Strategic Production Planning Lead

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

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