Sr Manager Operational Excellence Latam

At Johnson & Johnson, the largest healthcare company in the world, we come together for one purpose: to transform the history of health in humanity. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are essential to continue building our history of pioneering and innovation, which has been impacting the health of more than 1 billion patients and consumers every day for more than 130 years. Regardless of your race, belief, sexual orientation, religion, or any other trait, YOU are welcome in all open positions at the largest healthcare company in the world. When You Join Johnson & Johnson, Your Move Could Mean Our Next Breakthrough. _
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- Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager Inter-Regional Transportation to work in São José dos Campos._
- The Senior Manager Inter-Regional Transportation will be accountable for flawless operational execution of inter-region transport lanes, including door-door oversight of critical lanes. This also includes day to day operational issue management, new requirements, project support, vendor management and lane reliability management. Below more details of the job description:_
**_Responsibilities:_**
- _Lead door-door operational management for Johnson & Johnson inter-region transport lanes, ensuring consistent product availability and highest levels of customer experience._
- _Responsible for the management, driving improvements and reporting of reliability for inter-region transportation lanes._
- _Lead vendor management process (business reviews, reporting on operational vendor performance) and own the relationship with the vendors in partnership with Global Logistics Procurement._
- _Partner in inter-region sourcing initiatives providing robust requirements and ensuring timely and successful implementation of new awarded lanes._
- _Collaborate, lead and be a change agent to drive end to end process improvements to ensure efficient freight hand, seamless regulatory/customs approvals and optimal lead-times for all inter-regional supply chain movements, working closely with internal and external supply chain and logistics partners. _
- _Implement, and sustain, best in class process standards and KPI's for inter-region transport and ensure adherence by all inter-region logistics parties. _
- _Partner with finance and regional transportation organizations to drive financial planning activities like LRFP, BP etc. and manage inter-region freight budget._
- _Lead issue management impacting transport, collaboration and communication of all major events impacting Johnson & Johnson's inter-region transport movements. Proactively surface and resolve key issues with a sense of urgency working in a global and matrix organization._
- _Partner with J&J Deliver Quality to ensure that transport operations are managed within the appropriate quality framework._
- _Drive upstream supply chain efficiencies to ensure optimal transportation lead-times by working closely with Plan, Make, Source and Deliver partners. _
- _Lead a global, virtual team of high-performing professionals ensuring an inclusive, collaborative environment with a focus on talent development._
- _Connect and shape future strategic roadmap of reliability initiatives with Segment partners within the region (influence, partner, analyze and drive improvements)_
- _Ability to manage and offer simplification strategies for a complex supply chain through the use of analytics and data._
**Qualifications**
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required with 8 years at management experience
- Required experience in a combination of one or more of the following: International Logistics, Foreign Trade, Supply Chain Excellence or Trade Compliance
- Experience working in a highly matrixed, global organization is required
- Fluent in English and Spanish Language is required.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of the end to end supply chain is required
- People Management experience with a track record of developing and building diverse, high-performance teams with a strong sense of mission is required
- Track record of delivering results & managing against milestones and deadlines is required
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and implement approved projects is required
- Multi-sector experience is strongly preferred
- Budget management experience above U$20MM spend or more is preferred
- Knowledge of Planisware (or other PPM tool) is preferred
- Knowledge of PMP/LEAN/SIX SIG

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