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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning:

Job Sub Function:

Production Planning & Scheduling:

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Job Description:

Ethicon, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is currently hiring a Senior Manager Prod Plan Sched, for its Suzhou and Minhang Surgery Manufacturing Sites, to join its dynamic team.

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 https://www.jnj.com/

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role reports to the Director of Production Planning and Logistics and follows relevant laws, regulations, and Johnson & Johnson’s corporate guidelines.

• Oversees production planning based on Production Scheduling Requests (PSRs).

• Ensures operational efficiency, communicates volume strategies and schedule changes to Business Unit Managers.

• Prepares and manages the site’s volume Business Plan, leads Site Supply Review (SSR), and tracks weekly customer service.

• Maintains inventory levels, coordinates inventories, approves purchase orders, and ensures timely shipments.

• Supports claims for damaged or lost cargo.

• Develops programs to streamline purchasing, planning, warehousing, and duplication.

• Sets annual departmental goals aligned with organizational strategy, prepares departmental budgets, and manages material control policies.

• Conducts performance evaluations, recommends salary adjustments, oversees hiring, training, and staff management.

• Acts as liaison for purchasing supplies and equipment, recommends capital expenditures, approves changes to procedures, facilities, and equipment.

• Upholds Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and supervises PP&L Department staff per organizational policy and law.

• Conducts bi-annual cycle count audits, complies with environmental and safety standards (ISO14001, OSHAS 18001).

• Coordinates slowdown/shutdown activities across China sites and manages raw material purchasing.

• Serves as primary office support for the department.

• Collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Operations to achieve production targets; participates in site forums.

Qualifications:Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree is required; a focused degree in Engineering, Materials Management or a related field is preferred. An advanced degree, Master’s is preferred.

Required:

Minimum eight (6) years of relevant professional experience.

• Expertise in MPS/MRP, capacity planning, and S&OP/S&OE processes, aligning demand forecasts, inventory, and manufacturing execution.

• Leadership experience in managing production planning teams, cross-functional collaboration, and accountability.

• Advanced ERP skills (e.g., SAP), with focus on master data, planning parameters, and process improvements.

• Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, and GMP requirements, balancing compliance, service, and operational efficiency in medical device manufacturing.

Preferred:

• Bilingual, English and Spanish

Other:

• Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, and GMP requirements, balancing compliance, service, and operational efficiency in medical device manufacturing.

Required Skills:Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Disruptive Innovations, Distribution Management, Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Mentorship, Organizing, Process Improvements, Product Design, Product Development, Production Operations, Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility