Manager, Distribution Network Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Beerse; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Belgium seeks a Manager, Distribution Network Strategy to shape and advance the future global clinical supply distribution network. The role partners with internal stakeholders and third-party logistics providers to balance patient service with cost efficiency across the network.

You will lead end-to-end optimization, governance, and collaborations with IMSC Deliver to drive the Transcend transformation and ensure compliance, visibility, and resilience in network design.

Responsibilities

• Network strategy and optimization: Develop and continuously optimize the global CSC distribution network strategy and roadmap.
• End-to-end decision model: Balance patient service, inventory, lead time, transportation, handling and costs.
• Business cases: Recommend total-cost-based improvements and continuity.
• End-to-end network governance: Define lane standards and governance framework.
• Partnerships: Work with IMSC Deliver and J&J partners to identify shared capabilities.
• Digital integration: Drive integrations between SAP, IVR/IRT and logistics networks.
• Compliance and security: Align with GxP and QA for inspections and risk management.

Job description

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 jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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):

Belgium R-109434, United States of America R-105218

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

Job Function

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function

Deliver Excellence

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for Manager, Distribution Network Strategy.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Purpose: The Manager, Distribution Network Strategy, defines and advances the future global clinical supply distribution network in close partnership with IMSC Deliver, internal J&J stakeholders and Third-Party Logistics providers (couriers and depot service). The role optimizes the end-to-end network by balancing patient service and supply reliability with inventory strategy, transportation, handling and storage costs, tax and duty optimization, compliance, risk, and resilience. It establishes fact-based make-versus-buy recommendations across 4PL, 3PL, and internal J&J capabilities to create a scalable and resilient network.

You will be responsible for

• Network strategy and optimization: Develop and continuously optimize the global CSC distribution network strategy and roadmap.


• Apply an end-to-end decision model that balances patient service, inventory positioning, lead time, transportation, handling, storage, tax and duties, compliance, risk, and resilience rather than optimizing individual cost elements in isolation. Lead structured evaluation of 4PL and 3PL options and, where J&J has or can build the required capability and capacity, assess internalization into the J&J network.


• Develop business cases and recommendations based on total cost, inventory impact, service, scale, flexibility, data connectivity, compliance, tax implications, implementation effort and business continuity.


• Optimize the network from an end-to-end perspective, incorporating sourcing strategies for packaging and comparators alongside local and regional supply requirements.


• Network governance : Establish, own and evolve a governance model; based on clear decision criteria defining lane standards. Define and own the governance framework and decision principles.


• Enterprise and industry partnerships: Maintain a strategic relationship with IMSC Deliver and relevant J&J partners to identify shared capabilities, capacity, infrastructure, and operating-model synergies. Build and sustain external peer relationships to benchmark network design, operating models, technology, service levels, and emerging industry practices.


• Digital integration and order integrity: Partner with Digital Solutions to drive the Transcend Transformation. Define and implement integrations between SAP, IRT/IVR platforms and the logistics provider network to maintain order integrity, improve visibility, and minimize manual intervention in fulfilment.


• Compliance, security, and inspection readiness: Partner with Quality and enterprise logistics functions to apply appropriate GxP, compliance, and security controls; support the Vendor Manager with health authority inspections and GxP audits; and