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 Planning **Job Sub** **Function:** Production Planning & Scheduling **Job Category:** Professional **All Job Posting Locations:** Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America **Job Description:** We are searching for the best talent for a **Production Planning NPI Lead** for our Vision manufacturing site in **Jacksonville, Florida.** **About Vision** Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Key Responsibilities: + Lead production planning scheduling and ensure timely completion of work orders for manufacturing processes for new products. + Act as core team member to NPI project teams, aligning closely with aligning closely with cross-functional business partners (Marketing, Quality Assurance, Master Data Management, Global / Regional PLAN, Business Excellence, Deliver, PP&L, ExOps). + Magnificent execution of project planning, applying supply chain projects planning processes and incorporating project management excellence and lean methodology. + Orchestrate diagnostic kitting builds in conjunction with Supply Planning, Production Planning, Deliver, and ExOps. + Support launch, phase-in / phase-out plans with key stakeholders and prepare for operational Supply Chain and PLAN launch readiness. + Support scenario planning analysis, with capacity bottleneck identification where required. Ensure appropriate available capacities to meet timelines and volume requirements. + Identify and pro-actively mitigate risks throughout the entire supply chain. + Communicate business related issues or opportunities to next management level via STEM process. + Support demand, supply, and inventory strategies to build robust, efficient and conformant end-to end supply chains for new products. + Partner with Plan Excellence team to integrate new products into OMP planning system. + Coach, train, and assist Production Planning team. Act as dotted line leadership for schedulers and contract support. Qualifications Education: + Bachelor or masters degree in Business, Finance, Logistics or Engineering. Experience and Skills: Required: + 4 - 6 yrs of demonstrated ability in Supply Chain Management, Planning / Logistics, Industrial Engineering or Finance; preferably in a multinational company. + Strong analytical skills with capability to query systems to extract sets of data for analysis. + Accuracy with + high attention to details. + Ability to work across multiple functional organizations and levels in a multicultural and global / matrix environment. + Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks. + Sophisticated Excel knowledge; knowledge of other automation tools (eg., Power BI, Alteryx) a plus. + Demonstrated ability to handle complexity. + Good verbal and written communication skills. + Demonstrated partnering and influencing skills. + Ability to minimize and handle risks appropriately. Preferred: + Project management experience preferred. + Automation tools such as Power BI and / or Alteryx preferred. + Lean material flow, planning & scheduling knowledge, a plus. + Process Excellence certification or demonstrated experience a plus. + Knowledge and proficiency of ERP and OMP planning tools 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. 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