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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 personalized. 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.

We are seeking a highly motivated Transcend Deployment Logistics Manager to support the deployment of Johnson & Johnson's global digital transformation program. This role will serve as the logistics deployment lead, partnering across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Business Process Owners, and Technology teams to ensure successful implementation of logistics capabilities within SAP S/4HANA and supporting platforms.

Position Summary

The Transcend Deployment Logistics Manager is responsible for leading logistics readiness, deployment planning, business engagement, and execution activities during global ERP transformation deployments. This individual will work across multiple regions, sites, and functional areas to ensure logistics business processes, master data, integrations, testing, training, and change management activities are successfully delivered.

The role requires strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and supply chain expertise to enable seamless adoption of standardized logistics processes while ensuring business continuity throughout deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Deployment Leadership

• Lead logistics deployment activities for Transcend program releases and site implementations.
• Partner with global process owners and deployment teams to execute best practice deployment strategies and timelines.
• Drive logistics workstream readiness assessments and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements and standardized global solutions.

Supply Chain & Logistics Process Management

• Support end-to-end logistics processes including:
  • Inventory Management
  • Warehouse Management Operations
  • Shop floor inventory management
  • Transportation Management
  • Distribution and Fulfillment
  • Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Integration, including off site storage sites and vendor managed inventory.
  • Batch Traceability and Serialization
  • Goods Receipt, Internal goods movements, and Goods Issue Processes
• Facilitate fit-gap discussions and deployment decisions with business stakeholders.

Business Readiness & Change Management

• Coordinate business simulation testing (BST), user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and cutover activities.
• Ensure business users are prepared to adopt new processes and technologies.
• Develop deployment communications and executive status reporting.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive issue resolution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and IT organizations.
• Collaborate with external logistics providers and integration partners.
• Support master data readiness and data governance activities.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that enhance service, efficiency, and compliance.

Governance & Risk Management

• Track deployment risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Present deployment readiness updates to leadership teams and governance forums.
• Monitor deployment KPIs and stabilization activities post go-live.
• Ensure adherence to compliance, quality, and validation requirements.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Information Systems, Logistics, or a related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Required Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, ERP Deployment, Operations, or Program Management.
• Experience implementing enterprise systems such as SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, or equivalent ERP platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects in a complex, global environment.
• Strong understanding of logistics, warehousing, transportation, and inventory management processes.
• Experience working with third-party logistics (3PL) providers.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting global ERP transformation programs.
• Knowledge of healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, or regulated industries.
• Experience with deployment methodologies, cutover planning, and change management.
• Familiarity with master data management and systems integration.
• Certification in Project Management (PMP), Agile, Lean, or Six Sigma is preferred.
• SAP HANA S/4 transactional and table knowledge
• Familiar with IM/GL and data migration process

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong enterprise mindset and strategic thinking
• Ability to influence across all levels of the organization
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven decision making
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results
• Strong collaboration and team leadership capabilities

What You'll Bring

• Passion for transforming business processes through technology.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Proven success delivering results in matrixed environments.
• Commitment to Johnson & Johnson's Credo values and patient-first mindset.

Why Join Us?

At Johnson & Johnson, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by helping deploy transformative digital capabilities across our global supply chain network. You'll work alongside talented professionals, influence enterprise-wide decisions, and contribute to innovations that ultimately improve patient outcomes worldwide.

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.