Johnson & Johnson

Senior Manager, External Manufacturing

Johnson & Johnson

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Palm Beach Gardens • Florida • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Defines and drives the global External Manufacturing vision in close collaboration with senior leadership and the stakeholder community, fostering a high-performance, customer-focused culture across teams and suppliers.
  • Operates as a virtual plant manager with end-to-end accountability for global external manufacturers and suppliers of finished goods, overseeing operational performance, planning, inventory, capacity management, cost optimization, and comprehensive risk mitigation.
  • Serves as a key strategic partner to senior leadership on network optimization, long-term capacity planning, footprint strategy, and make-versus-buy decisions.
  • Owns strategic and operational relationships with assigned suppliers, establishing robust governance frameworks including executive-level business reviews, S&OP alignment, CIP execution, and Quality and Planning reviews.
  • Represents External Manufacturing in global governance forums and ensures cross-regional and cross-functional alignment.
  • Leads and oversees product and technology transfers, supplier change initiatives (e.g., equipment validation, site expansions), and lean process improvement programs.
  • Owns and leads New Product Introduction (NPI) processes with external manufacturers, ensuring stakeholder alignment, resource coordination, and successful on-time launches.
  • Develops and aligns operational plans, budgets, and volume forecasts with external manufacturing sites to ensure mid- and long-term synchronization of supply and demand.
  • Conducts scenario-based capacity planning to support sustainable growth and long-range business requirements.
  • Identifies and proactively mitigates quality, regulatory, technical, and supply chain risks, strengthening business continuity planning and compliance frameworks.
  • Drives financial, service, reliability, quality, and growth performance in line with business commitments and defined KPIs.
  • Partners with Procurement and Finance on commercial negotiations and cost optimization initiatives for assigned value streams.
  • Leads change management and transformation initiatives, including process harmonization, digitalization, and standardization across the external manufacturing network.
  • Facilitates cross-functional decision-making, manages trade-offs within the assigned external value stream, and serves as escalation point for critical business-impacting matters.
  • Ensures effective execution of strategic initiatives through hands-on leadership and close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Collaborates with strategic suppliers to champion innovation initiatives and unlock additional value and competitive advantage.
  • Develops organizational talent, mentors team members, drives succession planning, and manages and develops the External Operations Team.

Requirements

  • A minimum of a Bachelor’s and/or equivalent University degree required; Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related field highly preferred; Advanced degree such as a M.S. or MBA a plus
  • Minimum eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience
  • Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain leadership
  • Experience in Supply Chain performance management
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all levels of management and influence decision-making across a matrix organization
  • Experience leading external manufacturing networks with accountability for operational performance, capacity, cost, quality, and risk
  • Strong understanding of supply chain planning, S&OP, and performance management in regulated manufacturing environments
Benefits
  • retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
  • Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
  • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
  • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
  • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
  • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementcapacity planningcost optimizationrisk mitigationquality managementNew Product Introduction (NPI)lean process improvementoperational performanceinventory managementmanufacturing operations
Soft Skills
collaborationinfluence decision-makingleadershipmentoringcross-functional decision-makingchange managementstrategic thinkingcommunicationteam developmentstakeholder alignment
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in EngineeringBachelor of Science in Supply ChainBachelor of Science in OperationsMaster of Science (M.S.)Master of Business Administration (MBA)