Senior Demand Planner

Johnson & Johnson; Markham; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare innovation seeks a Senior Demand Planner to enhance supply chain capabilities. You will lead the S&OP process, ensuring alignment across functions and optimizing inventory. Join us to shape the future of health with innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience.
• Experience in supply chain and leading S&OP process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Canadian S&OP process for the assigned product portfolio.
• Collaborate with global supply chain teams on projects.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

SAP/APO

Power BI

Tableau

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Demand Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Senior Demand Planner. This position is located in Markham, ON Canada.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Are you interested in joining a team delivering innovative supply chain capabilities through analytics support and best in class processes? Apply today!

As a Senior Demand Planner, you will play a key role in the Sales & Operations Planning Process and lead the alignment among Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial functions! You will drive the monthly cadence of the S&OP Cycle (Demand Review, Supply Review) and will contribute to the maturity of the Demand Planning process towards IBP (Integrated Business Planning).

You will also work closely with the Supply Planning team to enhance service level while optimizing inventory. In addition, you are the key link with the Global Planning teams to ensure End-to-End visibility and synchronicity between global and local supply chains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Canadian S&OP process for the assigned portfolio of products striving to align Commercial and Supply Chain plans.
• Own critical metrics related to product portfolio (OTIF, forecast accuracy, NPI on-time launch and Life Cycle Management) and contribute to other supply chain-related measurements (inventory, obsolescence and write-offs)
• Review statistical forecast and provide input on changes that may be required. Collaborate with functions such as Sales, Marketing and Finance to identify and incorporate market intelligence into the demand forecast.
• Collaborate with global supply chain teams on projects affecting the product portfolio and/or the supply network.
• Ensure positive relationship and end-to-end alignment with key functions: commercial organizations, local and regional supply chain organizations (Plan, Make, Source), Supply Chain Deliver, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Product Management
• Find opportunities for continuous improvement to be implemented in functional processes.

Qualifications:

Education: A minimum of a Bachelor Degree and/or equivalent University degree required; focused degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or Engineering preferred.

Required:

• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in supply chain
• Consistent track record in leading the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process and being responsible for the discussion with sales, marketing, and finance to align on consensus demand plan for short-term horizon (1-3 months) and long-term horizon (3-18 months).
• Proficient in developing statistical forecast at multiple levels of aggregation and horizons.
• Strong ability to integrate commercial insights and latest business assumptions into consensus forecast
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to collaborate and engage with multiple partners and at different levels of the organization.
• Highly developed organizational skills – able to handle multiple high priority tasks/projects concurrently.
• Self-starter and problem-solving mentality

Preferred:

• Experience in Healthcare, CPG or Pharmaceutical.
• SAP/APO knowledge
• Certification such as CSCP or CPIM
• Sophisticated analytics and data visualization skills such as Power BI and/or Tableau.

Other:

• May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.