Manager Strategic Capacity Management

Johnson & Johnson•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

The Strategic Capacity Manager supports the development and execution of long-range capacity plans across the Vision Care manufacturing network to enable business growth, supply continuity, and operational performance. The role works with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, and Technology teams to assess future capacity requirements, identify constraints, and recommend actions that align supply capabilities with business demand. The position provides analytical support for strategic planning by assessing capacity gaps, evaluating alternatives, and developing insights for decisions involving utilization, productivity, sourcing, and capital investment. It also contributes to planning tools, dashboards, and analytical capabilities that improve visibility and decision-making. The role helps ensure sufficient capacity while balancing service, utilization, inventory, flexibility, and capital investment objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field.
5 to 8 years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Finance, Analytics, or a related function.
Experience supporting IBP, Supply Review, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), capacity planning, or long-range planning processes.
Strong analytical, quantitative, financial, and problem-solving skills.
Experience with capacity modeling, utilization analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and data visualization tools.
Ability to work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders through data-driven insights.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with planning platforms such as OMP, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, or similar systems.
Experience with statistical analysis, simulation modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, or probabilistic forecasting.

Responsibilities

Support strategic capacity planning across short-, mid-, and long-range planning horizons, including rough-cut capacity assessments and long-range network planning.
Provide capacity, utilization, and supply risk analysis for Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Supply Review, and Long-Range Financial Planning (LRFP) processes.
Identify future capacity gaps, risks, and opportunities, and develop analytical recommendations for sourcing, productivity, technology, and capital alternatives.
Develop and maintain capacity models, scenario analyses, and planning tools to support business decision-making.
Support probabilistic modeling and Monte Carlo simulations to quantify capacity risk and evaluate potential outcomes.
Assist with capital planning analyses for new manufacturing lines, capacity expansions, and network investments.
Monitor and analyze performance indicators, including utilization, Lenses Per Shift (LPS), downtime, production attainment, inventory entitlement, and capacity realization.
Support tracking of new manufacturing line qualification (PQ) milestones, ramp-up assumptions, risks, and expected capacity delivery.
Develop dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools to improve visibility into capacity performance, supply risks, and capital readiness.
Partner with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Technology teams to align planning assumptions and support cross-functional planning activities.
Support continuous improvement of capacity planning processes, data quality, analytics, and digital tools.