Sr. Demand Planner

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Cincinnati, OH +1

The Senior Demand Planner role at Johnson & Johnson is responsible for leading US Demand Planning and the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for the Surgery team. This includes business planning, coordinating US inventory strategy, driving service management and product allocations, and identifying/leading digital initiatives to improve efficiency and data quality. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 2 years of related experience, and proficiency in MS Office and ERP/MRP systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead Demand Planning for Surgery specific platforms within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process with continuous improvements
  2. Collaborate with functions such as Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Finance to identify and incorporate market intelligence (events) into the demand forecast and balance with statistical forecast model to achieve maximum accuracy
  3. Responsible for achieving forecast accuracy benchmarks for mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and aggregate forecast accuracy (Bias) via continuous improvement and solutions with relevant stakeholders
  4. Develop detailed execution plans and manage demand plans for new product introductions and life cycle management as required and aligned with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain
  5. Provide analytical and technical supply chain support for the assigned product portfolio as well as US Surgery.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2 years of related professional experience
  • inventory/planning/order management/ ERP or MRP computer systems/financial processes
  • MS Office programs: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Understanding of distribution links within the supply chain
  • Able to work with no supervision

Nice to have

  • MBA
  • Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or IBP experience
  • Experience in medical device, consumer or pharmaceutical industries
  • Proficient in advanced analytics and data visualization software design and usage (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Looker, Qlik)
  • Proficient in digital optimization platforms (i.e. Alteryx, Robotic Process Automation, Common Data Layer, etc.)
  • Proactively mitigates supply disruptions and flags risk early
  • Strong English verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills/superior team player – builder
  • Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
  • Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities
  • Customer focus (both internal and external)

What the JD emphasized

  • Hands on working experience with one or more of the following areas required: inventory/planning/order management/ ERP or MRP computer systems/financial processes
  • Proficient in MS Office programs: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required
  • Understanding of distribution links within the supply chain required
  • Able to work with no supervision required