Supply Chain Planner

Job Title : Supply Chain Planner

Location : Raritan, NJ

Contract

Responsibilities

• Significantly align with Make, Supply Planning / Purchasing, to ensure capacity is appropriately utilized for planning and scheduling functions
• Significantly align with all business partners (Finance, DELIVER, Make, External Operations, Marketing, R&D, Source / Procurement, etc.) to ensure alignment and agreement on upcoming changes.
• Drive the Scenario Planning process, with capacity bottleneck identification where appropriate. Ensure appropriate available capacities to meet timelines and volume requirements. Identify and proactively mitigate risks throughout the entire supply chain.
• Drive improvements in Global Supply Chain Projects processes.
• Provide input for Global Supply Chain strategy across projects and platforms.
• Develop launch plans with key stakeholders and prepare for operational launch readiness.
• Provide strong connectivity with existing supply chain processes GOALS, S&OP, Inventory Management, interdependent projects
• Works directly with key business partners to ensure strong working relationships and processes, resulting in the achievement of Operations objectives
• Ensure activities performed are compliant with the Ethicon Quality System
• Support demand, supply, and inventory strategies to create robust, efficient, and compliant end-to-end supply chains for new products
• Develop an organization capable of meeting a dynamic business environment, recruit and maintain high-performing associates.
• Responsible for managing and meeting all supply chain deliverables on assigned projects focused on Labeling initiatives, Product Conversions, Supply Chain Business Process, and System improvements.
• Deliver and manage global end-to-end planning and supply chain effectiveness and efficiency
• Coach, train and mentor Supply Chain PLAN Project Specialists and support Supply Chain PLAN Project Leaders. Support interviewing and recruiting, onboarding and talent development for the department. For
• Backfill Supply Chain Manager Projects and act as a program manager for the various projects assigned to the European PLAN Projects Team
• Proxy & deputy and representative for the PLAN Projects team
• Assist and provide guidance in project prioritization and resource assignment to the various projects that are impacting the supply chain