Demand Planning Lead

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 jnj.com

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Demand Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Demand Planning Lead to be based at Raritan, NJ.

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

US Surgery Demand Planning Lead

Job Description Summary

Contributes to the Demand Planning family as a seasoned individual contributor, who works independently with minimal supervision. Helps establish and implement projects, programs, and processes in support of the organization's overall supply chain strategy. Applies advanced knowledge of the Demand Planning field to establish best of class policies, procedures, and plans for the area.
Establishes programs and innovative initiatives for the organization to advance supply chain planning initiatives.
Contributes to projects, programs or processes for the Demand Planning area.
Integrates methods based on analyses of trends and the competitive landscape to continually improve the organization's supply chain/Demand Planning strategy.
Designs systems to use a combination of new sources of data, such as weather, infectious disease trends, government data and historical trend data, and applies AI to detect disruptions and demand influences in near real-time.
Supports demand shaping through market intelligence and drives product lifecycle management in close collaboration with supply chain functions and the commercial organization.
Consolidates demand, scenarios, and assumptions at regional and global level and validates the financial plan with the global consensus demand.
Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes and responsibilities.​
Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Demand Planning Lead to be based at Raritan, NJ with consideration for Cincinnati, OH.

About Surgery

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

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

Reporting to the US Regional Planning Sr. Manager, the US Regional Demand Planning Lead is responsible for leading US Demand Planning and the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. Other responsibilities include business planning, coordinating US inventory strategy and planning activities, driving US service management and product allocations, all aiming to deliver on key performance indicators including forecast accuracy, customer service, and inventory. The Demand Planning Lead will also identify, lead, and participate in digital initiatives that improve efficiency and data quality while enabling deeper customer and market insights.

Under supervision of the US Regional Planning Sr. Manager and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Demand Planning for Surgery 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.

• Responsible for achieving forecast accuracy benchmarks for mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), aggregate forecast accuracy (Bias), & FVA(Forecast value Add) via continuous improvement and solutions with relevant stakeholders.

• 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.

• Support as a US Planning SME/Lead for digital transformational project(s).

• Provide analytical and technical supply chain support for the assigned product portfolio and total Surgery.

•  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 US business for demand / forecast related activities for the sub franchise.

• Clearly communicate with key stakeholders accordingly – including (but not limited to) Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain partners.

• Mentor associates and provide team leadership as needed.

• Enable achievement of Product Availability and other On Time in Full (OTIF) targets and drive continuous improvements in this area.

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

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent.

• Minimum 4-6 years of related professional 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 links within the supply chain.

• Able to work with no supervision.

Preferred:

• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or IBP experience.

• Background in medical device, consumer or pharmaceutical industries.

• Experience as a SME/Lead of a digital transformational project/program.

• Proficient in advanced analytics and data visualization software design and usage (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Power Query, Fabric Databrics).

• MBA (Advanced degree)

• Customer focus (both internal and external).

• Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities.

• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills/superior team player – builder.

• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.

• Basic understanding of the OTC process.

• Proactively mitigates supply disruptions and flags risk early.

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

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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Savvy, Coaching, Communication, Data Analysis, Data Savvy, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Marketing Functions, Predictive Modeling, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Statistics, Supply Planning

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$94,000.00 - $151,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).



This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits