Manager, End to End Planning- Shoulders

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

End-to-End Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an End to End Planning Manager, Shoulders to join our team in either Leeds, UK or Cork, IE.

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):

U.S. - Requisition Number: R-095671

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

About Orthopaedics

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

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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

Purpose:

Depuy Synthes is committed to creating competitive advantage by passionately & proactively leading Planning Optimization & Synchronization, addressing E2E plan imbalances via exception-based & scenario-based methodologies to achieve the most profitable balance of customer service, cost, and inventory across existing Supply Chains. E2E Planner leads brand/portfolio synchronization, driving critical decisions with business partners to address supply chain imbalances & achieve outstanding customer service & inventory optimization thereby realizing the operational & strategic goals of the Shoulder franchise

Duties & Responsibilities

• Defines inventory de-coupling points and develops replenishment strategies.
• Reviews supply chain parameters in alignment with sites, e.g., batch sizes, make frequencies, safety stock levels, minimum order quantities, lead times, etc.
• Ensures the development & alignment of constrained E2E production and inventory plans.
• Ensures accurate generation of requirements across the supply chain.
• Develops scenarios to avoid or resolve potential constraints.
• Is accountable for adherence to inventory targets by aligning the supply plan with the demand plan & adhering to E2E SC configuration.

 

Monthly IBP Responsibility & Accountability:

• Partners with Demand Planning in Global Demand ‘Hand-Off’ being released to Supply.
• Partners SNP & PP&L in Supply Plan Validation.
• Deep understanding of exceptions (STEM) & Issue Management
• Provides VSMs & VSTs insights to the brand dynamics for each IBP Cycle.
• Drive critical trade-off decisions with business partners to address supply chain imbalances & achieve best in class customer service.

 

Inventory Optimization including E&O Management

• Partner Inventory MGT in validating Entitlement/MEIO Modelling inputs & results.
• Partner Inventory Management in identifying Inventory Optimization opportunities.
• Drive execution of optimization opportunities.
• Responsible for the adherence to the E&O Target.
• Responsible for FBP Inventory Projections & bridging analysis of inventory actuals Quarterly results

 

 

NPI Planning (Phase In/Phase Out LCM)

• EPL is NPI core team member from Project MGT Stage Gate 1: Plan & Commit
• Responsible to assess ability to supply relevant NPI Demand Scenarios thru monthly IBP process framework.
• NPI Planning includes Phase In/Phase out LCM
• Perform an annual assessment of the portfolio and product code segmentation into the appropriate service levels

 

 

LRPP/FBP/JU/NU Business Planning

• Partners VSMs, LCMs, SCMs, IM in annual LRPP process.
• Deep understanding of portfolio supply chain configuration & support VSMs, LCMs & SCMs with insight to the configuration & identifying risks & opportunities.
• Responsible to drive FBP Inventory Projections.

 

 

Scenario Management: Responsible to assess ability to supply relevant Scenarios:

• Commercial Upside/Downside LRPP Demand
• Tenders
• Commercial Events

 

 

Value Stream Team (VST) Core Member

• VST Planning Lead for Portfolios: Single POC for the VST
• Partner VSTs in delivering the Portfolio Strategy.
• Partner VSMs in IBP Cycle: Decision Alignment Partners.
• Provide VSTs with monthly IBP insight for Portfolio
• Responsible to have deep understanding of dynamics such as Regulatory.

 

 

Supports the Planning teams.

• Drives a multiplatform product-based planning team, directly or indirectly, to ensure implementation of the E2E SC configuration, to ensure supply to patients and to achieve the E2E inventory targets.
• Drives the Value Stream Team members to implement supply chain improvements in line with product strategies, get alignment on the E2E Planning Cycle, and incorporate the feedback on projects into the plans.

 

 

Metrics: OTIF/Service, Inventory Health & Optimization. Expiry & Obsolescence

Additional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for communicating business-related issues or opportunities to the next management level
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures

 

 

Experience and Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required or relevant experience.
• A minimum of proven ability in Manufacturing, Supply Chain and/or Logistics is required.

 

 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS

• Critical thinking, ability to develop, cultivate and implement change.
• Excellent collaborator, solid understanding & partnering ability with all business functions.
• Plant supply planning experience is required, preferably in a multi-echelon supply chain.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries through influence, negotiation and partnering in a global environment required.
• Demonstrated experience with several of the following processes: inventory management and inventory entitlement, supply chain management, supply planning/master production scheduling, scenario analysis, IBP, and process excellence (Lean, 6sigma) required.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and work in a matrix environment where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist required.
• Strong communication, analytical and quantitative skills required.
• High proficiency with Microsoft software packages (Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Flexibility needed on ad hoc basis to accommodate working with different time zones.
• Proven business savviness in the areas of Supply Chain, Commercial and Financial preferred.
• Manufacturing, Supply Chain and/or Logistics experience in the Health Care Industry or related industries is strongly preferred.

 

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Consulting, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Organizing, Process Improvements, Procurement Policies, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Supply Planning, Technical Credibility