Material Replenishment Planner

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Inventory Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

DePuy Synthes, currently 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. For more information, visit www.depuysynthes.com.

We’re seeking a Material Replenishment Planner in Raynham, MA

The Materials Replenishment Planner will be responsible for procuring raw and packaging materials by converting the output of the ERP detailed schedule into daily/weekly materials requirements. The MRP planner will ensure availability of the right quantity of components to the production lines when needed, presenting the plan to the different suppliers within the agreed lead times. Optimizing the flow of materials, while considering plan warehouse capacity and inventory targets, eliminating potential disruptions in the storage area, minimizing both storage cost and potential SLOB will also be key to this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review purchase requisitions and delivery schedule lines including exceptions for 1st cut MRP
• Liaise with suppliers to clarify potential plan constraints and collaborate between supplier and the key internal partners
• Integrate feedback to generate 2nd cut MRP
• Finalize MRP and confirm quantities and dates, ensuring that all material delivery schedules are communicated to the suppliers on time in order to meet plan requirements
• Communicate/handover plan to MAKE for execution
• Handle potential abrupt deviations to the plan, assessing with the suppliers the feasibility of the changes and rapidly highlight to the affected internal partners
• Provide material supplier input to the S&OP process to allow for clarity of risks and opportunities
• Liaise with warehouse staff to understand and implement to space constraints, maintaining inventory levels within agreed targets
• Collaborate with quality assurance and warehouse staff regarding rejected/defective materials, making the physical arrangements with the supplier to ensure timely return of goods to disposal

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience is preferred.

Required:

• Experience with an ERP system (SAP/APO/SNP/etc.) is required
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills- ability to handle and manipulate large amounts of data and convert to clear business information
• Ability to make decisions based on data and business insights
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships, considering multifaceted perspective and styles
• Ability to target their communication as appropriate for the audience and make presentations to a small-medium sized audience

Preferred:

• A minimum of 2 years of related experience is required
• Planning or manufacturing experience in a medical/Pharmaceutical or Consumer industry
• Ability to apply project and personal leadership to efficiently achieve project, team and individual goals
• Ability to influence others in a matrix environment
• Ability to challenge the status quo and evaluate processes to identify if refinements would improve results and efficiency or quality and/or ability to work with continuous improvement tools

Other:

• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and or internationally may be required
• Supply Chain Certification (APICS/IBF/etc.) is 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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Communication, Data Savvy, Demand Planning, Detail-Oriented, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Document Management, Execution Focus, Inventory Management, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Personal Development, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Supply Planning, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Warehouse Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

65,000 - 104,650

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