DePuy Synthes, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is hiring for an Experienced Analyst, End to End Planning, Spine. This role can be located in Raynham (MA), West Chester (PA), Raritan (NJ), Zuchwil (Switzerland) or Cork (Ireland).
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Job Description
The Experienced Analyst is responsible for establishing optimal planning methods & parameters for the Spine portfolio of products. The role is also responsible for identifying and addressing E2E plan imbalances via exception-based and scenario-based methodologies to achieve the most profitable balance of customer service, cost, and inventory for the portfolio of products. This role is part of the Global Plan team supporting the Spine platform and will partner with global planning colleagues, regional & global supply chain teams, product management, value stream leaders, finance and commercial/marketing.
Key Responsibilities
E2E Planning Optimization & Supply Chain Configuration
- Optimize planning methods and parameters, establish segmentations, tolerances/triggers for alerts and customer concern
- Set supply chain parameters in alignment with Jabil and external suppliers (e.g. batch sizes, make frequencies, safety stock levels, minimum order quantities, lead times, etc.)
- Orchestrate E2E planning: identify and address E2E plan imbalances (customer service, cost, and inventory)
- Implement process and system improvements to streamline E2E product planning
Inventory Optimization
- Identify and implement structural inventory optimization (multi echelon)
- Drive SLOB avoidance and support SLOB management
- Support inputs to financial planning and reporting
Sense & Respond
- Generate smart alerts to identify exceptions across the network and support issue resolution from a planning perspective
- Assess exceptions for business impact and categorize for critical issue (STEM)
- Identify trends, drive continuous improvement and capture lessons learned
- Provide inputs for strategic capacity management/long range planning for the portfolio
IBP Process & Scenario Planning
- Actively participate and represent the Global Planning team in the IBP process
- Orchestrate demand/supply/inventory for the key brands in each step of the monthly IBP process, translate into insights & actions and E2E scenarios to drive E2E trade-offs/decisions
- Align with key stakeholders on scenario selection and ensure timely publication of results
New Product Introduction Planning
- Optimize NPI planning hierarchy & parameters
- Orchestrate demand, supply, and inventory NPI plan and Supply commits through the stage gates
- Identify and mitigate NPI planning risks through the IBP process
Metrics/KPI
- Support and implement E2E tools and experiment with AI in planning to enable quicker insights for decision-making and proactive risk identification
- Support reporting, monitoring, and highlighting gaps to drive KPI improvement in service, cost and inventory (OTIF, CBO, Plan Attainment, Forecast Accuracy, Inventory $/units, SLOB).
Qualifications
Education
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is required
Skills and Experience
Required
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning and/or Logistics
- ERP (SAP) and Advanced Planning Systems (APS/APO/OMP) in depth knowledge
- Demonstrated process experience in demand & supply, inventory management & entitlement, scenario analysis, IBP process
- Digital savvy and strong analytical skills with ability to use and develop a range of tools (Alteryx, PowerBI, or similar)
- Ability to communicate effectively across teams and build positive relationships with business partners
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and collaborating in a team environment
Preferred
- APICS certification
- Experience working across organizational boundaries in a global environment
- Experience in the Health Care Industry or related Industries
- Good understanding of portfolio, business processes, tools and the specific business challenges
- Basic knowledge of process excellence methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma).
Other:
- The anticipated salary range for this role is 76,000 to 124,200
- This position requires traveling up to 10% internationally and domestically
- This position follows the JNJ flex policy with a minimum 3 days in the office
At Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, we are equal opportunity employers. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.