Senior Manager, Business Excellence

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Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Business Process Quality

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Manager, Business Excellence at Santa Clara, CA!

About MedTech: Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, and more personalized treatments. Your outstanding talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Reporting to the Business Excellence Lead, this role is encouraged to ensure alignment of long-term business goals with business initiatives, while measuring and tracking performance. The successful candidate will also collaborate, multi-functional, to identify business/process improvement opportunities through the application of lean principles.

Responsibilities

• Host, lead and/or support the Strategic Business Cycle and Performance Review Activities while deploying SC strategy.

• Lead the Supply Chain E2E Performance Management Reporting governance (SC scorecard and strategic project).

• Works with other departments such as source, operations, deliver, finance, engineering, and quality to ensure alignment, planning and realization of continuous improvement initiatives.

• Responsible for leading, developing and implementing process improvements and key business improvement.

• He/she will be accountable for implementing key business improvement initiatives around Product Supply and Cost using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Manufacturing Excellence principles/tools.

• He/she will also be responsible for facilitating New Idea meetings, site process and continuous improvement initiatives/projects. It also includes managing resource requirements, timeline and change management tools.

• Work with plant leaders and functional leaders in identifying business opportunities to improve process quality, delivery and cost performance.

• In collaboration with finance and operation, develop a process to measure and analyze cost actions in a monthly basis, and review with manufacturing leadership staff.

• Lead projects that optimize value for multiple product platforms and end-to-end value streams.

• Facilitate review of project strategic objectives, assumptions, and validation approach.

• Facilitate project portfolio reviews with the manufacturing leadership staff and provides clear line of sight to actual vs. target performance for relevant metrics.

• Drive E2E Capacity Assessment short and long term to deliver BP and LRFP commitments respectively.

• Lead Lean and Six Sigma Trainings and Certifications Program

• Drive continuous improvement and transformational results through end-to-end value streams.

• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree is required, in Industrial Engineering preferred. Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA) an asset.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience working in or with a manufacturing environment with a minimum of 2 years of experience working in a Business / Process excellence environment
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment (i.e. FDA, ISO, etc.)
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Process Excellence/Six Sigma tools and Methodology.
• Experience as a practitioner of LEAN or DMAIIC/DMADV methodology.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong decision making, problem solving skills, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• The ability to collaborate with all levels of management in a matrix environment
• Great communication skills at different levels of the organization, the ability to deliver results through others

Preferred:

• Experience in developing and executing change management plans
• Direct experience in medical device industry is strongly preferred
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), process characterization, ANOVA, Design of Experiments (DOEs) and hypothesis testing preferred.
• Experience with process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (pFMEAs) and/or design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (dFMEAs)
• Experience and knowledge of Project Management tools and processes
• Process Excellence/Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or Master Black Belt Certification are preferred.
• Training of LEAN or DMAIIC/DMADV experience is an asset
• Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations or focused professional certification (e.g. APICS, ISM, Six Sigma, PMP, FPX, etc.)

Other:

• 10% travel domestic

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.]

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.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$138,000- $238,050

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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.