Head of Innovation & Business Planning

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. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.Johnson & Johnson Vision is recruiting for a Director of Supply Chain Strategy, located in Jacksonville, Florida. This position reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy and Transformation.The Director, Supply Chain Strategy leads development of the integrated supply chain strategy and roadmap for Johnson & Johnson Vision across Vision Care, Surgical Vision, and Deliver. The role translates business strategy into clear priorities, investment recommendations, capability plans, and execution roadmaps that advance service, cost, resilience, and growth objectives.It is responsible for defining where the end-to-end supply chain needs to go, what tradeoffs leaders must make, and how strategic priorities translate into funded roadmaps, governance routines, and measurable business outcomes.This leader must bring strong business and financial acumen, structured problem solving, and the ability to influence across a matrixed environment. The role requires strong partnerships with Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Deliver, Make, Procurement, IT, HR, and enterprise MedTech partners, and plays a critical role in enabling high-quality decisions and disciplined execution across the Vision Supply Chain leadership team.Expected outcomes include a clearly articulated Vision Supply Chain strategy, a prioritized and financially grounded investment roadmap, improved decision quality across major supply chain initiatives, and stronger alignment between business growth requirements, capacity, service, resilience, and cost objectives.Main Areas of ResponsibilityLead the Vision Supply Chain annual strategy cycle by defining the required future-state supply chain, identifying the strategic choices needed to achieve it, and translating those choices into priorities, multiyear roadmaps, and executive business reviews.Develop the integrated end-to-end supply chain strategy across Vision Care, Surgical Vision, and Deliver, bringing forward the strategic choices, roadmap, and sequencing needed to achieve the required future statePartner with Finance and business leaders to shape capital investment strategy, headcount planning, and resource prioritization, ensuring that investment choices are aligned with Vision Supply Chain strategic priorities and supported by clear business rationale.Lead portfolio prioritization and decision governance across supply chain initiatives, framing the key issues, options, and tradeoffs needed to support timely, high-quality decisionsDefine the capability roadmap required to deliver the strategy, including organization design, workforce planning, process maturity, digital and data enablement, and critical capability gaps.Lead strategic business communications, KPI and business performance reviews, and governance processes that support the Vision Supply Chain Vice President, leadership team, and key business partnersLead, coach, and develop the Supply Chain Strategy team, establishing strong talent, clear accountability, and high-quality outputQualificationsA minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, or a related field is preferredA minimum of progressive supply chain experience is required, with demonstrated success in strategy, network design, long-range planning, capital planning, portfolio prioritization, or related business integration rolesStrong people leadership experience is required, including leading through a matrixed organization and developing high-performing teamsExperience building structured business cases, scenario analyses, financial tradeoff models, and executive-ready recommendations is preferred.Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into clear roadmaps, priorities, and execution plans is requiredStrong business and financial acumen is required, including experience supporting investment decisions, tradeoff analysis, and executive governance forumsStrong communication and influence skills are required, with the ability to work effectively across Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Deliver, Procurement, IT, HR, and business leadershipThis position may require up to 20% domestic and international travelOther: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.If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (View email address on click.appcast.io) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.Alliance Formation, Business Communications, Business Planning, Business Savvy, Data Reporting, Demand Planning, Developing Others, Financial Forecasting, Inclusive Leadership, Inspirational, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Problem Solving, Regulatory Environment, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Change, Strategic ThinkingSummaryLocation: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of AmericaType: Full time