Css Us Supply Chain Senior Manager

CSS US SUPPLY CHAIN SENIOR MANAGER - 2406196721WDescriptionJohnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a CSS US Supply Chain Senior Manager based in Irvine, CA. This is a unique opportunity to lead a team of regional planners and represent the end-to-end supply chain in the US region. As the CSS US Supply Chain Senior Manager, you will play a crucial role in connecting demand, supply, and Deliver for assigned businesses, while aligning supply chain strategies with commercial priorities.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/.Key Responsibilities:

Align end-to-end supply chain strategies with commercial strategic priorities and influence portfolio decisions.

Collaborate closely with the US Commercial, Finance and Deliver organizations to drive IBP maturity, increase forecast accuracy, and manage events such as supply disruptions, NPI launches and product discontinuations.

Establish strong relationships with US business leaders to understand

o commercial strategyo regional product lifecycle managemento regional local forecast drivers and scenario planso in order to translate all those inputs to upstream supply chain (including supply chain constraints)

Ensure close coordination with the Global Supply Planning team and will be the commercial interface for all supply chain related issues and coordinate timely communication and issue mitigation.

Partner with Deliver to fulfill customer needs and support problem solving.

Accountable for and drive improvements to key performance indicators such as forecast accuracy, finished goods inventory, Slow Moving/Obsolete (SLOB), and customer service (OTIF, BO).

Empower the team and improve forecast accuracy by understanding market intelligence, customer forecast, promotional activity, seasonality and other internal or external factors that impact demand.

o Generate monthly analysis of demand, providing visibility to trends and anomalies to share with key stakeholders.o Develop and maintain analytics to support continuous improvement (i.e. trends, forecast ability, Forecast Value Add), developing new and ad hoc reports as required.o Drive adoption of statistical forecasting as a key input into the consensus forecast

Collaborate with Regional Commercial, Finance, Deliver and other SC partners to improve overall integrated business planning (IBP) process and lead/ facilitate regional IBP discussion including:

o Regional demand review: Create unbiased customer demand forecasts over 18-24 months planning horizon.o Regional management business review: align market and financial requirements with manufacturing capabilities, and to communicate risks, opportunities, and scenarios while driving decisions to support business goals.o Responsible for identifying and initiating planning scenarios to drive/support decision making through the process.

Lead the team to set and achieve regional finished goods inventory targets (and DOS), setting safety stock levels, managing inventory tracking processes and reconciliation (i.e. actual vs. plan), and identifying/implementing inventory reduction opportunities for assigned business(es).

Cultivate and nurture a diverse team that demonstrates strong work behaviors, while promoting a culture of growth and inclusivity.

Champion continuous improvement and enable team members to initiate and lead improvement projects.

In addition to day-to-day responsibilities, engage in and shape MedTech level Planning Capability Enabling (CET) initiatives & discussions, including but not limited to Signifi, IBP CET, and elevate CSS US SC team's capabilities in relevant areas.

Performs other duties assigned as needed.

QualificationsEducation:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required (preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, or Operations). A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

Experience and Skills:Required:

Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant working experience.

Experience in a regulated industry in supply chain, operations, finance, and/or marketing.

Previous experience in demand management, inventory, supply network planning, financial planning, and/or supply planning.

Understanding of planning system functionality and integration into S&OP/IBP processes.

High sense of urgency and adaptability to changing priorities.

Attention to detail and strong follow-through.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Ability to influence decision-making at multiple levels of the organization.

Proven data analytics and quantitative skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred:

Experience with Manugistics (Blue Yonder) planning, Microsoft Access and/or SQL.

Six Sigma and/or LEAN Green Belt and APICS certifications.

LOCATION & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Location: Irvine, CA preferred

Travel: May require up to 15% travel.

Other:

English proficiency required

Primary Location NA-US-California-IrvineOrganization Mentor Worldwide LLC (6177)Job Function Inventory ManagementReq ID: 2406196721W