Director, Value Stream

**"Caring for the worldone person at a time”**inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. This culture of caring is the focus of our corporate philosophy, that are anchored in the internationally applicable **Credo** **Value Stream and IMO Director Essential Health** **Zug, Switzerland** **Full-time** **Position overview** The Value Stream and IMO Director Essential Health is responsible for leading and developing the overall supply chain strategy and to act as the main orchestrator across all Supply Chain Functions for the $1.2B Essential Health Business in EMEA. She/he will work closely with Essential Health Franchise Leader + E2E Teams to drive project portfolio strategy and prioritization, orchestrate E2E Team with strong wiring with Squads/Commercial and ensure brilliant execution is delivered incl. best in class E2E CIPs in line with BP Targets (NTS, GP, MNI, FCF) and 3yOP. Objective of VSL/IMO is to integrate and synchronize Commercial and Supply chain strategies - for the different Franchise/products - through the implementation of key actions and critical processes as the definition of a SC Product Strategy Roadmap that integrate NPD and Life Cycle Management projects, optimization of product portfolio and performance with an E2E view. The Director will have custody of a diverse regional team and will need to continuously identify and build talent to ensure capable management of a rapidly changing business environment. This individual will be an active member of the EH-SH SC leadership team and the Essential Health Regional Team, responsible for developing strategic plans and leading and/or supporting key regional or global initiatives. **Tasks & Responsibilities**: - Translating the need-state business plans & priorities into E2E SC strategies and tactics, working through SC functional leaders & teams - Driving all SC deliverables as outlined in the need-state charters - Shaping the End-to-End value stream design for the need-state, collaborating with each of the SC functions - Bringing in the analytics and insights to help drive effective project portfolio choices aligned to strategy (e.g., portfolio shape, balance, resource loading, etc.) and driving towards fewer, bigger and better projects - Support early-stage project definition under the leadership of Regional Franchise Owner - Leading decision-making analyses on strategic product sourcing strategies - Directing efforts to evaluate relevant technology evolutions to support business plans - Providing the Supply Chain senior management with a holistic view of all strategic actions, phasing, prioritization and resource requirements - E2E GP: Optimize E2E SC to unlock value for investment & growth (CIP, Cost Improvements across SC + Commercial P&L, SLOB, TC, Investment Optimization, Site Spend, Inflation Mitigation action) - Agility: Synchronize SC, adjusting to volatile demand and optimizing flow and reducing inventory and obsolescence - Sustainability: Drive solution that make our product design and E2E SC more sustainable while delighting our consumer - shape and execute 1+1+1 - Excellence in Execution: Relentless focus on SC fundamentals to ensure safety, quality, reliability and resilience across the supply chain - Digital & Data: Driving internal and external visibility and capabilities to prioritize, predict and respond to changing needs or our consumer - The VSL/IMO is responsible for the following activities across Essential Health: - Partner with key regional stakeholders in the E2E pipeline development - Orchestrate the approvals (portfolio entry, define exit, trigger events, roadblocks) in the relevant forums (E2E Agile Stand Ups, Strategic Tribe, LCM & Co) - Ensure fast track completion of due diligence in line with simplified innovation process - Resources management + allocation of OPEX, CAPEX, FTEs - KPI’s monitoring and reporting of the project pipeline including risk escalation - Ensure data accuracy in the relevant NPD and LCM project portfolio management tools (e.g., PLW) - VSL/IMO is engaged in continuous improvements projects **Qualifications** - Minimum of bachelor’s degree in a related field - Minimum of 10 years of general business experience with a solid experience in managing end to end Supply Chain roles. A direct Supply Chain planning experience and supervisory experience is preferred - Proven business acumen in the areas of Supply Chain, Commercial and financials. Strong analytical and quantitative skills - Experience with organizational change management, establishing teams, and developing communication strategy and fostering collaboration is preferred - The ability to negotiate and influence wi