Senior Specialist Production Planning Sched

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Añasco (PR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a production planning specialist to coordinate the scheduling function and ensure on-time delivery of finished products. You will interface with plant production teams and monitor capacity, material availability, and new product launches.

The role focuses on master data integrity, KPI reporting, and collaboration across sales, logistics, and manufacturing. A bachelor’s degree and 2 years in supply chain or operations are preferred, with SAP or ERP experience and

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• A minimum of 2 years of supply chain, operations, logistics or relevant experience is required.
• Experience in capacity planning or finish goods and/or raw material buying/planning is preferred.
• Experience in a regulated environment, Pharma / Medical Devices is preferred.
• Must be fully bilingual (English/Spanish, read, write and speak)
• Must be a proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Must be able to work with complex planning tools & have working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Must be able to effectively present information to employees at all levels.
• Green Belt Six Sigma Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Focus day-to-day efforts towards the effective coordination of the production scheduling function and administers production schedule to support product demand ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products.
• Interfaces with internal groups including plant production departments to ensure on time delivery of products.
• Assists in identifying and correcting production issues due to capacity and new product launches and prepares production reports to monitor performance and make necessary adjustments to planned production schedules.
• Manages Master Data in applicable system to ensure accurate execution of planning tasks.
• Participates in meetings discussing production schedules for new products.
• Drives production scenario planning in potential or evident inventory shortages.
• Drives Lean / Six Sigma improvement Kaizens or Opportunities.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Capacity planning

KPI tracking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics / Business Administration / Engineering / Operations or related discipline

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

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.

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Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America

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Focus day-to-day efforts towards the effective coordination of the production scheduling function and administers production schedule to support product demand ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products. Interfaces with internal groups including plant production departments to ensure on time delivery of products. In addition, assists in identifying and correcting production issues due to capacity and new product launches and prepares production reports to monitor performance and make necessary adjustments to planned production schedules. Manages Master Data in applicable system to ensure accurate execution of planning tasks. Participates in meetings discussing production schedules for new products. Ensures Credo-based decision making, trusting, collaborative and ethical work environment; and execution with the highest standards of quality, compliance and accountability. Adheres to environmental policy, procedures, and supports department environmental objectives.

• Prepares schedules and ensures timely completion of work orders for manufacturing processes.
• Analyses net requirements, patterns/forecasts changes, production capabilities and capacity data.
• Provides watch outs that could impact the production plans due to raw material constraints and align capacity usage and ramp up as needed.
• Reviews support documents for scheduling such as route sheets, enters all requirements into the planning system or process as required.
• Participates in meetings discussing production schedules for new products.
• Establishes effective communication with various groups such as customers, sales offices, and/or plant production departments as required. Monitors work orders from start to ensure the on-time delivery of products and explains any deviations from commitments.
• Reviews capacity loads and identifies possible manufacturing constraints. Monitors and anticipates production issues due to capacity and new product launches.
• Ensures planning based on available resources required for production and provides guidance on the need of overtime to support customer requirements attainment when needed.
• Manages Master Data addition and updates and monitors accuracy of the data in applicable system to ensure systems data integrity and accuracy of signals.
• Performs and analyzes inventory reports, determines production quantities, customer service recovery analysis, manages local events, and short and long-term planning considering demand.
• Analyses month end activity to determine the need for MPS modifications. Recommends revisions.
• Participates in NPI meetings to provide new product forecasts and production schedules.
• Leads and identifies improvement opportunities for plant or manufacturing unit supply S&OPs.
• Leads escalations through Plan Escalation Process and notifies personnel/management as appropriate. Leads the process/team until resolution.
• Drives production scenario planning in potential or evident inventory shortages.
• Serves as SME and provides guidance on Planning requirements to Project Leads/Managers.
• Drives production and distribution indicators (KPI) on monthly/weekly basis and serves as one source of truth to planning parameters and manages/documents the plan of record.
• Drives Lean / Six Sigma improvement Kaizens or Opportunities.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required. Supply Chain / Logistics / Business Administration / Engineering / Operations or related discipline preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of supply chain, operations, logistics or relevant experience is required.
• Experience in capacity planning or finish goods and/or raw material buying/planning is preferred.
• Experience in a regulated environment, Pharma / Medical Devices is preferred.
• Must be fully bilingual (English/Spanish, read, write and speak)
• Must be a proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Must be able to work with complex planning tools & have working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Must be able to effectively present information to employees at all levels.
• Focuses on accuracy and attention to detail on assigned tasks.
• Green Belt Six Sigma Certification preferred.

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.

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