EMEA Customer Collaboration Lead

Johnson & Johnson; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Supply Chain Planning professional in Dubai to lead customer collaboration initiatives, focusing on demand planning and inventory optimization. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in supply chain operations, with a strong background in Integrated Business Planning. This role offers opportunities for personal and professional development within a dynamic team that values innovation and patient care. We invite passionate individuals ready to make a meaningful impact to apply.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Excellent Benefits

Dynamic and inspiring working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in supply chain customer collaboration or key account operations.
• 2+ years in CPFR, IBP, or S&OP-related cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in Medical Devices supply chain management desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer collaboration initiatives to align demand planning and inventory optimization.
• Track performance indicators like forecast accuracy and service levels.
• Resolve customer concerns related to order management and supply chain constraints.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

Excel

Analytics

Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics

Tools

SAP (ECC or S/4HANA)

Job description

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Job Function

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function

Demand Planning

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Dubai United Arab Emirates

Job Description

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This position plays a critical role in aligning internal supply chain functions and customer priorities to achieve operational and strategic goals. The CPFR Customer Collaboration Lead is responsible for leading structured collaboration with selected customers in the areas of forecast alignment replenishment planning and execution monitoring. The role works cross-functionally with internal stakeholders in supply planning logistics customer service and commercial functions and externally with customer supply chain teams. The objective is to deliver high service levels improve supply chain responsiveness and support mutual operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Scaling the CPFR Framework:
  1. Expand ongoing CPFR pilot programs by onboarding additional customers and tailoring collaborative approaches to specific business needs.
  2. Identify and implement process improvements in collaboration and execution.
• Customer Collaboration:
  1. Develop strong working relationships with customers to align on demand planning inventory optimization and supply chain performance goals.
  2. Ensure clear and transparent communication with customers to maintain trust and strengthen relationships.
• Process Standardization and Management:
  1. Support the refinement of processes for collaborative demand forecasting order replenishment inventory monitoring and supply/demand alignment to support customer-focused operations.
• Performance Management:
  1. Track and regularly review key performance indicators including forecast accuracy bias service levels and inventory health.
• Customer Issue Resolution:
  1. Act as the primary contact for addressing customer concerns related to order management replenishments and supply chain constraints.
  2. Collaborate with internal teams to identify root causes resolve issues promptly and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
  1. Collaborate closely with Commercial teams to ensure customer needs and business priorities are reflected in planning and execution.
  2. Engage with demand planning customer service distribution and supply planning teams to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of CPFR practices.
• Technical Tools and Automation:
  1. Evaluate and recommend tools (dashboards EDI platforms and collaboration portals) to automate and enhance the CPFR processes.
• Problem Resolution:
  1. Proactively address challenges such as data quality gaps lack of transparency or process misalignment by implementing clear and actionable solutions.

Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Logistics or related fields.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. APICS-CPIM CSCP) are a plus.

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of proven experience in supply chain customer collaboration or key account operations.
• A minimum of two years of involvement in CPFR IBP or S&OP-related cross-functional collaboration initiatives.
• Experience in Medical Devices Last Mile Supply Chain Management is desirable

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP (ECC or S/4HANA).
• Solid understanding of supply chain collaboration platforms and data sharing interfaces
• Proven understanding of supply chain planning data elements (e.g. forecasts inventory levels order status service metrics).

Key Competencies

• Excellent communication skills to build partnerships and align cross-functional teams.
• Analytical approach with a focus on data-driven decision-making and problem resolution.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes planning and execution.
• Validated ability to lead sophisticated projects and multiple collaborators simultaneously.
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are considered an advantage

Regional Knowledge

Familiarity with CEEMA region market dynamics and customer-specific requirements is highly desirable.

Travel

Willingness to travel within the CEEMA region (about 10-20%) to meet with commercial collaborators and customers to support implementation and improvement activities. Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• Dublin (Ireland)/ Warsaw (Poland)/ Prague (Czech Republic) – Requisition Number: R-049385
• Cairo (Egypt) – Requisition Number: R-050235
• Istanbul (Turkey) – Requisition Number: R-050237

Remember whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:

This is an opportunity to work within groundbreaking MedTech and to be a member of a Johnson & Johnson company with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.

We are passionate about our work; we play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers.

Whether youre one of the 1000 people who work here or youre considering joining the team we offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
• Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education
• Excellent Benefits

Dont miss this exceptional opportunity to join a world-class company and make a lasting impact. Apply now and be part of our ambitious team!

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Required Skills

Demand Planning Forecasting Excel Analytics Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Preferred Skills

Business Intelligence (BI) Business Savvy Commercial Awareness Demand Forecasting Demand Planning Digital Supply Chain Platform Fact-Based Decision Making Financial Competence Financial Forecasting Inventory Management Inventory Optimization Manufacturing Flow Management Predictive Modeling Process Improvements Statistics Supply Planning Technical Credibility