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Job Function:
Supply Chain Planning
Job Sub Function:
Inventory Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Palm Beach Gardens Florida United States of America
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
DePuy Synthes currently part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world.
DePuy Synthes solutions in specialties including joint reconstruction trauma craniomaxillofacial spinal surgery and sports medicine are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. For more information visit.
Were seeking a Team Lead Material Replenishment Planning in Palm Beach Gardens FL.
Job Description
The Team Lead will lead a team of planners to handle and optimize the flow of inventory for our global VELYS Enabling Tech portfolio. This role is critical to ensure timely replenishment of inventory to support day-to-day operations and customer demand. By directing well-designed planning processes coaching the team and employing MRP tools you will help maintain supply continuity while balancing inventory investment service performance and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Planning Operations: Lead and develop a team of material replenishment planners. Set clear priorities and goals allocate workload provide coaching and feedback and ensure consistent use of standard planning processes and tools.
- Complete Replenishment Planning: Oversee daily MRP runs and review of planned orders executed by the team to ensure timely replenishment of finished goods components and spare parts across global depots and manufacturing sites.
- Monitor Inventory Health: Direct the teams monitoring of stock levels days of supply coverage and open orders to identify risks and prevent shortages backorders or excess/obsolete inventory; escalate and resolve issues with clear action plans.
- Maintain Planning Parameters: Ensure the team regularly maintains key MRP settings (lead times safety stock reorder points lot sizing MOQ) aligned with service targets supply constraints and product lifecycle stage; own governance for parameter changes.
- Analyze Demand Signals: Guide planners in translating shipment consumption and forecast demand patterns into accurate planning inputs; partner with demand planning and S&OP to align on planning assumptions and scenario changes.
- Handle Exceptions & Escalations: Provide direction on resolving supply constraints and late orders prioritizing and expediting critical materials; lead structured data-driven escalation routines with clear ownership and follow-through.
- Optimize Inventory Policies: Support continuous improvement of replenishment strategies (segmentation safety-stock policies reorder strategies) to balance cost risk and service; challenge status quo using data and root-cause analysis.
- Reporting & Visibility: Oversee development and use of dashboards and reports that clearly communicate inventory status planned supply backorders and key performance indicators (e.g. fill rate on-time supply excess & obsolete). Use insights to drive decisions and corrective actions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Supplier S&OP: Partner with supply chain production procurement quality logistics and customer service teams to align on priorities supply plans and planning assumptions. Engage key suppliers through supplier S&OP routines to share demand signals align supply commitments and drive supply reliability.
- Continuous Improvement & Best Practices: Identify opportunities to simplify processes improve master data quality and implement standard work in MRP and inventory management. Share knowledge and lead process-improvement initiatives; mentor and upskill junior planners.
- Talent & Capability Development: Support hiring onboarding and performance management for the team. Create an environment that encourages learning ownership and continuous improvement in planning capabilities.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience: Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations or related field; 5 years in supply planning inventory management or network planning preferred including experience leading a small team or supervising/planning lead role.
- Technical Skills: Solid understanding of supply planning principles and ERP systems (SAP or equivalent); proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools; familiarity with MRP and inventory optimization techniques.
- Analytical Ability: Ability to interpret inventory demand and transit data to make informed allocation and replenishment decisions; comfortable using KPIs and root-cause analysis to drive improvements.
- Process Orientation: Experience designing or governing standard work parameter management and planning calendars across multiple sites or product families.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and represent the planning team in S&OP and issue-resolution forums.
- People Leadership: Demonstrated ability to coach develop and motivate team members; experience in performance management feedback and building bench strength.
- Problem-Solving & Drive for Results: Consistent track record of handling exceptions prioritizing actions and resolving allocation and supply challenges under time pressure with a focus on service and inventory outcomes.
- Detail Orientation: High level of accuracy in managing planning parameters reviewing orders and ensuring data quality.
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.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Business Process Design Compliance Management Data Savvy Demand Planning Developing Others Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) Inclusive Leadership Inventory Management Inventory Optimization Inventory Turnover Job Scheduling Software Leadership Manufacturing Flow Management Motivating People Organizing Problem Solving Supply Planning Team Management Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Warehouse Management