Sr. Director, Supply Chain Digital Id

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for Sr. Director Digital Identification and Traceability in our J&J Supply Chain organization. Ideally, this position is based in Bridgewater, NJ. Zug, Switzerland or our other major SC hubs in NA or Europe may be considered. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

The J&J Supply Chain (JJSC) is an integrated, global supply chain that serves the needs of the 1 billion people who use J&J products each and every day around the world. We manufacture more than 26 billion product units per year, from raw component sourcing to end product distribution as efficiently and effectively as possible with high quality, compliance and service performance. Our supply chain organization makes up 45% of all J&J employees, and includes 125 internal manufacturing plants, manages 581 external manufacturers, utilizes 459 distribution centers, partners with over 3700 direct suppliers, produces over 300,000 sku’s.

Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain has a bold ambition of becoming a strategic advantage by driving growth and stakeholder value, re-imagining innovation and partnering end-to-end (internal & external). This will require bold investment in “growth capabilities”, build and deploying them across our business segments.

The Digital Identification & Traceability team is part of the Digital & Data Science team within Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain. We provide end-to-end enterprise digital capabilities to enable connectivity across our supply chain in a compliant, effective, and efficient way. The Digital Identification & Traceability (DI&T) team is responsible for bridging the physical to our digital supply chain, delivering value by developing and leveraging our digital capabilities to engage with our customers, and shaping internal and external environments with our expertise. We work closely with different functions across Johnson & Johnson globally to enhance our customer experience.

The scope of the current role includes:

- Geographic Breadth
- Global ownership of key regulatory and customer compliance and other products.
- Global responsibility for deployment of all DI&T products (e.g., Serialization, UDI, Global Data Synchronization).
- Business Breadth - All segments (Pharma, Consumer and Med Devices), End-to-End SC functions (e.g., Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Quality), IT, Data, Regulatory Affairs and Finance.
- Levels of influence - peers, Directors and VPs.

**Key responsibilities**:
**Strategy Development**:
Demonstrate an ability to think strategically, or shape the future direction of the function

**Product ownership**:

- Own all digital products within DI&T (e.g., UDI, Serialization, GDS, Blockchain etc.) including strategy, planning, deployments, and lifecycle management.
- Manage product lifecycle for all these based on technology changes & business evolution.
- Lead strategic and financial planning including long range financial plans and business plans.
- Prioritize and develop product portfolio roadmaps.
- Define and drive value opportunities jointly with business.
- Develop & approve capital appropriation requests for implementations including requirements
- Lead team to partner with industry groups to drive the most optimal outcomes for consumers and industry.
- Provide regular updates to senior J&J leaders on J&J’s performance, challenges, and opportunities.
- Support global business leadership team in activities related to global strategy, tactical actions, and financial management.

**Deployment ownership**:

- Lead cross-functional (e.g., IT, Deliver, Data Management, Finance, Make, External Manufacturing etc.) and cross-segment (e.g., MD, Pharm, Consumer) teams for all deployments globally of enterprise programs with DI&T (e.g., Serialization, Unique Device Identification, Global Data Synchronization, GS1 Standards etc.)
- Ensure execution of all projects with full scope and quality in time and in budget; ensure country specific project(s) scope progresses in line with project charter.
- Drive global usage and alignment (through regions and countries) to enterprise approach and design templates (e.g., adoption of GS1 standards, common label formats, standard repository etc.)
- Coordinate and provide business input to process design and requirements gathering (including KPIs) and user acceptance testing (scripts and test conduct).
- Represent DI&T and Digital programs within the local business, IT, and supply chain organizations.
- Develop, align with business, and execute opportunities to leverage these capabilities to deliver value, to J&J and its partners, beyond compliance.
- Own inputs to financial planning (LRFP, BP, other updates); own syndicating the budgets in regions and updates to systems (e.g., Planisware).
- Lead J&J’s efforts regionally and globally with regulators (e.g., FDA, EC etc.) and industry groups (e.g., EFPIA, PDSA, PDG, GS1 etc.) to influence industry and regulatory authorities