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Senior Detailed Scheduler
Johnson & JohnsonThe Netherlandsfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Jul 2025
About the role
<p><span>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</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span><span>Job Function: </span></span></b></p>Supply Chain Planning<p></p><p></p><p><b><span><span>Job Sub </span></span><span><span>Function: </span></span></b></p>Production Planning & Scheduling<p></p><p></p><p><b>Job Category:</b></p>Professional<p></p><p></p><p><b>All Job Posting Locations:</b></p>Leiden, Netherlands<p></p><p></p><p><b>Job Description:</b></p><p><b>We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Detailed Scheduler role to be in Leiden, Netherlands.</b></p><p></p><p><b>About Innovative Medicine </b></p><p>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.</p><p>Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.</p><p>Learn more at <a href="https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine</span></a></p><p></p><p><b>Purpose: </b></p><p>The Senior detailed scheduler is responsible for building and maintaining the actual production schedule within the appropriate scheduling horizon (segment dependent) in local scheduling tools and handling process orders as per schedule. Ensuring an optimized production schedule for the products, lines and site run in accordance with the latest customer demands and available capacity as well as downstream replenishment requirement.</p><p></p><p><b>As a Senior Detailed Scheduler, you will:</b></p><p></p><ul><li>Convert the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to the detailed day-to-day production schedule</li><li>Optimize production schedules according to MPS, Operational Demands and available capacity.</li><li>Assist in the development of medium-term plans to support scenario analysis, conflict analysis and production schedule business decisions.</li><li>Provide planning support to the operations team for all Operations planning related aspects.</li><li>Assist the Operations Team Lead in the coordination of Operations activities & respond to changes in demand.</li><li>Act as the key point of contact for all functional areas to acquire critical planning information required to update and progress operations plans e.g. Validation, maintenance, engineering, etc.</li><li>Promote an environment to implement planning improvements in line with site strategies, get alignment on the MPS and incorporate the feedback on projects into production plans.</li><li>Communicate the production plan across the operations areas, identifying any production and/or material constraint that can impact production progress. Work with operations and planning groups to resolve any constraints.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Required qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>A master’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other related business subject area along with proven work experience in a (bio) pharmaceutical manufacturing environment or similar supply chain experience.</li><li>Proficient in the use of SAP and OMP+</li><li>Very strong understanding of Detailed scheduling processes combined with very strong interpersonal, organizational and communication and planning skills.</li><li>Strong ability to collect, analyse, summarize and report on data related to production activities.</li><li>Full proficiency in English.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Preferred qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>Additional qualification in supply chain management (e.g. APICS, IIPMM)</li><li>Lean/Continuous Improvement qualification.</li><li>Proven ability to operate in a highly collaborative manner and within a cross functional organization.</li><li>Demonstrates the ability to be flexible and respond effectively to changing priorities.</li><li>Ability to multitask and prioritize in an effective and efficient manner.</li></ul><p></p><p>At Johnson & Johnson, we are committed to providing a hiring process that is thorough, transparent, and fair. The process starts with a careful review of your CV, and if selected, this is followed by an initial conversation with a member of our recruitment team. If you move forward at this stage, you will participate in interviews with at least two hiring managers across two separate sessions. While the interview process may evolve at times, our recruitment team will ensu
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