Senior Demand Planner

Role Summary

Senior Demand Planner at Johnson & Johnson in Cincinnati, OH. Lead US Demand Planning and the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, coordinate US inventory strategy and planning activities, drive US service management and product allocations, and work to improve forecast accuracy, customer service, and inventory. Identify and participate in digital initiatives to enhance efficiency, data quality, and insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead Demand Planning for Surgery-specific platforms within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process with continuous improvements
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Finance to identify and incorporate market intelligence into the demand forecast and balance with the statistical forecast model to achieve maximum accuracy
• Achieve forecast accuracy benchmarks for MAPE and Bias through continuous improvement with relevant stakeholders
• Develop detailed execution plans and manage demand plans for new product introductions and life cycle management
• Provide analytical and technical supply chain support for the assigned product portfolio as well as US Surgery
• Communicate accurate product availability information to customers and commercial partners with continuous improvement to communication capabilities and processes
• Ensure demand planning, IBP, and business planning processes align with global processes and objectives
• Act as single point of contact for the US business for demand/forecast-related activities for the sub-franchise
• Communicate with key stakeholders including Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain partners
• Enable achievement of Product Availability and OTIF targets and drive continuous improvements
• Participate in and lead supply disruption recoveries in partnership with Supply Chain and relevant commercial partners

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Required: Minimum of 2 years of related professional experience
• Required: Hands-on experience with inventory/planning/order management/ERP or MRP systems/financial processes
• Required: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Required: Understanding of distribution links within the supply chain
• Required: Ability to work with no supervision
• Preferred: MBA
• Preferred: S&OP or IBP experience
• Preferred: Experience in medical device, consumer, or pharmaceutical industries
• Preferred: Proficiency in advanced analytics and data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker, Qlik)
• Preferred: Proficiency in digital optimization platforms (Alteryx, RPA, Common Data Layer, etc.)
• Preferred: Proactively mitigates supply disruptions and flags risk early
• Preferred: Strong English verbal and written communication
• Preferred: Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Preferred: Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Preferred: Adaptable to rapidly changing priorities
• Preferred: Customer-focused (internal and external)

Skills

• Analytical Reasoning
• Business Behavior
• Coaching
• Collaborating
• Competitive Landscape Analysis
• Customer Service
• Data Analysis
• Data Savvy
• Demand Forecasting
• Demand Planning
• Inventory Optimization
• Manufacturing Flow Management
• Predictive Modeling
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Statistics
• Supply Planning