VISION CARE] MANAGER, IRTE(INTER-REGIONAL TRANSPORT EXCELLENCE) OPERATIONS

Overall purpose of job.
A member of the Inter-Regional Transport Excellence leadership team, the Manager IRTE is responsible for flawless operational execution of inter-region transport lanes; managed door-door.
This includes day to day operational issue management, new requirements, project support, vendor management and lane reliability management.
Key Responsibility · Leader for door-door operational management for Johnson & Johnson inter-region transport lanes, ensuring consistent product availability and highest levels of customer experience.
· Responsible for the management, driving improvements and reporting of reliability for inter-region transportation lanes.
· Lead vendor management process (business reviews, reporting on operational vendor performance) and own the relationship with the vendors in partnership with Global Logistics Procurement.
· Partner in inter-region sourcing initiatives providing robust requirements and ensuring timely and successful implementation of new awarded lanes.
· Collaborate, lead and be a change agent to drive end to end process improvements to ensure efficient freight hand, seamless regulatory/customs approvals and optimal lead-times for all inter-region supply chain movements, working closely with internal and external supply chain and logistics partners.
· Implement best in class process standards and KPI's for inter-region transport and ensure adherence by all inter-region logistics parties.
· Lead issue management impacting transport, collaboration and communication of all major events impacting Johnson & Johnson's inter-region transport movements.
Proactively surface and resolve key issues with a sense of urgency working in a global and matrix organization.
· Partner with J&J Deliver Quality to ensure that transport operations is managed within the appropriate quality framework.
· Drive upstream supply chain efficiencies to ensure optimal transportation lead-times by working closely with Plan, Make, Source and Deliver partners.
· Lead a global, virtual team of high-performing professionals ensuring an inclusive, collaborative environment with a focus on talent development.
· Strategic · Connect and shape future strategic roadmap of reliability initiatives with Segment partners (influence, partner, analyze and drive improvements) · Ability to manage and offer simplification strategies for a complex supply chain through the use of analytics and data.
Strategy.
· Be an integral team member confirming strategy regarding visibility, shipment monitoring, exception management.
Ensure the team uses tools and provides feedback to ensure lanes are performing reliability.
Additional responsibilities.
o Freight auditing o Budgeting/Finance Support o Lead a global, virtual team of high-performing professionals ensuring a inclusive, collaborative environment with a focus on talent development.
Leadership · Connect.
forge internal collaboration across the supply chain and cultivate external relationships and partnerships.
· Deliver.
Empower people to act with speed, agility, accountability.
· Shape.
Challenge the status quo, lead and adapt to change.
· Lead - Encourage others to engage in transparent & constructive conversations, contributing to high-performing teams.
Other features of the job.
• Highly matrixed, global organization; multi-sector • Heavy project management and influencing Qualifications Essential knowledge and skills.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required with 6-8 years experience • Experience in a combination of one or more of the following.
Logistics, Customer Service or Supply Chain is required • Experience working in a highly matrixed, global organization is required • Experience working in the Medical Device required - Vision Care preferred • Business Development experience strongly preferred • Strong business acumen and understanding of the end to end supply chain is required • Track record of delivering results & managing against milestones and deadlines is required • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and implement approved projects is required • Budget management experience $2-4MM or more is preferred • Knowledge of Planisware (PPM Tool) is preferred • Knowledge of PMP/LEAN/SIX SIGMA/APICS/FPX/SDLC methodologies is preferred • FPX, PMP Certification is preferred • Integrity and Credo-based Actions