NPI Project Strategy & Governance Lead

8286-Cordis De Mexico Legal Entity; Ciudad Juárez; Presencial; MXN 300.000 - 420.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Johnson & Johnson in Ciudad Juarez, MX is seeking a Supply Chain NPI Project Engineer to drive process design improvements, coordinate meetings, and support governance models across NPI programs to stabilize performance and reduce cycle time.

You will work with engineers across the NPI/LCM VSM organization, ensure compliance with quality policies, and help deploy Lean tools while maintaining a focus on safety and GMP in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Formación

• Completed bachelor’s degree - any specialization.
• 0-2 years of demonstrated experience managing NPI related projects using project management tools/software (e.g. MS Project) with knowledge of risk management.
• Understanding of key CAPEX and financial concepts.
• Intermediate spoken and written English skills to maintain basic communication with non-Spanish speakers.
• Experience in the medical products industry, preferably.
• Demonstrated experience applying structured project management methodologies, stage-gate governance, and portfolio tracking within NPI or product lifecycle environments.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, SAP).
• Experience working in regulated environments (medical devices, FDA, ISO-regulated manufacturing) preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Report on NPI projects focused on eliminating non-value-added activities during process design.
• Coordinate periodic meetings to present improvements, areas of opportunity, and project status.
• Support deployment of Process Excellence governance models across NPI programs, enabling stabilization and sustained performance post-launch.
• Integrate Lean entry and exit criteria into NPI stage-gate reviews, ensuring readiness in quality, capacity, capability, and compliance before progression.
• Develop and execute detailed project plans using standard project management tools (charter, Gantt chart, etc). Utilizes Process Excellence methodology and tools to identify and implement improvement projects geared to reduce costs, eliminate scrap, improve quality and minimize cycle time.
• Prepare/review capital & expense forecasts for assigned projects.
• Prepare capital authorization requests for NPI/LCM VSM areas.
• Collaborates with engineers within the NPI/LCM VSM organization and training department to complete the training matrix for new product lines.
• Collaborates with engineers in activities related to production process analysis, including process video capture, video analysis, trend analysis charts, and other related tasks.
• Owns and manages, in coordination with the Process Excellence Engineer, the request workflow to support the design and development of new production lines.
• Ensure compliance with the quality policy in all activities.
• Support and promote the safety and industrial hygiene objective of the plant.
• Perform other assigned tasks as necessary.

Conocimientos

NPI project management

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Process excellence

English proficiency

Communications

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

SAP

Planner

Descripción del empleo

Johnson & Johnson in Ciudad Juarez, MX is seeking a Supply Chain NPI Project Engineer to drive process design improvements, coordinate meetings, and support governance models across NPI programs to stabilize performance and reduce cycle time.

You will work with engineers across the NPI/LCM VSM organization, ensure compliance with quality policies, and help deploy Lean tools while maintaining a focus on safety and GMP in a regulated manufacturing environment.