Senior Production Planner

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Johnson & Johnson MedTech a member of Johnson & Johnsons Family of Companies is currently recruiting for a Production Planning Lead to join the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Jacksonville Campus!

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. Learn more at ( you interested in joining a diverse team delivering outstanding results to our customers Apply now for this exciting opportunity!

The Sr. Production Planner plays a key role in developing maintaining and optimizing production schedules to support the manufacture of Acuvue Brand Contact Lenses. This role is accountable for creating constrained production plans aligned with customer demand available capacity and inventory objectives while ensuring strong service performance and supply reliability.

The Sr. Production Planner partners closely with Manufacturing Quality Engineering Supply Planning and other crossfunctional teams to manage execution risks resolve constraints and effectively communicate schedule impacts. This role balances shortterm execution with inventory health and longerterm planning considerations across the manufacturing network.

The role will be based at the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Jacksonville Campus.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Develop maintain and optimize a constrained weekly Master Production Schedule (MPS) aligned to customer demand available capacity and material readiness.

• Plan and manage production activities within defined freeze periods including rescheduling rework and outsourced work as required.

• Partner with Quality Assurance to ensure timely release of product for production and downstream replenishment.

• Monitor and analyze daily supply and demand alerts; proactively address or escalate execution risks and shortterm constraints.

• Optimize customer service performance by preventing stockouts and backorders while balancing nearterm execution needs with inventory targets.

• Maintain inventory levels within established goals minimizing excess obsolete and expired inventory; develop forwardlooking inventory projections by product.

• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing and Operations teams to ensure production schedules are executable and met.

• Resolve manufacturing conflicts impacting the production plan and manage communication related to manufacturingdriven changes.

• Establish and maintain effective communication with Quality Engineering Manufacturing Supply Planning and Demand Planning to ensure alignment.

• Participate in new product launch activities and support development of production schedules for new products as required.

• Provide planning data analysis and insights to support crossfunctional initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

• Translate complex planning data into clear actionable insights for stakeholders across operations and supply chain.

• Actively participate in business and planning forums demonstrating strong collaboration and communication across functions.

Required & Preferred Skills:

• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree is required; Supply Chain Logistics Engineering or a related field is preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations including planning manufacturing logistics distribution procurement or related areas.

• Demonstrated experience using ERP systems; SAP or similar systems preferred.

• Strong analytical quantitative and problemsolving skills with high attention to detail.

• Proven ability to proactively identify issues and drive resolution through collaboration.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to simplify complex concepts and communicate effectively across organizational levels.

• Strong capability to partner crossfunctionally in interdependent operating environments.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required; advanced Excel skills strongly preferred and familiarity with Access is a plus.

• APICS IBF or similar professional certification is preferred.

• Experience or exposure to Six Sigma or Process Excellence tools and methodologies is preferred.

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• This position will be located onsite in Jacksonville FL. 10% travel domestically may be required.

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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