Director, Orthopedics Make Process Owner (SAP)

J&J Family of Companies; Ringaskiddy; On-site; EUR 104,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Caregiver leave

Well-being reimbursement

Insurance plans

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Cork, Ireland, invites applicants for Director, Make Business Process Owner (Orthopedics) to lead end-to-end MAKE processes in SAP S/4HANA and drive global process standardisation across sites. The role partners with manufacturing, planning, quality, sourcing, logistics and finance to deliver scalable, compliant manufacturing solutions.

Domestic and international travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline is required.
• Master's degree or equivalent advanced qualification is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and leading operational and technology-enabled business processes within a global organisation.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end MAKE process landscape within SAP S/4HANA.
• Define, govern, and maintain global manufacturing process standards, policies, and procedures.
• Drive harmonisation and simplification of manufacturing processes across business units and manufacturing sites.
• Ensure alignment between manufacturing, planning, quality, sourcing, warehousing, finance, and logistics processes.
• Lead Fit-to-Standard and Solution Confirmation workshops.
• Validate business requirements and approve solution designs.
• Drive adoption of SAP standard functionality and clean-core principles.
• Review and approve Key Design Decisions (KDDs), RICEFW objects, and process exceptions.
• Ensure manufacturing requirements are translated into scalable, sustainable SAP solutions.
• Participate in system demonstrations and business simulations, providing feedback and guidance.
• Approve functional, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Validate solution fit against business objectives and operational requirements.
• Participate in SIT, BST, and UAT.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve key business processes through SAP Fit-to-Standard solutions.
• Partner with the Business Adoption team to ensure change management, site readiness, and training activities support business needs.
• Support the development of SOPs and training materials.
• Act as executive sponsor for manufacturing process adoption and transformation initiatives.
• Identify and communicate project risks, issues, and process gaps with mitigation strategies.
• Lead resolution of manufacturing process issues and escalations.
• Escalate critical decisions and programme impacts through governance forums.
• Support deployment planning, cutover activities, and post-go-live hypercare.
• Lead global manufacturing SMEs and process teams.
• Build alignment across functions, regions, and manufacturing sites.
• Influence senior stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
• Serve as final decision authority within MAKE workstream.
• Demonstrate DePuy Synthes Mindset and Leadership Behaviours.

Skills

Agile Manufacturing

CMC

GMP

ISO 9001

Process Improvements

SOP

SPC

Quality Standards

Process Control

Quality Systems

Technical Credibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline

Master's degree or equivalent advanced qualification preferred

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Cork, Ireland, invites applicants for Director, Make Business Process Owner (Orthopedics) to lead end-to-end MAKE processes in SAP S/4HANA and drive global process standardisation across sites. The role partners with manufacturing, planning, quality, sourcing, logistics and finance to deliver scalable, compliant manufacturing solutions.

Domestic and international travel up to 25% may be required.