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

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Sourcing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Somerset, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Lead Planner -Channel Operations in Titusville, NJ, Somerset, NJ, or Horsham, PA.

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Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Purpose:

The Lead Planner strategically partners with our largest distributors and internal stakeholders to drive optimal inventory management planning and fulfillment for the Janssen portfolio. The Lead Planner is responsible for leading the overall logistics relationship with our largest distributors to develop, implement, and monitor supply chain/operational efficiency initiatives and solve for customer issues. They will serve as the supply chain point of contact and to optimize the end-to-end customer experience, support customer relationships, and create/implement mutually beneficial business policies, procedures, and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead inventory management activities for the Janssen portfolio with our largest distributors, which includes planning, processing and monitoring orders and inventory
• Drive operational excellence in inventory management, and continuous improvement analysis/projects by engaging external customers and coordinating efforts across internal partners within supply chain and commercial teams
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with Commercial Trade Relations and Customers in order to drive alignment and balance the needs and priorities of Customers and Janssen
• Lead cross-functional activities to identify problems, conduct root cause/trending analyses and solve for unanticipated events (e.g., product shortages and major weather events)
• Leverage data and develop reports and dashboards to identify trends, generate insights, manage key metrics and drive decisions.
• Exceed Customer expectations by providing the highest level of service and championing and implementing Customer Experience improvements
• Up to 15% domestic travel

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University degree required; advanced degree and/or focused degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Operations preferred
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant work experience
• Proven data analytics experience to successfully organize, analyze, and interpret data to find opportunities and influence business operations
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• SAP or equivalent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems knowledge
• Proven initiative, creativity, assertiveness, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated customer-centric mentality or customer-facing experience, including strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Supply Chain knowledge, including Order Management, Forward and Reverse Distribution/Logistics
• Planning experience
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry

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.

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Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

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Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.