership and stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

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