Director, Gdcl Ous (north & South Asia)

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Seoul, South Korea +2

Director, Global Deliver & Customer Logistics (GDCL) oUS for Southeast & North Asia (SENA) within DePuy Synthes Orthopedics. Responsible for overseeing and advancing GDCL strategy, end-to-end customer logistics, distribution, and delivery operations, ensuring service, cost, quality, and compliance. Drives continuous improvement, digital enablement, and operational excellence. Requires 12-15 years of progressive experience in supply chain/logistics/operations leadership in a regulated industry.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the GDCL oUS strategy for SENA (Southeast & North Asia), ensuring alignment with APAC GDCL oUS and Gloabl Supply Chain objectives and local market needs.
  2. Provide executive leadership for end-to-end customer logistics, distribution, and delivery operations, with accountability for service, cost, quality, and compliance outcomes.
  3. Partner with Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance leaders to ensure uninterrupted product supply and a best-in-class customer experience in Japan.
  4. Drive continuous improvement, digital enablement, and operational excellence initiatives across warehousing, transportation, and order fulfillment.
  5. Ensure full compliance with local regulations, global standards, and DePuy Synthes policies governing supply chain and logistics activities.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, or related field
  • Minimum of 12–15 years of progressive experience in supply chain, logistics, or operations leadership within a regulated industry
  • Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex distribution and customer logistics organizations
  • Strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes, including warehousing, transportation, and customer fulfillment
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization and influence senior stakeholders
  • Experience driving large-scale transformation, continuous improvement, and performance management initiatives

Nice to have

  • MBA or advanced degree
  • Experience within medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated industries
  • Prior leadership responsibility for Asia-Pacific markets
  • Strong change management and digital supply chain transformation experience
  • Demonstrated success leading through periods of organizational change
  • English required; additional Asian languages are an advantage

What the JD emphasized

  • regulated industry
  • supply chain
  • logistics
  • operations leadership
  • customer logistics
  • distribution
  • delivery operations
  • compliance
  • transformation
  • continuous improvement
  • operational excellence
  • digital supply chain transformation