Supply Chain Planning Lead

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Job Function Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function End-to-End Planning

Job Category Professional

All Job Posting Locations Markham, Ontario, Canada

Job Description Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Supply Chain Planning Lead. This position is located in Markham, ON, Canada.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.

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

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/

The Supply Chain Planning Lead is the main responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain Planning for an assigned product portfolio in Canada. This includes leading Canada's Demand and Supply Planning processes, as well as Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

This individual plays a leading role in the IBP Process and leads the alignment among Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial functions! You will drive the monthly cadence of the IBP Cycle (Demand Review, Supply Review). Additionally, you will be responsible for the continuous supply of finished goods for the assigned portfolio from multiple global supply locations to meet service level expectations and inventory targets. The goal is to define and maintain appropriate levels of inventory according to customer demand and company objectives.

Key Responsibilities Lead Demand Planning for specific platforms within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process with continuous improvements

Collaborate with functions such as Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Finance to identify and incorporate market intelligence (events) into the demand forecast and balance with statistical forecast model to achieve maximum accuracy

Develop detailed execution plans and manage demand plans for new product introductions and life cycle management as required and aligned with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain

Drive Supply Planning and Inventory Management processes for assigned portfolio.

Ensure target inventory levels are optimized to fulfill service level targets (On Time In Full), through the utilization of Inventory Entitlement tools.

Participate and lead supply disruption recoveries in partnership with Supply Chain and relevant commercial partners

Effectively communicate accurate product availability information to customers and commercial partners with continuous improvement to the communication capabilities and process

Ensure that demand planning, IBP, and business planning processes align with overall global processes and objectives

Act as single point of contact for the Canadian business for Supply Chain-related activities for the product line

Clearly communicate with business partners, including (but not limited to) Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain partners

Mentor associates and provide team leadership as needed

Drive continuous improvement

Qualifications Education A minimum of a Bachelor Degree and/or equivalent University degree required; focused degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or Engineering preferred. MBA preferred

Required Minimum four (4) years of relevant professional work experience.

Hands-on working experience with one or more of the following areas: inventory/planning/order management/ ERP or MRP computer systems/financial processes

Proficient in MS Office programs: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Understanding of distribution network

Able to work with minimal supervision

Preferred Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or IBP experience

Experience in medical device, consumer or pharmaceutical industries

Proficient in advanced analytics and data visualization software design and usage (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Looker, Qlik)

Proficient in digital optimization platforms (i.e. Alteryx, Robotic Process Automation, Common Data Layer, etc.)

Proactively mitigates supply disruptions and flags risk early

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong problem solving and negotiation skills

Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities

Customer focus (both internal and external)

Other May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills Preferred Skills Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Communication, Data Reporting, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Organizing, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Procurement Policies, Quality Assurance (QA), Supply Chain, Supply Planning

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $87,000.00 - $140,300.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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