Supply Chain Launch Manager

6029-MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. Legal Entity; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an experienced supply chain leader for End-to-End oversight of NPI and LCM projects in West Chester, PA. You will drive project plans, coordinate with Marketing, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain, and lead cross‑functional teams to ensure timely and compliant launches.

The role requires a strong background in manufacturing or supply chain, with 8+ years in related roles and exposure to new product development and strategic execution. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• Experience in NPD/NPI project management is required.
• Experience in supply chain or manufacturing and leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the End to End supply chain lead for NPI and LCM projects, driving plans and execution.
• Partner with Marketing, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain to align strategies and allocate resources.
• Develops operations strategy and leads the project plan from charter to global launch.
• Collaborates with other functions to ensure commercial success and on-time delivery.
• Delivers projects in compliance with defined processes for new product development.
• Provides innovative solutions to accelerate project execution and meet deliverables.
• Builds cross-functional teams and coaches members.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Agile Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

Job Function

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function

Manufacturing Deployment

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

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Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the End to End supply chain lead for NPI and LCM projects, driving project plans, deliverables, and execution.
• Partner with Marketing, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain teams to develop strategies to achieve business goals and provide governance through effective prioritization and allocation of resources to achieve strategic goals.
• Responsible for developing operations strategy, assembling team and development/execution of operations project plan from project charter through the hand-off to the manufacturing/supplier site all the way to global launch.
• Partners with other functions to achieve overall business goals for a project, including commercial success, profitability, timeliness and quality.
• Delivers projects in compliance of defined processes & procedures related to new product development.
• Provides innovative solutions to accelerate project execution and meet business deliverables.
• Builds strong cross-functional teams, providing feedback and coaching to team members.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues, risks and/or opportunities to next management level.
• Develops launch readiness plans and supports manufacturing scale-up to support new product global launches and long‑term supply strategies.
• Ensures alignment across make vs. buy decisions, supporting site selection, in collaborations with Source and Plan functions.

Qualifications Education

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and/or University degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required; Masters degree preferred.

Experience and Skills

• Required:
  • A minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in relevant fields.
  • Experience in NPD/NPI project management.
  • Experience in supply chain or manufacturing.
  • Experience in leading cross‑functional teams and managing complex projects.
  • Strong problem‑solving and analytical capabilities.
  • Experience in building business strategies and implementation of driving strategies is required.
  • Well organized, self‑motivated, energetic, creative, resourceful, insightful, personable and articulate.
  • Must possess strong leadership, management and teamwork qualities.
• Preferred:
  • Experience in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Biologics industries.
  • Experience leading cross‑functional or NPI teams.
  • Six Sigma, Process Excellence Certifications.
  • Project Management/PMP/FPX certification.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing operations and enterprise supply chains.
  • People management experience is preferred.
• Preferred Skills: Agile Manufacturing, Compliance Management, Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Financial Competence, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, ISO 9001, Leadership, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Performance Measurement, Plant Operations, Production Operations, Profit and Loss Responsibility, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Assessments, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Team Management, Value Stream Mapping (VSM).

Other

• May require up to 20% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites.

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.

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