Director, Transcend-PLAN BPL

Company Overview Johnson & Johnson is a global leader in healthcare innovation, dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing complex diseases through smarter, less invasive solutions. Job Location Gurabo, Puerto Rico; Horsham, Pennsylvania; Raritan, New Jersey; Titusville, New Jersey. Job Function Supply Chain Planning – Planning Strategy & Capabilities. Role Overview Senior, cross‑functional leader accountable for the global PLAN business process across Transcend program releases. Ownership of process standards, acceptance criteria, and capability roadmap while aligning solution, release, and local support teams. Serves as the business process authority for PLAN with program stakeholders and is a member of the Innovative Medicine Supply Chain – Global Planning Excellence Leadership Team. Responsibilities Drive PLAN process scoping and prioritization by defining key business requirements, risks, and strategic “big rock” capability priorities. Provide end‑to‑end process leadership for solution exploration/design workshops—aligning stakeholders and ensuring PLAN leadership engagement and governance readiness. Govern PLAN capability delivery by approving process direction and acceptance criteria, and safeguarding roadmap integrity across releases. Drive quality decision‑making by reviewing process gaps, design trade‑offs, and escalating cross‑functional risks and dependencies. Ensure operational readiness and compliance through status governance, user access management coordination, and oversight of SOPs and work instructions. Lead testing governance and quality assurance by overseeing end‑to‑end test cycles (BST, UAT, regression), confirming outcomes meet business acceptance criteria, and driving critical issue resolution. Orchestrate testing resource strategy by identifying, onboarding, and deploying required support—including Key Users, surge capacity, and ecosystem/ERP test coverage. Mitigate delivery risks by reviewing major defects, process gaps, and site‑specific exceptions, and facilitating leadership decisions on high‑impact issues. Lead PLAN business readiness governance and post‑go‑live adoption, ensuring stabilization and sustained value realization. Monitor adoption performance and partner with functional leadership to address major issues, mitigate risks, and prioritize continuous process improvements. Required Qualifications Education Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree or MBA highly desirable. Experience Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or large transformation programs. Minimum of 5+ years of PLAN business experience. Minimum of 5+ years of business process design, engineering, or optimization. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Ability to articulate complex project details clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, to senior executives. Crafting compelling presentations that effectively convey key project information, including risks, timelines, and milestones. Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, including senior executives, to manage expectations and address concerns. Strong background in PLAN processes and systems. Prior experience completing SAP ERP implementation cycles (Design, Build, Test, Deploy, and Hypercare) is a plus. MRP (Materials Resource Planning) and Source experience is a plus. Experience designing and deploying supplier collaboration tools (SCC, SNC, etc.) is a plus. Proven track record of cross‑functional influencing and achieving organizational alignment at all levels. Travel Up to 25% domestic and international. Key Working Relationships Global Process Leads Global Template Owners Global Template Analysts Business SMEs Business Process Owner(s) GPEX Global Process Managers System Integration Pillar partners JJT Plan Release Leads CEBA Supervisory Reporting Structure Direct Reports: 4 FTEs; Indirect Reports: multiple contractors. Desired Skills & Competencies Agility Jumps, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Consulting, Cross‑Functional Collaboration, Data Reporting, Demand Planning, Fact‑Based Decision Making, Green Manufacturing, Interpersonal Influence, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Manufacturing Flow Management, Operational Excellence, Organizational Project Management, Process Improvements, Strategic Change, Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility. Compensation Anticipated base pay range: $150,000.00 – $258,750.00. #J-18808-Ljbffr 6010-Biosense Webster Inc. Legal Entity