Transcend IM: Senior Manager, Logistics Network & Orchestration

Johnson Johnson; Leiden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Leiden, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Manager, Logistics Network & Orchestration to lead E2E logistics capabilities within the Innovative Medicine Logistics network. You will drive a SAP S/4HANA-based, standardized template across global partners, enhancing visibility, connectivity, and scalable growth.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain experts worldwide to design reusable process patterns, manage exceptions, and reduce operational risk while delivering measurable value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain, logistics, operations, engineering, business or related field.
• Certifications in Project Management, Supply Chain, Process Excellence or Design Thinking are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Global Logistics Network & Orchestration Template, including standards, controls, roadmap, and lifecycle.
• Ensure processes are integrated into the global template and deployed within program scope and timelines.
• Navigate design gaps and dependencies; shape capability and release priorities.
• Drive measurable enterprise value by monitoring adoption, risk, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Inventory visibility

Event orchestration

Cross-functional leadership

Global program management

Supply chain analytics

SAP S/4HANA

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain

Project Management certification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

ERP integrations

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.

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 transla