Senior Manager, Business Excellence

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:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Business Process Quality

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Manager, Business Excellence at Santa Clara, CA!

About MedTech: Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, and more personalized treatments. Your outstanding talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Reporting to the Business Excellence Lead, this role is encouraged to ensure alignment of long-term business goals with business initiatives, while measuring and tracking performance. The successful candidate will also collaborate, multi-functional, to identify business/process improvement opportunities through the application of lean principles.

Responsibilities

• Host, lead and/or support the Strategic Business Cycle and Performance Review Activities while deploying SC strategy.

• Lead the Supply Chain E2E Performance Management Reporting governance (SC scorecard and strategic project).

• Works with other departments such as source, operations, deliver, finance, engineering, and quality to ensure alignment, planning and realization of continuous improvement initiatives.

• Responsible for leading, developing and implementing process improvements and key business improvement.

• He/she will be accountable for implementing key business improvement initiatives around Product Supply and Cost using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Manufacturing Excellence principles/tools.

• He/she will also be responsible for facilitating New Idea meetings, site process and continuous improvement initiatives/projects. It also includes managing resource requirements, timeline and change management tools.

• Work with plant leaders and functional leaders in identifying business opportunities to improve process quality, delivery and cost performance.

• In collaboration with finance and operation, develop a process to measure and analyze cost actions in a monthly basis, and review with manufacturing leadership staff.

• Lead projects that optimize value for multiple product platforms and end-to-end value streams.

• Facilitate review of project strategic objectives, assumptions, and validation approach.

• Facilitate project portfolio reviews with the manufacturing leadership staff and provides clear line of sight to actual vs. target performance for relevant metrics.

• Drive E2E Capacity Assessment short and long term to deliver BP and LRFP commitments respectively.

• Lead Lean and Six Sigma Trainings and Certifications Program

• Drive continuous improvement and transformational results through end-to-end value streams.

• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree is required, in Industrial Engineering preferred. Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA) an asset.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience working in or with a manufacturing environment with a minimum of 2 years of experience working in a Business / Process excellence environment
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment (i.e. FDA, ISO, etc.)
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Process Excellence