The Manager, Plan Data and Analytics role resides within the Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV) Supply Chain Planning Excellence team. This role is responsible for developing and leading a multi-year strategy to deploy state-of-the-art reporting and analytic capabilities, using the established technology stack within J&J. This strategy will ensure improvement of analytics maturity via comprehensive deployment of the blueprinted standards and processes, and support development and deployment of a planner self-serve data capability. This role will work closely aligned with the Planning Excellence team, the Digital team and the Global & Regional Planning Process Leaders to make sure deliverables are driving the right business performance. This leader will drive operational efficiencies and initiate transformational projects when needed. The manager will successfully guide the organization through these changes while ensuring effective execution of the current processes.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for the Planning organizations data and analytics platform. Build and deploy a self-service data platform with curated datasets. Align platform capabilities with technology roadmaps and lead their deployment. Establish governance for new enhancements (metric development, analytics, machine learning models etc.) initiatives and strategies. Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of standard methodologies to business reporting / analytics capabilities on the platform. Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance reporting and analytical solutions. Use analytics to drive business process improvements and supply chain performance. Support in deploying strategy to improve operational effectiveness within analytics. Co-develop targeted insights and analytics for key decision-makers. Lead project management efforts for analytics development and platform enhancements. Identify the right partners, process and technology capabilities that are needed to drive increased data and analytics maturity. Explore data sources and perform data engineering for new capabilities. Assess opportunities to improve operational efficiencies through data. Oversee platform governance, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs. Drive operational efficiencies and resolve issues promptly within the area. Key Relationships: This position will work closely with various Supply Chain stakeholders including but not limited to: All levels of the Planning function. Make, deliver, source, information technology, strategy and innovation, product management or other supply chain functions / leaders. QualificationsEducation:
Bachelor s Degree required with preference in Supply Chain, Operational Research, Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering or equivalent / advanced degree/MBA preferred. PMP, FPX, SME, lean / 6S Black Belt or equivalent certifications preferred. Other certifications in areas of expertise desirable.
Experience:
Minimum six (6) years of relevant experience required. Experience working within a multi-regional and multi-functional team in a highly matrixed, global, and virtual environment is required. Project and program management experience preferred. Experience with data (acquisition) platforms, data & analytics, and visualization platform delivery is required. Experience with Microsoft Azure, Data Bricks, Azure Data Factory, SQL, Python Alteryx and Tableau is preferred. Knowledge in Supply Chain KPI reporting, and Supply Chain metrics preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Critical thinking, ability to develop and execute a comprehensive strategy that realizes functional and company goals. Ability to influence at all levels within the Supply Chain organization. Strong communication and visualization skills with the ability to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels in the organization. Demonstrates a strong solid understanding of industry methodologies and benchmarks. Ability to effectively manage projects, multiple priorities and timelines. Big picture, attention to detail, align strategic and tactical goals. Pro-active, can-do attitude and ability to function autonomously Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, JIRA. Results orientation ability to deliver to timelines.
