Senior Supply Chain Project Specialist

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Mumbai, India

This role is responsible for the planning, alignment, and execution of Supply Chain activities for approved projects, including new product introductions, product line extensions, network optimization, and lifecycle management. The position requires collaboration with various internal teams and business partners to ensure project objectives are met, utilizing project management excellence and LEAN methodology.

What you'd actually do

  1. Utilize Global Supply Chain Projects Planning processes to enact product changes and changes to supply chain flows. This role will plan for seamless transitions from the ‘as is’ configuration to the ‘to be’ state. Incorporate project management excellence and LEAN methodology.
  2. Significantly align with Supply Planning / Production planning / Purchasing / External Ops planning / Network planning to ensure capacity & capability are appropriately utilized for planning and scheduling functions.
  3. Significantly align with all business partners (Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Master Data Management, Global / Regional PLAN, PEx, CLS, PP&L, ExOps) to ensure alignment and agreement on upcoming changes.
  4. Support Scenario Planning analysis, with capacity bottleneck identification where required. Ensure appropriate available capacities to meet timelines and volume requirements.
  5. Support launch, phase-in / phase-out plans with key stakeholders and prepare for operational Supply Chain and PLAN launch readiness.

Skills

Required

  • Strong analytical skills with capability to query systems to extract sets of data for analysis.
  • Accuracy with high attention to details.
  • Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks.
  • Advanced Excel knowledge, basic Access.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work within a project methodological context.
  • Ability to work across multiple functional organizations and levels in a multicultural and global / matrix environment.
  • Demonstrated partnering and influencing skills.
  • Fluency in English is required

Nice to have

  • Project Management experience preferred.
  • LEAN material flow, planning & scheduling knowledge, a plus.
  • Process Excellence certification or proven working knowledge, a plus.
  • Knowledge and proficiency of ERP and APS planning tools preferred.
  • other languages are a plus.