Staff Prod Plan Specialist

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About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Staff Production Planning Specialist. This position is fully on-site and is located in Jacksonville, FL.

Focus day-to-day efforts towards the effective coordination of the production scheduling function and administers production schedule to support product demand ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products.  It also has responsibility for the effective coordination of the material planning and purchasing in support of production to ensure uninterrupted operation and timely delivery to customers of finished products. Interfaces with internal groups including plant production departments to ensure on time delivery of products. In addition, assists in identifying and correcting production issues due to capacity and new product launches and prepares production reports to monitor performance and make necessary adjustments to planned production schedules. Manages Master Data in applicable systems to ensure accurate execution of planning tasks. 

Detailed tasks include:

• Prepares schedules and ensures timely completion of production orders. Ensures delivery, assembly, and distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
• Prepares orders to vendors as directed for raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material needed for production.
• Analyses product demand, sales patterns/forecasts, production specifications, and capacity data. Integrates methods based on analyses of trends and the competitive landscape to continually improve the organization's production strategy.
• Checks scheduled delivery dates of raw materials and makes initial contact with suppliers on late deliveries.
• Provides watch outs that could impact the production plans due to constraints and align capacity usage and ramp up as needed. Raises the flag regarding operations issues that could impact back-end capacity and overall shipments.
• Inventories goods received and monitors planning modules or production planning systems and related information to identify discrepancies in components and/or production orders.
• Manages tools to ensure Operations team has the proper visibility regarding WIP priorities. Includes monitoring of production orders from start to ensure the on-time delivery of products and explains any deviations from commitments.
• Leads effective communication with the required cross functional teams to ensure optimal performance and results.
• Appropriately communicates supply projections to stakeholders outside the site.
• As needed, may provide indirect supervision to non-exempt or wage personnel. Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes and responsibilities.
• Ensures resources required for production are available and provides guidance on the need of overtime to support customer requirements attainment. Reviews capacity loads and identifies manufacturing constraints. Monitors and anticipates production issues due to capacity and new product launches, and may serve as back up of the capacity planning tasks.
• Prepares production reports. Analyzes month end activity to determine the need for supply forecast modification. Recommends revisions. Participates in new product launch meetings and assist in developing new product forecasts and production schedules as needed.
• Ensures systems data integrity and accuracy of signals.
• Performs and analyses inventory reports, determines production quantities, customer service recovery analysis, manages local events, and short and long-term planning considering demand.
• Leads escalations and notifies personnel/management as appropriate. Leads the process or team until resolution.
• Drives production scenario planning in potential or evident inventory shortages.
• Drives production and distribution indicators (KPI) on monthly/weekly basis and serves as one source of truth to planning parameters and manages or documents the plan of record.
• Supports Lean / Six Sigma improvement Kaizens or Opportunities.
• Implements programs and innovative initiatives for the organization to advance efficient production initiatives.
• Contributes to projects, programs, or processes for the Production Planning and Scheduling area.
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson Credo and C.E.O Leadership behaviors in day-to-day interactions with team

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required. Supply Chain / Logistics / Business Administration / Engineering / Operations or related discipline preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years of supply chain, operations, logistics or relevant experience is required.
• Previous experience working in a planning role in the Pharma / Medical Devices industry in capacity planning, finish goods and raw material buying/planning is preferred.
• Must be fully bilingual (English/Spanish, read, write, and speak)
• Must be a proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Must be able to work with complex planning tools & have working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Must be able to effectively present information to employees at all levels.
• Focuses on accuracy and attention to detail on assigned tasks.
• Green Belt Six Sigma Certification 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 (

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