Supply Chain New Product Planning Team Leader

Ethicon Inc. is recruiting for a Supply Chain New Product Planning Team Leader The position can be located in Raritan, New Jersey, (preferred); Cornelia, Georgia; San Angelo, Texas; Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; Juarez, Mexico; Brussels, Belgium; or Norderstedt, Germany. This position may also be eligible for a remote work schedule

Our team has an exciting opportunity in our Supply Chain Plan Projects team supporting global end-to-end planning for new products. As a core member of project team, this position will engage with key functional partners throughout the launch cycle to ensure flawless supply chain implementation, planning, and execution

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Act as core member to project teams, aligning closely with cross-functional business partners (Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Master Data Management, Global / Regional PLAN, Business Excellence, Deliver, PP&L, ExOps) on upcoming changes.
- Partner closely and align with supply planning, production planning, Purchasing, External Operations planning, and network planning to ensure capacity & capability are appropriately used for planning and scheduling functions.
- Support launch, phase-in / phase-out plans with key stakeholders and prepare for operational Supply Chain and PLAN launch readiness.
- Support scenario planning analysis, with capacity bottleneck identification where required. Ensure appropriate available capacities to meet timelines and volume requirements.
- Identify and pro-actively mitigate risks throughout the entire supply chain.
- Communicate business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
- Drive improvements in Global Supply Chain Projects processes.
- Support demand, supply, and inventory strategies to build robust, efficient and conformant end-to end supply chains for new products.
- Coach, train and assist Supply Chain Project Specialists.
- Ensure activities performed are in alignment with the Ethicon Quality System.
- Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.

**Qualifications** Education**:

- Bachelor's, Master’s or equivalent Degree in Business, Finance, Logistics or Engineering.

**Experience and Skills**:
**Required**:

- 6+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning / Logistics, Industrial Engineering or Finance; preferably in a multinational company.
- Strong analytical skills with capability to query systems to extract sets of data for analysis.
- Accuracy with high attention to details.
- Ability to work across multiple functional organizations and levels in a multicultural and global / matrixed environment.
- Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks.
- Sophisticated Excel knowledge; knowledge of other automation tools (eg., Power BI, Alteryx) a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.
- Confident, articulate, and professional verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated partnering and influencing skills.
- Ability to minimize and manage risks appropriately.
- Proficiency in English is required, other languages are a plus.

**Preferred**:

- Project Management experience preferred.
- Automation tools such as Power BI and / or Alteryx preferred.
- Lean material flow, planning & scheduling knowledge, a plus.
- Process Excellence certification or demonstrated experience a plus.
- Knowledge and proficiency of ERP and APS planning tools preferred.

**Other**:

- This position may require up to 10 percent travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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**Primary Location**
United States-New Jersey-Raritan-1000 US HIghway 202

**Other Locations**
United States-Puerto Rico-Guaynabo, Mexico-Chihuahua-Juarez, United States-Georgia-Cornelia, United States-Texas-San Angelo, United States-Puerto Rico-San Lorenzo, Germany-Schleswig Holstein-Norderstedt, Belgium-Brussels-Capital Region-Diegem

**Organization**
Ethicon Inc. (6045)

**Job Function**
Operations

**Requisition ID**
2206072420W