Director, Global Advanced Therapies Planning

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

End-to-End Planning

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Global Advanced Therapies Planning to join our team.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - Requisition Number: R-091289 

Belgium - Requisition Number: R-092446

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The Director, Global Advanced Therapies Planning is responsible for end-to-end global CAR-T planning activities, including Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, and IBP/S&OP. The candidate will lead an international team spanning three J&J Advanced Therapies locations and supporting four cell-processing sites and two lentivirus manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, and coach a multi-level team of 30 people, including five direct reports

• Design and manage critical metrics for the team that drive reliability and accountability

• Develop a cohesive team culture which motivates team members globally

• Represent the planning organization on the product Value Chain Team (VCT)

2. Supply Planning

• Lead Material Requirements Planning (MRP) teams for internal CAR-T manufacturing, lentivirus manufacturing, critical reagents manufacturing, and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)

• Collaborate with alliance partner and Strategic Sourcing, coordinate a robust Supplier S&OP process to ensure reliable supply of all raw materials

• Lead Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Detailed Scheduling (DS) teams for our lentivirus manufacturing sites and critical reagent formulation

• Enable new country launches through Bill of Materials (BOM) creation and master data set-up

3. Inventory Management

• Lead all aspects of projection and reporting of gross and net inventory for J&J business planning cycles, including JU, NU, BP, and LRFP

• Lead efforts to mitigate Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) inventory through agile planning processes

• Collaborate with Finance to accurately predict and process expired inventory across the manufacturing network

4. Demand Planning + IBP / S&OP

• Leads and facilitates the monthly IBP Cycle (inclusive of cross company participation) including demand review, supply hand-off, commercial reconciliations, & support for the final allocation strategy amongst the different regions

• Leads and drives the coordination amongst the cross-functional teams to align on network capacity assumptions

• Coordinates scenario analyses to interpret impacts of various supply and demand considerations on patient supply

5. End-to-End Planning Process Maturity

• Drive continuous process improvement efforts across the end-to-end planning space to mature the organization in accordance with internal and external benchmarks

• Support development and adoption of advanced planning technologies through collection of user requirements for subsequent system enhancements

• Shape End-to-End Planning roles within team by benchmarking with the larger Innovative Medicine Supply Chain while supporting the unique requirements of autologous cell therapies

Qualifications:

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's or equivalent University Degree required;

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience: graduate degree, MBA, or PhD preferred

• Certifications preferred in APICS and/or Lean/Six Sigma

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in Supply Chain Management

• Experience within Pharmaceutical, Cell Therapy, Biologics, or other similarly regulated industry

• Demonstrated leadership of a cross-cultural and cross-functional team, with or without direct authority

• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to understand issues from multiple viewpoints

• Understanding of end-to-end supply chain and methods of driving continuous improvement

• Demonstrated experience with one of more of the following processes: inventory management and inventory entitlement, supply chain management, supply planning/master production scheduling, scenario analysis, and/or S&OP/IBP

• Experience with Supply Chain systems (e.g., SAP S/4, and/or OMP) preferred

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication, and presentation skills

Other:

• Requires up to 15% domestic and/or international travel

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Creating Purpose, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Developing Others, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Inclusive Leadership, Inventory Optimization, Leadership, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Operations Management, Organizing, Procurement Policies, Program Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Succession Planning, Supply Planning

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€119,200.00 - €204,355.00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.