Manager, Business Product Owner

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Manager - Business Product Owner This role can be based at any Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) location globally.

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Janssen. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

Within the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Global Plan Excellence team, the Manager will be an integral member of a global business team, supporting the end to end planning processes for JJIM. The Manager is responsible for shaping, standardizing, and strengthening Planning processes by identifying appropriate internal and external processes & practices to develop strategic plans and meet the needs of global & regional business teams. They will lead key Global Plan Programs and initiatives, with a focus on advancing Planning Capabilities, enabling growth, improving Customer Experience, and driving Supply Chain efficiencies.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Advances Planning Capabilities (people, process, technology) across IMSC Planning, with a strong focus on digital, analytics, & insight development solutions.
- Standardizes and improves planning processes, analytics & insight developments, and introduces new processes based on their functional expertise, external benchmarks, and Enterprise Planning standards.
- Collaborates with Enterprise Planning, Supply Chain IT, and Supply Chain Systems & Solutions teams to prioritize Plan technology roadmap for the sector.
- Creates training plans to maintain and improve Planner capabilities and skills, including working closely with Plan leaders to implement training programs in the Franchise/Region/Sector.
- Leads ongoing process governance and integrity, reporting, and data accuracy.
- Develops analytics & insight capabilities, through Intelligent Automation, Process Mining and Scenario Planning business solutions
- Develops planning analytics & insights; develops and deploys a consistent set of tools to improve key supply chain metrics and support business decisions.
- Leads key Plan projects and initiatives, working cross-functionally to prioritize resources and mitigate risk.
- Develops, coaches, and guides team(s) of business experts in the execution and realization of departmental and company goals, optimizing overall group effectiveness and business impact.
- Leads organizational change to ensure effective implementation and integration of process improvement initiatives.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- Minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University degree required; advanced degree or MBA preferred
- Certifications preferred: Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt or higher), Supply Chain Certification (APICS / IBF), and/or Project Management Certification (PMP / FPX)

**Experience and Skills**:
**Required**:

- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
- Experience working directly in Supply Chain Planning as a functional expert in one or more Planning Capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to develop, mentor, and build strong collaborative teams and relationships, leading cross-functional/ virtual teams without direct authority
- Proven ability to effectively, clearly, and concisely communicate to collaborate and influence across a broad range of business partners and functions

**Preferred**:

- Experience with ERP (preferably SAP) and/or Advanced Planning Systems (e.g., OMP / APO / Anaplan)
- Experience with advanced analytics solutions (e.g., Alteryx, etc.)
- Experience with Intelligent Automation, Process Mining and Scenario Planning solutions

**Other**:

- Requires fluency in English (oral and written)
- Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel