Analyst Inv Mgmt

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 Planning

Job Sub Function:

Inventory Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

Execute basic activities for the EdTech educational teams and in some cases for regional activities, as well as other planned activities by the company that include services for HCPs participants in events and faculties.

Ensure proper and timely processes’ execution in compliance with company policies, which include supplier creation for HCPs, as well as HCPs contracts, hospitality and event logistics, payment management to suppliers, and financial and documentary closing reconciliation of executed activities.

Ensure all execution activities kinds, always with direct supervision and guidance.

Disseminates written policies and procedures related to PR&O interrelation with compliance, legal, privacy, procurement, payment areas.

Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

Internal stakeholders: PR&O leaders and in some occasions with EdTech/Marketing/Finance teams.

External stakeholders: HCPs, authorized J&J agencies, suppliers' representatives related to the organization, logistics of events, AO Foundation and others. All interactions will occur ad hoc.

Job Description

The Field Inventory & Asset Planner is responsible for driving the execution of inventory and set optimization initiatives across field stock locations, loaner networks, consignment points, and market inventory nodes. The role ensures the right inventory is available in the right location to support outstanding customer service and case reliability, while reducing excess inventory, improving days of stock, protecting cash flow, and minimizing write-off risk.

This role works closely with Supply Planning, Warehouse, Loaner Operations, Customer Service, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, regional Inventory & Asset teams, and local Supply Chain leaders. The planner acts as the execution connector between inventory strategy and field operations, ensuring that analytics, governance decisions, and optimization plans are converted into visible operational results.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute inventory optimization action plans across countries, platforms, franchises, and field stock locations, ensuring actions are translated into measurable inventory reduction, service protection, and cash-flow improvement.
• Execute set optimization plans, including rebalance, reduction, retrieval, pullback, dismantling, redeployment, and rationalization of underperforming or idle sets.
• Define optimal inventory stock levels across field locations, balancing service level requirements, case coverage, days of stock, customer needs, lead times, replenishment logic, and working capital targets.
• Drive analytics and insights for country inventory performance, translating inventory data into clear actions, risks, opportunities, and governance discussions.
• Anticipate write-off, expiry, excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory risks through proactive monitoring of inventory age, demand signals, lifecycle status, forecast consumption, set productivity, and field usage.
• Partner with Warehouse, Loaner, Operations, Commercial, Customer Service, Supply Planning, Finance, and local Supply Chain teams to identify main offenders and define, execute, and track corrective action plans.
• Consolidate E&O and SLOB data to support meaningful business conversations, enabling leadership to understand drivers, financial exposure, risk mitigation options, and required decisions.
• Guarantee set deployment in market by coordinating execution priorities, tracking deployment readiness, validating asset availability, and ensuring alignment with set plans, business priorities, and market demand.
• Collaborate with Supply Planners and Operations to reduce backorders and days of stock by identifying inventory imbalances, improving redeployment opportunities, supporting replenishment decisions, and escalating supply constraints.

Core Deliverables

• Country-level inventory optimization tracker with actions, owners, due dates, financial impact, service impact, and execution status.
• Set optimization execution plan covering rebalance, retrieval, reduction, redeployment, and disposal recommendations.
• Field stock entitlement analysis by location, platform, customer segment, and service model.
• E&O and SLOB risk view with drivers, main offenders, mitigation plans, and escalation requirements.
• Backorder and days-of-stock improvement actions aligned with Supply Planning and Operations.
• Monthly performance insights for inventory, assets, field stock productivity, set utilization, and write-off avoidance.

Key Performance Indicators

• Gross inventory and days of stock reduction versus plan.
• E&O, SLOB, expiry, and write-off risk reduction.
• Set productivity, utilization, and idle set reduction.
• Inventory optimization action plan execution rate.
• Backorder reduction and service level protection.
• Field stock accuracy, visibility, and entitlement compliance.
• Set deployment adherence versus market plan.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience in inventory planning, supply planning, field inventory, asset management, loaner operations, warehouse operations, or commercial supply chain execution.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using data to identify trends, root causes, risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Understanding of inventory optimization, days of stock, backorder management, replenishment, set deployment, E&O, SLOB, and write-off prevention.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive execution without direct authority.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex inventory data into clear business insights and action plans.

Experience in medical devices, healthcare, orthopedics, or regulated supply chain environments is preferred

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued, and our people can reach their potential.

At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

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Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Communication, Data Savvy, Demand Planning, Detail-Oriented, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Document Management, Execution Focus, Inventory Management, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Personal Development, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Supply Planning, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Warehouse Management