Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking Value Stream Leader (VSL) to join our TEAM located in in Zug, Switzerland.

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 Med Tech, 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/.

About J&J Med Tech
At Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, we unleash diverse healthcare expertise, purposeful technology, and a passion for people to transform the future of medical intervention and empower everyone to live their best life possible. For more than a century, we have driven breakthrough scientific innovation to address unmet needs and reimagine health. In surgery, orthopedics, vision, and interventional solutions, we continue to help save lives and create a future where healthcare solutions are smarter, less invasive, and more personalized.
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The VSL is a highly visible position with responsibility for supporting the development and execution of the End to End (E2E) Value Stream initiatives for Topical Skin Adhesives (TSA) also known as the Dermabond family. This is an entrepreneurial role, with a mix of strategic and tactical elements that operates within a multi-functional and global environment. Serves as the leader of a portfolio of products, projects and processes. Primary responsibility is to optimize supply chain process performance based upon end-to-end thinking, making conscious-profitable tradeoffs, and overall product ownership. This role will ensure attainment of Business Objectives and drive Functional Excellence and Accountability. This role will connect Supply Chain, Commercial, and R&D partners to develop customer-centric Life Cycle strategies that deliver franchise objectives with a particular focus on growth and capacity expansion. Tasks, duties, and responsibilities are listed below.
This position reports to the VP, WC Supply Chain
Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Maximize the impact of Value Stream Management (VSM) by maturing the End to End Operating model. Modify and continuously improve standard JNJ VSM processes. Deliverables will include the development and deployment of: Product Strategy Roadmap (PSR), Life-cycle Portfolio Prioritization, Product Performance Management, Issue Management, Stakeholder Management, etc.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and influencing skills and be able to drive a team and senior level stakeholders towards a final decision in an environment with high levels of ambiguity, complexity, and risk. Work across functional boundaries, aligning with partners on a roadmap for change, and interacting with all levels in the organization.
• Deliver senior leader communications to the commercial President and supporting Leadership Team.
• Measure supply chain process performance, collect and analyze data, develop new data analysis methods and techniques to provide deep insights. Build new digital analytical capabilities within the supply chain. Identify opportunities and develop mitigation strategies where proactive structural changes in E2E supply chain design may be necessary to meet future risks and competitive threats.
• Lead the development and refresh of the Product Strategy Roadmap (PSR) and incorporate the output into the Business and Long Range Financial Plans. Collaborate with key business partners to identify a broad set of cross-functional needs and build consensus on product, process, and people priorities.
• Drive prioritization efforts within the value stream’s project portfolio. Build business cases for new Life Cycle Management projects and ensure they meet overall strategic objectives. Direct resources and efforts to make improvements.
• Conduct analysis to recommend and execute optimal Product Portfolio mix. Develop solutions for end-to-end cost and inventory optimization, work with strategic marketing, regulatory, R&D and technical groups to ensure readiness to react to market / customer requirements and deliver on product life cycle innovations.
• Member of the WC Supply Chain Leadership Team.

Accountable for:

• Owning the analysis, planning, execution, improving, and monitoring of Value Stream performance. Leading a cross functional team to develop strategic plan for the value stream.
• Setting targets for, and designing the supply chain network to achieve the strategic capacity plan
• Developing and securing approval/funding for business cases to support the PSR.
• Partner with Commercial team to drive portfolio and GP optimization
• Facilitating and creating content to advance value stream management maturity.
• Modeling E2E scenarios and their trade-offs. Providing options and recommendations to senior leaders. Selling the idea and securing approval for implementation.
• Linking franchise business strategy to the supply chain network strategy
• Connecting the day-to-day performance with the business plan and strategic plan.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain or related areas is required. A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of related work experience in total supply chain or R&D or Commercial function is required.
• A deep understanding of how end to end supply chains operate; with familiarity and experience across demand/production planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory management, and delivery to customer is required.
• Direct manufacturing experience in a healthcare manufacturing operation is required.
• Requires a strong ability to navigate through ambiguity, and ability to think strategically, innovatively, and creatively to drive positive outcomes.
• Demonstrated results in driving operational excellence across organizations with measurable financial, quality and customer service results required.
• Ability to build a future vision and gain support and alignment to that vision is required
• Strong understanding of the new product introduction process is preferred
• The position requires approximately 25% travel.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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