Transportation Business Lead

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.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Transportation Services

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

Job Description:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

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

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Business Lead, Transportation, within the North America Transportation Operations Team to be located in Bogota, Colombia

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage door-door operational management for Johnson & Johnson North America transport lanes, ensuring consistent product availability and the highest levels of customer experience.  
• Responsible for coordination, track & trace, and exception management for segment transportation lanes. 
• Lead transport risk mitigation plan construction and its execution. 
• Ability to present performance metrics and project charters/updates to various levels of management.  
• Lead/participate in operational management meetings (business reviews, reporting on operational vendor performance) and lead day-to-day tactical relationships with the vendors. 
• As required, partner with distribution centers and manufacturing facilities to coordinate and manage freight on domestic and international transport lanes. 
• Partner with J&J Deliver Quality to ensure that transport operations are managed within the appropriate quality framework. 
• Primary point of contact for sites and logistics providers to communicate issues affecting shipment flows, including but not limited to missing documentation, freight delays, quality events and shipping receiving delays.   
• Perform ad-hoc operational analytics to drive day-to-day business efficiencies. 
• For Business Leads with a team of analysts reporting to them, the individual will be responsible for the oversight, management, and development of the analysts in accordance with the Credo and HR policies. 

Qualifications

Education:

• University/Bachelor’s or equivalent degree required.
• MBA preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Requires four to six (4-6) years of proven experience.
• Experience in Transportation, Customer Service, Planning or Supply Chain.
• Experience working with highly matrixed global organization, multi sector with heavy project management and influencing.
• Advanced English level is required
• Knowledge of import/export process.
• Understanding of US foreign trade relations.
• Able to influence without authority.
• Microsoft Office proficiency. 
• Solid problem solving and analytical experience. 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and work with different cultures. 
• Ability to demonstrate Integrity and Credo-based Actions. 

Preferred:

• Preferred previous experience in one or more functions: Planning, Distribution, Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics, Customer Service or Supply Chain Operations. 
• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification. 
• Working knowledge of project management tools (Microsoft project, GANTT, RACI, Lessons learned, etc.). 
• Working knowledge of analytics tools.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Accountability, Coaching, Communication, Data Analysis, Digital Supply Chain Management, Distribution Management, Mental Agility, Order Management, Organizing, Problem Solving, Safety-Oriented, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Strategic Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Distribution, Transportation Management, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Transport Networks