Manager, Distribution Network Strategy

J&J Family of Companies; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Manager, Distribution Network Strategy to shape the future global clinical supply distribution network. You will partner with internal stakeholders and 3PLs to optimize end-to-end network design, balancing service, inventory, and cost considerations.

Responsibilities include building business cases, governing frameworks, and cross-functional leadership to deliver scalable network capabilities and resilience across the CSC landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, life sciences, business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in global logistics, distribution network strategy, procurement, supplier management, or clinical supply chain operations.
• Knowledge of GxP requirements, temperature-controlled distribution, logistics quality systems, business continuity, and global provider governance.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and translate needs into scalable network capabilities.
• Experience with logistics technology, SAP, IRT/IVR integration, data-driven performance management, and global inventory processes is preferred.
• Project management experience is required; a PM certification (FPX, PMP) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and advance the global CSC distribution network strategy and roadmap.
• Establish and evolve a governance model and decision principles.
• Maintain strategic relationships with IMSC Deliver and J&J partners for synergies.
• Define integrations between SAP, IRT/IVR platforms and logistics networks to improve order integrity.
• Ensure compliance, security, and inspection readiness with Quality and enterprise logistics functions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across multiple functions to align network recommendations with executable plans.
• Sponsor and lead other strategic network, capability, process, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

SAP

IRT/IVR integration

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.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Belgium R-109434, United States of America R-105218

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

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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

We are searching for the best talent for Manager, Distribution Network Strategy.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Purpose:

The Manager, Distribution Network Strategy, defines and advances the future global clinical supply distribution network in close partnership with IMSC Deliver, internal J&J stakeholders and Third-Party Logistics providers (couriers and depot service). The role optimizes the end-to-end network by balancing patient service and supply reliability with inventory strategy, transportation, handling and storage costs, tax and duty optimization, compliance, risk, and resilience. It establishes fact-based make-versus-buy recommendations across 4PL, 3PL, and internal J&J capabilities to create a scalable and resilient network.

You will be responsible for:

• Network strategy and optimization:
  • Develop and continuously optimize the global CSC distribution network strategy and roadmap.
  • Apply an end-to-end decision model that balances patient service, inventory positioning, lead time, transportation, handling, storage, tax and duties, compliance, risk, and resilience rather than optimizing individual cost elements in isolation. Lead structured evaluation of 4PL and 3PL options and, where J&J has or can build the required capability and capacity, assess internalization into the J&J network.
  • Develop business cases and recommendations based on total cost, inventory impact, service, scale, flexibility, data connectivity, compliance, tax implications, implementation effort, and business continuity.
  • Optimize the network from an end-to-end perspective, incorporating sourcing strategies for packaging and comparators alongside local and regional supply requirements.
• Network governance: Establish, own and evolve a governance model; based on clear decision criteria defining lane standards. Define and own the governance framework and decision principles.
• Enterprise and industry partnerships: Maintain a strategic relationship with IMSC Deliver and relevant J&J partners to identify shared capabilities, capacity, infrastructure, and operating-model synergies. Build and sustain external peer relationships to benchmark network design, operating models, technology, service levels, and emerging industry practices.
• Digital integration and order integrity: Partner with Digital Solutions to drive the Transcend Transformation. Define and implement integrations between SAP, IRT/IVR platforms and the logistics provider network to maintain order integrity, improve visibility, and minimize manual intervention in fulfilment.
• Compliance, security, and inspection readiness: Partner with Quality and enterprise logistics functions to apply appropriate GxP, compliance, and security controls; support the Vendor Manager with health authority inspections and GxP audits; and enable supplier audit activities.
• Cross-functional decision leadership: Build strong partnerships across IMSC Deliver, Clinical Supply Chain Planning, Logistics, Quality, Procurement, Finance, Tax, Trade Compliance, Global Clinical Operations, and external providers to align assumptions, model trade-offs, establish decision criteria, and translate network recommendations into executable plans.
• Strategic initiatives: Sponsor and lead other strategic network, capability, process, and continuous-improvement initiatives aligned with CSC priorities.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, life sciences, business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in global logistics, distribution network strategy, procurement, supplier management, or clinical supply chain operations within a regulated life-sciences environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GxP requirements, temperature-controlled distribution, logistics quality systems, business continuity, and global provider governance.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives, manage significant external spend, influence senior stakeholders, and translate business needs into scalable network capabilities.
• Experience with logistics technology, SAP, IRT/IVR integration, data-driven performance management, and global inventory processes is preferred.
• Project management experience is required, a project management certification (FPX, PMP,…) is preferred

Other requirements

• Strategic and systems thinking with the ability to anticipate future network requirements and translate them into executable roadmaps.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with sound judgement in balancing service, compliance, resilience, inventory, and cost.
• Enterprise leadership, collaboration, and influencing skills across organizational, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
• Decisive problem-solving, effective escalation management, and accountability for sustainable outcomes.
• Commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and development of organizational capabilities.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$105,000.00 - $181,700.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States.

Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits