Director, SC Innovation Scale & Deploy.

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 130 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. Every day, our more than 130,000 employees across the world are blending heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.

In support of this mission, The Director, Supply Chain Innovation Scale and Deploy will lead innovation scaling deployments, including content/methodology design (e.g. assessments for value creation, and scale plan development) to be used to accelerate customer innovative solutions through the Supply Chain Innovation funnel. This role will work collaboratively across Strategy Innovation & Deployment (SI&D) teams as needed, and with related segment stakeholders and business partners to accelerate and scale proven customer-centric solutions by ensuring that we integrate discipline, enable flexibility, and maximize value for our customers and the business.

This role exists within SI&D Customer Facing Innovation team and will be responsible for leading cross functional teams in setting a targeted scale strategy, supporting teams in de-risking & managing risk and planning for rapid adoptability of the customer innovation solution, and using their network of internal and external relationships to influence scale decisions.

This role must have cross functional supply chain experience, customer centricity, strong communication, collaboration, and execution skills across a global and matrix organization.

Additional skills required for this role are strong financial acumen and ability to understand the unmet customer and business needs, and applicability & transformative impacts of next generation customer innovation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish cross functional teams with Segment stakeholders to develop and execute the Innovation Scaling Plan effectively. This will require a hands-on approach during execution; ensuring the Innovation Scaling Model is executed leveraging the Supply Chain Innovation methodologies.
• Embody the “Segment lead, SI&D enabled” mindset and lead teams in assessments to determine the business desirability and customer necessity of the innovation, the feasibility and possibility of the technology, value of the innovation solution, and develop prioritized scaling plans to maximize impact.
• Coach and mentor key stakeholders for adoption and sustainability of the developed scale plan and deployed innovation capabilities and solutions.
• Work collaboratively with the Innovation, Customer Insights, and Intake Leads to align on and validate the value assessment during each innovation phase (e.g. - development, test, deploy and scale).
• Support teams in de-risking & managing risk and planning for rapid adoptability of the innovation solution.
• Connect customer innovation programs and teams with Innovation Execution, Digital Stack, and Intelligent Automation teams, when applicable, to maximize existing/new capabilities that can accelerate customer innovative solutions.
• Work closely with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure Strategy, Innovation and Deployment (SI&D) leadership and the Segment Customer Solutions teams are informed of progress/impact and involved in decision making where applicable in the innovation process.
• Occasionally, provide support for content design/optimization and other innovation scaling capability building activities.
  
  

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required. An MBA or another advanced degree is preferred.
• 10-15 years of related experience in End to End Supply Chain and/or Business functions. Customer facing experience and Organization/People Development is preferred.
• Strong supply chain and business acumen, including knowledge of methods to understand customer needs and enhance the customer experience.
• Demonstrated ability to show resiliency and an innovative mindset in ambiguous environments.
• Strong leader, influencer, and negotiator able to work collaboratively across broad stakeholder groups both internally and externally.
• Customer Centricity and ability maintain confidentiality as required by J&J and Customer policies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to build strong relationships in complex networks and influence at senior levels.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to support business case and value proposition development.
• Strategic thinking skills with ability to develop scaling plans and turn strategy into action.
• Demonstrated project management ability to lead cross functional teams, drive Change Management and sustainable programs globally.
• Experience and understanding of leveraging E2E supply chain, cross functional, cross regional, and cross Segment capabilities.
• Typical computer literacy in business environment: Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead & get things done through influence versus line responsibility is required.

There is a minimum travel requirement for this role of 30%, both domestically and internationally.

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through cutting-edge programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. As such, depending on location, candidates offered employment may be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or, in certain countries, secure an approved accommodation prior to the commencement of employment to support the well-being of our employees, their families and the communities in which we live and work. If you are invited to interview for the position, your recruiter will advise on the vaccine requirement status in your geographic location.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location

United States-New Jersey-Bridgewater-430 Route 22

Other Locations

North America-United States-Pennsylvania, North America-United States-Puerto Rico, Europe/Middle East/Africa-Belgium-Antwerp-Beerse, Europe/Middle East/Africa-Ireland-Cork-Cork, North America-United States-Florida, Europe/Middle East/Africa-Switzerland-Zug

Organization

Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. (6090)

Job Function

Operations

Requisition ID

2206006174W