CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, is recruiting for a Production Planning Manager, to be located in Irvine, CA.

Every six seconds someone dies from a stroke. Stroke can be caused either by a clot obstructing the flow of blood to the brain (ischemic stroke) or by a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). CERENOVUS is committed to changing the trajectory of stroke by providing physicians with innovative technologies to push the boundaries of what’s possible in neurovascular intervention. CERENOVUS offers a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

Johnson & Johnson’s CNV Division is one of the leaders in the medical device industry. Our implants and instruments are used by interventional neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists, to treat patients with conditions resulting from hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Our environment is entrepreneurial, learning-driven, and is as challenging as it is rewarding. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Johnson & Johnson.

The Production Planning Manager manages and develops work processes that integrate customer delivery requirements into manufacturing plans. The role is responsible for the planning of finished goods production schedules for manufacturing, buying and purchase order management for raw materials and components from external suppliers, and the tracking and projection of inventory across our network of internal manufacturing sites.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Planning Manager is responsible for Lead and Coordinate all Production Planning Processes and Buying activities to ensure:

• Achieving customer demand fulfillment targets, developing & implementing world-class inventory
• Managing & directing global, strategic demand & inventory plans. This position possesses a broad range of responsibilities critical to efficient utilization of resources & inventories to meet demand.
• Managing & Accountable for Master Production Schedulers alignment on processes and execution for such as Business Planning, Capacity Planning, Systems Capability and Data Management and Inventory Entitlement.
• Owns and Responsible for the execution and process improvement for the Supply S&OP process.
• Leads the Production Planning and Integration of new products.
• Lead, Mentor and Coach Production Planning team to review manufacturing capacity utilization and identifies possible manufacturing constraints. Monitors and anticipates production issues due to assembly capacity and new product launches.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
• Focusing on driving customer value through development & implementation of MD&D PP&L Business Practices & Standards.
• Ensure demand & inventory management systems are maintained & continuously improved to achieve state-of the-art business process technology.
• Serves as a common business voice in process and initiatives for MD&D PP&L Organization.
• Responsible to identify, communicate, and drive corrective actions derived from the execution of the supply plan as it relates to the production planning embedded in duties and responsibilities section.
• Owns the weekly Materials Requirements Planning for raw material and components to share with suppliers and Buyers to execute against.
• Manages the PO and Buying process for all sites, ensuring continuous product flow and addressing invoice and mismatch issues as they arise. Continuous partnership with suppliers to confirm PO quantities and delivery dates, while tracking supplier performance.
• Oversees the weekly MRP process for all sites, translating the weekly finished goods supply plan into raw material requirements for analysis and execution by buyers.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Know & follow company policies & procedures & assure that direct reports know & follow policies & procedures related to work activities performed in area of responsibility.
• TRAINING: Complete training in area of responsibility & assure that direct reports are trained in area of responsibility within allowed time-period. Training is required for changes in existing policies & procedures, for new assignments & for implementation of new policies & procedures. Complete required periodic re-training & assure that required periodic re-training takes place for direct reports in areas such as safety & environmental.
• SAFETY: Set standards for safe behavior. Recognize & reward safe behavior in others. Ensure that direct reports employ safe practices. Enforce safety policies & procedures. Evaluate staff member’s safety performance & ensure that safety is a part of each direct report’s GPMS.
• Provide leadership for production planning team members in developing & completing objectives.
• Coach Production Planning team members in processes necessary to accomplish properly evaluated schedules & changes with respect to inventories & resources & monitoring same to ensure consumption & production are being accomplished as planned.
• Mentor & coach department associates on career development.
• Provide performance feedback to direct reports on a quarterly basis or more frequently if required.
• Ensure department associates’ skills are in place to meet enterprise needs.
• Lead the process of integrating marketing forecasts into viable schedules that are compatible with the business plan; an efficient use of capacities & resources & incorporate defined inventory levels.
• Reduce obsolescence excess & slow-moving finished goods exposure by direct interface with engineering, materials, manufacturing, marketing & finance in the release of new products & phase-out of old products.
• Facilitate deployment and maintenance of lean scheduling process to establish parameters, inventory targets, and continuous improvement to support customer service, inventory and cost targets.
• Define, develop & maintain, with the aid of on-line systems, lead-times, backorders & backlog management.
• Ensure demand & inventory management systems are maintained & continuously improved to achieve state-of the-art business process technology.
• Responsible for the creation of balanced supply plans for all sites, driving the production signal to meet customer and warehouse inventory requirements, while working with Operations to manage capacity and absorption.
• Plans and creates weekly Materials Requirements Planning for raw material and components to share with suppliers and Buyers to execute against
• Set and meet all inventory targets at site and adhere to inventory governance process through providing inventory projections, bridges, tracking, and implementing optimal safety stock settings.
• Support ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9000 activities
• Follow J&J and company Records Management Policies for Convenience Information, Records Retention Schedules, Training and Education, Document Hold Notices, Records Cleanout, achieving customer demand fulfillment targets, developing & implementing world-class inventory.
• Management practices & standards.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
• Responsible for ensuring subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned as needed.

Qualifications

Required:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree (preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, or Operations). (MBA or equivalent preferred)
• A minimum of 8 years Supply Chain, Operations, and/or other business experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience in at least one of the following disciplines: materials planning, master scheduling; inventory management, demand management.
• Proven analytical/quantitative skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• The demonstrated ability to identify problems/issues, recommend appropriate solutions, and follow-up to ensure positive results.
• MRP, APS, and/or ERP systems experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Data mining reporting skills through MS-excel (or equivalent).
• Experience with materials management function in a multi-site environment to include demand management (DM), master scheduling (MPS), capacity planning (CRP), material planning (MRP) & inventory control.

Preferred:

• At least 3 years of management experience.
• APICS certification.
• Manugistics, JDE, or SAP experience.
• Scenario planning experience.
• International materials management experience is desirable

Other:

• The anticipated base pay range for this position is $97,000 to $166,750.

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.

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