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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Production Planning & Scheduling

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, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuys Synthes is recruiting for a Sr Manager, External Supply Planning-Orthopaedics located in Raynham, MA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Raritan, NJ, Warsaw, IN, or West Chester, PA!

The Sr Manager, Supply Planning will lead the Supply Planning team for external operations and govern planning decisions that balance customer service, cost, inventory, capacity, and supply risk across global supply chains. This role is accountable for driving disciplined planning execution, developing supply plans, ensuring on-time supply from vendors, and enabling business trade-off decisions that support service, growth, and operational performance.

In this role, you will support E2E network planning, new product introduction, inventory optimization, supply communication plans, SC planning processes and system strategies, and be accountable for driving improvements and outstanding supply planning practices on a global scale.

This position has a team size of about 10 persons including managers & analysts. A key area of accountability is talent development and capabilities to deliver on the overall objectives for the Planning function and the business.

The role reports into the Director, External Supply Planning and Operations and will partner closely with Global Planning Leaders, Vendors, E2E Supply Chain and Value Stream Leaders for the respective platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape planning strategy, influence global supply chain decisions, lead a high-performing planning team, and partner with senior leaders across commercial, finance, manufacturing, quality, regional supply chain, and product management. The leader in this role will help improve supply reliability, inventory health, NPI readiness, scenario planning, and executive decision-making across the Spine portfolio.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Annual, Quarterly, monthly and weekly supply planning processes for the Depuy Synthes portfolio sourced from our vendor network.
• Develop the Master production schedule by Supplier site and engage in monthly capacity and supply review meetings.
• Proactively monitor the supply performance and initiate corrective actions to mitigate the supply risks.
• Develop and supervise demand, supply and executive reviews to achieve outstanding planning process, supply reliability and customer satisfaction
• Ensure detailed execution so that product is available at the right place, in the right quantities, at the right time to service our customers
• Lead and coach the team: empower and develop to deliver accurate results and deliver on commitments
• Analyze and proactively lead inventory levels to meet business plans and ensure defined service levels and partner with other departments to develop solutions to a variety of supply opportunities with varying levels of scope and complexity
• Drive cost optimization and improved inventory visibility through the propagation of supply plans
• Support the Global IBP process by being responsible for the Executive Supply Review section addressing the supply performance
• Support business/scenario planning (12-24 months horizon), inventory, capacity & capex investment for future years impact of NPIs and base business growth on Jabil manufacturing sites
• Own global metrics (backorders, OTIF, Sets deployment, Inventory targets, Volume/Mix MPS Attainment, Excess & Obsolete, Order Management, Team Efficiency metrics)
• Build and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
• Periodically evaluate planning system parameters & settings that influence net requirements planning and inventory targets.
• Lead the blueprint for the planning process improvement for supply, with the objective of moving towards autonomous & no-touch planning, supported by analytical / AI capabilities.
• Ensure Planning process alignment with the MedTech / Depuy Synthes Supply Chain blueprint.
• Support the E2E Platform Teams with functional analytics and insights to drive the overall optimization of E2E metrics for the Platform

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field is required
• An advanced degree in Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent experience is preferred

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in a healthcare or similarly complex, regulatory dependent Sector with growing levels of responsibility and demonstrated leadership track record in Supply Chain Planning & People Leadership
• In depth Planning experience and understanding of E2E supply chain principles
• Ability to work independently in a structured and determined way. Leading priorities and providing reliable results
• Team leader-coach: ability to lead, encourage and grow diverse talent in a complex landscape in the execution, strategies, and realization of functional and business goals
• Experience in creating Customer-Centric E2E Supply Chain strategies and delivering outstanding business results through innovative customer-focused solutions
• Ability to challenge the status quo and evaluate processes to determine if refinements would improve speed of results and efficiency or quality.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, build positive relationships considering diverse perspectives & styles and gain cross-functional support to deliver the strategy and objectives
• Excellent presentation skills

Preferred:

• In-depth knowledge of MRP and conceptual knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/JDE) and experience with Advanced Planning Systems (OMP/Kinaxis/APO)
• APICS / CSCP / LEAN / Six Sigma certifications
• A proven track record to lead and drive operational improvement using process excellence tools
• Good understanding of the product portfolio, the business processes and tools and the specific business challenges

Other:

• English Fluency required
• Up to 10% travel may be required as business demands

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Developing Others, Distribution Management, Inclusive Leadership, Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing, Leadership, Manufacturing Flow Management, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Product Design, Product Development, Production Operations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Team Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

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
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