Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Supply Chain Planning Analyst located in Irvine, CA!

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Key Responsibilities:

• Drive supply chain activities for assigned product portfolio including demand planning, new product launch planning, supply planning, inventory planning, and distribution planning.
• Supply Network Planning: includes detailed MPS and E2E planning for finished product supplied by Juarez Manufacturing plant, management of inventory allocation when supply is insufficient to meet global demand, etc.
• Distribution planning: includes business support of DRP system, global network design optimization, etc.
• IBP: includes review and consolidate regional demand forecasts in planning system, engagement with GSM and Regional PLAN to understand business/commercial strategies, field activity, etc., reconciliation of S&OP revenue forecast versus operation/financial business plans, etc.
• Inventory planning: includes tracking of actual inventory to business plan, root cause analysis and corrective action plans for variances, identification of slow-moving and obsolete inventory, implementation of cost reduction opportunities while ensuring no impact to customer service objectives, etc.
• New product launch planning: includes determination of starting safety stock requirements, coordination of product phase-in/phase-out, scenario planning using complex spreadsheet analysis, etc.
• Responsible for attaining and driving improvements to Key Performance Indicators, including forecast accuracy (MAPE, BIAS), inventory entitlement, Slow Moving/Obsolete (SLOB), and customer service (OTIF).
• Support the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for assigned product portfolio in order to align market and financial requirements with manufacturing capabilities.
• Create and utilize in-depth analytical tools to support issue resolution, decision making, and execution oversight
• Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including Regional PLAN, GSM, Product Management, NPI, Marketing, manufacturing, finance, and Quality
• Support and influence business planning and financial planning processes and leverage lean concepts and Six Sigma tools to develop and effectively implement advanced Supply Chain solutions, processes, and systems improvements.
• Support and/or lead supply chain/planning projects as needed (e.g. improve supply chain flexibility, reduce costs, etc.)
• Responsible for supply chain reporting including forecast waterfall, inventory, customer service (OTIF) fill rate, forecast consumption, and ad-hoc analysis

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, or Operations) is required

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• A minimum of 3-5 years Supply Chain, Operations, and/or other business experience is required. Experience in supply chain planning is preferred. Previous experience with demand, inventory, and/or supply planning is highly preferred. APICS certification is preferred.
• Proven analytical/quantitative skills are required and must be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• The demonstrated ability to identify problems/issues, recommend appropriate solutions, and follow-up to ensure positive results is required.
• Project management skills, with the ability to influence decision-making, work effectively, and implement solutions in a cross-functional, team environment required.
• MRP, APS, and/or ERP systems experience is required.

Preferred:

• Manugistics, JDE, or SAP experience is preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills are required. Scenario planning experience preferred.

Other:

• English fluency is required
• 10% Travel
• The anticipated base pay range for this position is $60,000to $84,000
• The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.
• For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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