Transcend IM: Senior Manager, Logistics Network & Orchestration

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Manager, Logistics Network & Orchestration to lead capabilities that connect processes, information flows, and external partners across the IM Logistics network. The role focuses on scaling a standardized SAP S/4HANA platform while ensuring end-to-end visibility and robust exception management.

You will design and scale reusable processes, collaborate with global Supply Chain experts, and drive reductions in operational risk through

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience across logistics networks with depth in inventory or event visibility.
• Experience leading large-scale global transformations in logistics and supply chain.
• Experience translating strategy into global process standards and roadmaps.
• Proven ability to collaborate across geographies and functions.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Global Logistics Network & Orchestration Template and roadmap.
• Ensure end-to-end integration of processes within program scope and timelines.
• Navigate design gaps, set priorities, and make clear recommendations on trade-offs.
• Drive enterprise value by monitoring adoption, risks, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Logistics networks

Inventory visibility

Event visibility

Orchestration

Exception management

3PL connectivity

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Deliver Excellence

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cork, Cork, Ireland, Latina, Italy, Leiden, Netherlands, Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Logistics Network & Orchestration to lead the capabilities that connect processes, business events, information flows, and external partners across the Innovative Medicine Logistics network.

Transcend is modernizing foundational processes through a standardized SAP S/4HANA platform and integrated data foundation, improving agility, consistency, visibility, and scale.

As part of the Transcend IM Global Template Organization, you will bring the E2E Logistics Template to life through scalable Network & Orchestration capabilities.

You will connect and orchestrate processes and business events across the logistics network while strengthening end-to-end inventory visibility and exception management. Working with global Supply Chain experts and external partners, you will design and scale reusable processes and integration patterns that improve connectivity, simplify how we work and reduce operational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Global Logistics Network & Orchestration Template, including its standards, controls, roadmap, and lifecycle, to enable fit-to-standard, clean-core adoption and scalable growth.
• Ensure key processes and capabilities are integrated into the global template, designed and documented end to end, and deployed within program scope and timelines.
• Navigate design gaps and cross-domain dependencies, shape capability and release priorities, and bring forward clear recommendations on material trade-offs.
• Drive measurable enterprise value by establishing clear outcomes, monitoring adoption and performance, surfacing risks and decisions early, and mobilizing business and technology partners around corrective action and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in supply chain, logistics, operations, engineering, business, technology, or a related field is required.
• Certifications in areas such as Project Management, Supply Chain, Process Excellence, Product Management, or Design Thinking are a plus.

Experience and Skills

Required

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• Experience across logistics networks, with depth in two or more areas such as inventory or event visibility, business-event orchestration, exception management, third-party logistics connectivity, or integration.
• Experience leading complex, large-scale global transformations across logistics, supply chain, digital, or process environments, connecting enterprise standards and cross-functional decisions to meaningful, measurable outcomes.
• Experience bringing operational and technology-enabled processes to life, from design and development through implementation and continuous improvement, within a global organization.
• Experience translating enterprise strategy and operational needs into global process standards, capability roadmaps, business requirements, acceptance criteria, and governance decisions.
• Sound judgment and a balanced perspective, with the ability to navigate standardization, patient and customer needs, compliance, risk, value, and speed while turning complex trade-offs and exceptions into clear paths forward.
• A collaborative attitude and passion for building trusted partnerships, connecting people across teams, functions, geographies, and levels to create shared ownership and achieve stronger outcomes together.
• Curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and innovation, exploring emerging practices and technologies and translate new ideas into impactful logistics capabilities and business value.

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or another regulated or complex global environment.
• Exposure to global templates, business architecture, process intelligence, data strategy, product or capability management, with an interest in connecting these disciplines to create stronger end-to-end solutions.
• Experience connecting business and technology through partner or system integration, traceability, event management, visibility, orchestration, analytics, automation, or AI-enabled capabilities.
• Exposure to temperature-controlled logistics, global traceability, partner ecosystems, or other time-critical supply-network models where visibility, orchestration and responsiveness matter.
• Experience working across complex ERP landscapes, connecting business needs and processes across systems and organizational boundaries.
• Strong communicator and influencer who brings clarity to complex topics, shapes compelling recommendations, and inspires action across organizational boundaries.
• Self‐starter mentality with ability to think strategically, innovatively, and creatively to drive positive outcomes.

Oth er

• Requires proficiency in English, written and verbal, to communicate effectively and professionally; proficiency in another relevant local language is helpful.
• May require up to 20% domestic and international travel based on work location and business needs.
• Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Integration, Distribution Management, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Influencing Skills, Innovation, Leadership, Lean Principles, Operational Excellence, Order Management, Process Governance, Process Optimization, Procurement Policies, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Strategic Thinking, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain Resilience, Supply Chain Visibility, Systems Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility, Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) Readiness

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.