Process Lead, Supply Planning Reliability

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is looking for a Manager & Global Process Lead, Supply Planning Reliability within its Global Plan Excellence (GPEX) function, reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Operational Planning Process Standards & Improvement. The role leads the development, governance and continuous improvement of global planning processes across the Integrated Supply Chain, acting as the global owner of planning reliability standards, capabilities and adoption strategies, and partnering across Supply Chain, Technology and Business functions.

Key responsibilities

• Define and evolve global planning standards, governance frameworks and process-data-tools standards with Functional Global Process Managers and across regions and platforms.
• Lead process transformation and technology implementation initiatives, and maintain planning playbooks, documentation and training materials.
• Lead global communities of practice, partner with core teams and business excellence units, and guide the design and deployment of global training and capability-building programs.
• Work with Digital, Data Science, AI and Technology teams to define future planning capabilities and benchmark industry-leading practices.
• Influence cross-functional partners and senior leaders, champion collaboration across planning, manufacturing, quality and technology, and lead organizational change for sustainable process improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or a related field.
• More than 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Site/External Planning or related areas.
• Proven track record leading process improvement, business transformation or global capability-building initiatives.
• Experience in complex global organizations and influencing partners across diverse teams.
• Fluent English; other languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel about 20-30% domestically and internationally, and to work across global time zones.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of supply chain planning processes and operating models.
• Preferred: advanced degree (e.g. MBA), experience with planning technologies such as OMP, SAP, Anaplan, Control Tower or Digital Twins, and familiarity with AI, data lakes, advanced analytics and automation.
• Preferred: experience partnering with Digital, Data Science, Analytics or Technology teams, and global and cross-sector experience.