GLOBAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT LEAD

Depuy Synthes, Part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is looking for a Global Inventory Management Lead.
The primary location for this position is West Chester, PA, with consideration for Raynham, MA; Warsaw, IN, Cork, Ireland & Zuchwil, Switzerland.
Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the company.
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.
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DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world.
DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide.
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You will be the person leading the team that is responsible to deliver Inventory optimization programs for DPS.
As a SME, you will drive the Inventory Optimization Program within your area of accountability, including the Hub Entitlement, Lead Time, Safety Stocks, Cycle Stock and Multi-Echelon Optimization, among others.
The overarching goal of this position is to deliver continuous improvement in areas of impact within Inventory Management across DePuy Synthes.
What's the impact you will have? This is a role with Global reach, and we have direct impact to Cashflow, which funds investments in new product introductions, so we help to unlock growth to "Keep more Patients Moving"! Key Responsibilities.
•    Provide detailed understanding of current and forward-looking inventory health and highlight key insights for supply chain/commercial/finance leadership to ensure business planning strategy/processes in line with inventory targets.
•    Engage business partners via Global DPS S&OP Processes to communicate relevant inventory risks and opportunities (vs.
business plan targets) and drives accountability specific to supply/demand inventory governance processes.
•    Host monthly reviews with regional supply chain partners focused on addressing root causes for increased inventory requirements and establish action plans to improve / reduce requirements.
•    Enhance inventory reporting capabilities (utilizing Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) via implementation of reports/dashboards creating visibility to key inventory trends/ metrics for senior leadership and business partners.
•    Streamline/automate data gathering process required to support weekly/monthly inventory reviews focused on inventory trending (actuals), inventory projections, and tracking of inventory efficiency programs.
•    Seek opportunities and lead implementation of inventory optimization programs focused on improving inventory health via optimization of planning parameters (e.
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Cycle time, LT, MOQ, Demand Forecast) and/or implementation of process governance capabilities.
•    Define trade-offs for inventory optimization through assessments (e.
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simulations) of proposed strategic inventory initiatives, allowing for trade-off decisions across the strategic performance parameters (service level, cost and capital/inventory).
•    Develop processes around Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) Prevention / SLOB Performance Management through completion of Pre-SLOB analyses along with execution scrap as required.
  Qualifications •    Bachelor’s degree with a focus in a Business, Technical, or Operations; like Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Engineering.
•    A minimum 4 years of professional experience in Supply Chain Planning and/or extensive knowledge of S&OP processes, Demand Planning and/or Inventory Management required •    Advanced analytical experience—focus on data mining, analysis, and reporting key business required, Tableau/PowerBI preferred.
•    Advanced Excel/ PowerPoint experience required •    Self-learning or formal training on coding platforms like Alteryx / R / Python and /or proficiency in reporting platforms like Tableau / Power BI highly preferred •    APICS certification  •    Strong communication and presentation skills to communicate to Business Partners/Sr Leadership in a concise and eloquent manner, showing a solid understanding of inventory fundamentals, but focusing on issues and drive solutions.
•    Interpersonal, negotiating, trade off decision-making process, and influencing skills are required.
•    Proven enterprise approach, with ability to impact and collaborate across multi-geography and with regional team, in cross-functional environments to achieve business objectives.
•    Experienced in leading cross-functional global projects and teams.
•    Alteryx / R / Python / Tableau / Power BI certifications •    Lean or Six Sigma training or certification, or experience in industry or prior projects with high degree of lean thinking •    In depth knowledge of ERP systems (JD Edwards, SAP, APO or similar).
•    English language proficiency is required.
French / German are a plus but not required.
•    Role is based but not limited to North America, given the Global nature of the role.
•    Travel requirement up to 15% domestic and international.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.