Supply Planning Manager (Supply Network Planning)

About the role

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is looking for a Manager, Supply Network Planning to join its team in Zuchwil, Switzerland. The role leads a team of about three supply planning professionals who turn demand into reliable, executable supply plans across the Trauma, CMF, Spine and Power Tools portfolios. It balances service, inventory, capacity, cost, working capital and operational constraints, and involves leading S&OP supply reviews, net requirements planning, master production schedule validation, short-term exception management, scenario planning and performance management.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the supply planning team, setting priorities, performance expectations, development plans, workload allocation and business continuity.
• Own the monthly S&OP supply rhythm, including net requirements handover, MPS validation, scenario planning, executive inputs and follow-up on agreed actions.
• Lead short-term exception management and cross-functional risk management, with root-cause analysis, recovery plans and escalation.
• Support medium- and long-term capacity, sourcing and network decisions through scenario modelling and supply feasibility assessments, including launches, transfers, lifecycle changes and business continuity.
• Ensure timely reporting of supply performance, including backorders, supply commits, MPS and NRP attainment, inventory, working capital and excess and obsolete exposure.
• Govern planning master data, supply signals and parameters such as safety stock, maximum inventory, lot sizes, lead times, calendars and order policies.
• Drive continuous improvement, process standardization, automation, scalable reporting, self-service analytics and responsible use of AI.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Science or a related discipline; an advanced degree is an advantage.
• Minimum six years of relevant experience in supply, demand, inventory, production or network planning with increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated people-management experience, including coaching, performance management and talent development.
• Experience in a complex, global and/or regulated supply chain; experience in medical devices, healthcare or another highly regulated industry is preferred.
• Excellent English; German and/or French is an advantage. Up to 10% domestic and/or international travel is required.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of ERP and advanced planning systems such as SAP, JDE, OMP, Kinaxis or APO.
• Strong analytical and digital capabilities.
• APICS/CSCP, Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt or project-management certification is an asset.