Sr. Manager, External Manufacturing

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:

Outsourced Services

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

"Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes."

About Orthopaedics:

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Sr. Manager, External Manufacturing.

Purpose:

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, Spine, the Senior Manager, External Mfg., will lead a team that is accountable for robust supply of finished goods supporting over $1.1B in annual revenue.

They will lead and develop a team to establish and drive strategies to deliver superior quality, customer service and responsiveness across our supply base to reduce supply chain total cost and to increase profitability.

You will be responsible for:

Strategic Partnership Relationship Management

• Lead and manage all aspects of external manufacturing including commercial activities (RFPs, negotiations, supply agreements), capability assessments, sourcing strategy, inventory control, product quality, cost control and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with wider team to manage external manufacturing landscape to take advantage of efficiency, cost improvement and product development opportunities.
• Develop, foster and manage relationships with external partners at the executive level.
• Develop long term strategies that ensure year over year efficiency and improvements to enable the success of the strategic plan.
• Conduct regular business reviews with and review overall operational executions to goals. This will include quality, EHS, supply/service, financials and major programs. This will also include driving performance over strategic horizons including capacity analyses, business continuity and any mitigation plans, as required.
• Planning and Scheduling
• Drive excellence in external partner supply planning – including master scheduling, capacity planning and distribution coordination.
• Implement standard methodologies with Plan organization in managing capacity, defining requirements and external partner performance.
• Develop supply agreement that meets on time In Full (OTIF) and perfect order requirements with minimized inventory investment.
• Lead the Sales and Operations Planning process (S&OP) for external partners.
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