Senior Manager, Inventory Management
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
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. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Job description
About Innovative Medicine
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. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Role Overview
We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Inventory to join our Team in Titusville NJ. As the Senior Manager Supply Chain Inventory, you will coordinate global inventory optimization strategies to ensure Supply Chain operates efficiently, reducing SLOBs and improving capacity, while supporting business growth and service levels for Innovative Medicine brands and markets. You will work in close collaboration with End-to-End Planning, Platform Site leaders, Finance, GPEx, Regional Demand and Supply, Make, Quality, Procurement, Value Chain teams to develop tailored brand strategies while operating as an Intelligence Hub providing solutions that can be validated cross-sites and cross-brands. The position will lead strategies and analytics for executive inventory management business reviews and identification of main drivers and action plans to support business goals. This role will also be responsible for developing a team while also driving projects and initiatives on its own. This role is critical in aligning inventory strategy with business objectives, budgets and forecasts, ensuring optimal stock levels, driving efficiencies in inventory management and meeting cash flow targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate following financial cycles by supporting projections and actuals discussions and actions
- Portfolio Management of Inventory optimization initiatives, generating pipeline of projects that will support MPC horizon plans
- Support Inventory Health checks and reviews and mature the process overtime
- Shape and design Inventory & SLOB strategies in collaboration with teams and integrate views into IBP in a standard way to support robust discussions with those audiences
- Propose and Lead solutions to optimize working capital while maintaining product availability and minimizing stock-outs and excess inventory
- Collaborate with the finance and operations teams to meet cash-flow targets through efficient inventory management
- Propose and Lead cost savings initiatives in the supply chain by optimizing inventory turnover, reducing obsolescence and improving inventory accuracy
- Analyze data and use key performance indicators to track inventory performance, stock levels (DOS), turnover rate and other critical metrics
Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required
- A minimum of 8 years of Supply Chain experience (i.e., logistics, planning, finance)
- Outstanding analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior partners
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on critical thinking and execution
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and global environment, and in a global and virtual network, composed of different cultures
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Customer focused and results and performance driven
- Ability to lead multiple initiatives and work in an environment where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist
- This position requires up to 10% of travel time
- Knowledge of SAP/OMP
- Knowledge of global supply chain trends, risks, and standard methodologies
Benefits
- Vacation
- Sick time
- Holiday pay
- Floating holidays
- Parental leave
- Condolence leave
- Caregiver leave
- Volunteer leave
- Military spouse time-off
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.