Production Planning Lead - Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Production Planning Lead to join our team located in Raynham, Massachusetts.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges. We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.

At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

Senior Production Planners are responsible for the entire Manufacturing Planning & Control process for the site product portfolio. This includes support S&OP Process, Master Production Schedule (MPS), Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning & Production Sequencing. Communicating status, projecting inventory position, and updating customers and suppliers of changes to forecast are integral parts of this role. The Senior Production Planner will also be the value stream (VS) primary point-of-contact for operations and will ensure proactive communication to all relevant stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical planning, leadership and mentoring to the other Production Planners and will be required to support and drive process and system improvement projects in line with business needs.
• Responsible for planning, implementing, and initiating activities on cross site projects related to Supply Chain to ensure project deliverable dates and scope are met.
• Employ change management skills as part of project roll outs.
• Analyzes product demand, sales patterns/forecasts, production specifications and plant capacity data.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates production resources for a range of products with low to moderate complexity and/or number to meet the Master Production Schedule and/or customer orders.
• Resolves manufacturing resource and material availability issues affecting schedule.
• Generates work orders and allocate associated materials.
• Monitors planning modules or production planning system and related master data information (Inventory, Safety Stock, Lot size, Lead Time, Work Orders, etc).
• Monitors and identify opportunities for improving lead time improvement.
• Establishes effective communication with various groups such as customers, sales offices, operations, site and/or production departments as required. Monitors work orders from start to ensure the on-time delivery of products.
• Understand and meet Planning main KPI's such as Attainment to Schedule (ATS), Schedule Attainment (SA) and Master Plan Attainment (MPS), failure mode analysis with corrections.
• Reviews capacity loads and identifies possible manufacturing constraints. Monitors and anticipates production issues due to capacity and new product launches.
• Ensures various systems data integrity and accuracy of signals.
• Generates purchase requisitions/Purchase Orders as needed.
• Participates in new product launch meetings and assist in developing new product forecasts and production schedules.
• Lead and identifies improvement opportunities for plant or manufacturing unit supply S&OPs as required.
• Identify and drives opportunities to improve inventory investment through inventory entitlement model for applicable production line. Including reviewing "Excess & Obsolete" inventory.
• Drives Lean / Six Sigma Improvement Kaizens or Opportunities.
• Back-up to other planners and/or coaches Junior Planners which includes ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable.
• Know and follow all laws and policies that apply to one's job, and maintain the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and compliance always.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues and/or opportunities to next management level.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required. A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years of related experience in supply chain or process excellence is required.
• Experience working with MPS/MRP in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with ERP (SAP/APO/SNP) & Advanced Planning Systems (OMP) is preferred.
• Planning, Purchasing or Manufacturing experience in a Medical/ Pharmaceutical or Consumer industry preferred.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation (e.g. GMP, ISO requirements) preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office, specifically MS Excel, is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend procedures and process instructions on drawings is required.
• SAP, Alteryx, Windchill Doc experience desired/ plus.
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing Certifications desirable.
• Supply Chain Certifications (APICS/ IBF) desirable.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $144,900.

Bonus Language - 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. • Please use the following language:

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.]