Senior Manager, External Manufacturing MSM Operations

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 MedTech, 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 jnj.com

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Plant Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States of America, Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Irvine, California, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Milpitas, California, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Somerset, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing MSM Operations. This position is primarily based in Irvine, California. Candidates may also be considered for employment at select Johnson & Johnson locations in New Jersey (Bridgewater, Raritan, Titusville, New Brunswick, Piscataway, Princeton, Somerset), Pennsylvania (West Chester, Horsham, Malvern), Florida (Jacksonville), California (Milpitas), or Limerick, Ireland.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

US - Requisition Number: R-091737

Limerick, Ireland - Requisition Number: R-094126

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

About Vision

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The Senior Manager, External Manufacturing MSM Operations a key member of the Surgical Vision Supply Chain team, responsible for leading productivity initiatives, materials management, and supply continuity efforts across the end-to-end Surgical Vision supply chain. This role ensures continuity of supply and customer service by proactively identifying opportunities to improve cost, service, inventory, and materials flow while resolving critical supply disruptions through strong cross-functional leadership.

This position requires a strong understanding of the business segment and end-to-end supply chain, along with the ability to collaborate effectively across Plan, Make, Engineering, Source, Deliver, IT, Quality, Regulatory, and External Manufacturing to strengthen strategic reliability and risk management processes.

Reporting to the External Manufacturing Director, the Senior Manager Material Supply Management and Productivity Lead will be responsible for managing the J&J Vision External Manufacturing Raw Material Network and delivering on productivity targets in strong collaboration with all functions that constitute E2E Supply Chain.

Accountabilities:

• People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a materials supply management and productivity-focused team, setting clear priorities, building capability, and driving accountability for business outcomes.
• People Leadership: Foster a high-performing, collaborative culture across internal teams and external manufacturing partners, ensuring strong engagement, communication, and execution discipline.
• Productivity and Cost Improvement: Lead supply chain productivity initiatives to deliver cost improvement targets across the Surgical Vision external manufacturing network, including value stream opportunities, supplier productivity, inventory optimization, and process improvements.
• Productivity and Cost Improvement: Partner with Source, Plan, Make, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and External Manufacturing to identify, prioritize, and execute cost improvement projects that improve service, cost, cash, and operational efficiency.
• Materials Supply Management: Manage the external manufacturing raw material supply network to ensure continuity of supply, reliable materials flow, and alignment with business demand and production requirements.
• Materials Supply Management: Drive governance and issue resolution for material constraints, supplier performance challenges, inventory risks, and capacity-related concerns impacting external manufacturing operations.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate supplier, material, external manufacturing, and end-to-end supply chain risks; maintain risk visibility and drive timely mitigation actions.
• Risk Mitigation: Lead cross-functional escalation and rapid response activities to minimize business disruption, customer impact, and compliance risk while ensuring effective root cause resolution and preventive actions.
• PMO and Project Management Support: Support project management office activities for strategic supply chain projects related to service, compliance, productivity, risk mitigation, and materials reliability.
• PMO and Project Management Support: Develop project plans, dashboards, governance updates, executive communications, and performance tracking to ensure cross-functional alignment, transparency, and delivery against milestones.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required; a technical degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related field is preferred. An advanced degree such as an MBA or MS is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another regulated industry is required.
  • Proven experience leading complex cross-functional programs and rapid response or issue resolution teams is required

• Strong project and program management capabilities, including risk assessment, prioritization, escalation, governance, and stakeholder management, are required.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and lead in a matrixed environment without direct authority is required
  • Experience in root cause analysis, investigations, and CAPA execution is required
  • Ability to operate effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environments is required

• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes across Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and external manufacturing is required.
  • Experience in Operations, Technical Operations, Quality, or Planning is preferred
  • Lean / Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt) is preferred
  • Project Management certification (PMI or equivalent) is preferred
  • Experience working in global, cross-cultural, and virtual teams is required

Other:

• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally up to 25% of the time is required

Required Skills:

People Leadership, Team Development, Supply Chain Productivity, Cost Improvement, Materials Supply Management, Raw Material Supply Continuity, External Manufacturing, End-to-End Supply Chain Management, Supplier Management, Inventory Management, Materials Flow Optimization, Risk Identification and Mitigation, Issue Resolution, Escalation Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, PMO Support, Project Management, Program Governance, Stakeholder Management, Executive Communication, Data-Driven Decision Making, Dashboard Development, Performance Tracking, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Systems

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Leadership, Negotiation, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Plant Operations, Program Management, Relationship Building, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Technical Credibility, Vendor Selection

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 . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Innovation, Manufacturing Compliance, Manufacturing Safety, Market Research, Mentorship, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Plant Operations, Process Improvements, Product Development Lifecycle, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

For Bay Area:

$142,000.00 - $244,950.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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 Colorado –48 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

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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