Manager, External Manufacturing

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Zuchwil, Switzerland

Manager for External Manufacturing Supply Integration (EMSI) at Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes Supply Chain, focusing on managing global external manufacturers for the Enabling Tech platform. Responsibilities include seamless supply integration, ensuring business continuity, quality, compliance, and supplier OTIF. The role involves managing tactical and continuous improvement initiatives in planning, NPI, and technical operations, resolving supplier issues, and leading a team. Requires a BA/BS degree, 6+ years of experience in supplier management, planning, or manufacturing operations, preferably in medical devices, and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversee a footprint of External Manufacturers supporting Enabling Tech platform to deliver business process improvements, analytics and insights, risk management, supplier development, best in class lead time and process from purchasing to goods receipt, NPI launch readiness
  2. Foster and advance relationships within the DPS franchise to ensure that each EM’s operational capabilities, including risk profile, meets the objectives and priorities of the different value streams.
  3. Manage medical device supply performance that includes service, supplier performance and relationship, planning, inventory, capacity, quality, compliance, cost optimization (not exhaustive)
  4. Lead the resolution of supply short term issues and the implementation of proactive risk mitigation activities for finished goods manufacturing, in collaboration with the supplier and internal support functions (R&D, Quality, Plan, technical operations, regulatory…)
  5. Identify, execute and monitor continuous improvement initiatives in the areas of agility, reliability and cost reduction ( leadtime reduction, network change, source transfer, Kanban agreement…)

Skills

Required

  • BA/BS degree in a Business-related field of study, Supply Chain, Logistics Sciences or Engineering field
  • 6+ years of direct experience within Supplier Relationship Management, Planning, or Manufacturing Operations, preferably within the medical device industry
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
  • Demonstrated track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing direct reports
  • Strong written and oral communication, influencing, and negotiation skills

Nice to have

  • Background in Operational Excellence (Lean / Six-Sigma)
  • Firm understanding of E2E supply chain with an emphasis on Planning

What the JD emphasized

  • direct experience within Supplier Relationship Management, Planning, or Manufacturing Operations, preferably within the medical device industry is required
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally is required
  • Demonstrated track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing direct reports is required
  • Strong written and oral communication, influencing, and negotiation skills are required