Job Description - Project Manager, Value Chain Management (2406213212W)
Position Overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (J&JIMSC) is recruiting for a Project Manager, Value Chain Management (VCM) to be located in Beerse, Belgium; Cork, Ireland; Schaffhausen, Switzerland; Latina; Horsham, PA; Titusville, NJ and is expected on site at the J&J home location 3 days/week.
This position will report under the Project Management Organization (PMO) of Value Chain Management within J&JIM Supply Chain.
Overall Vision/Role
This role requires a dynamic leader who can collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional team members and Senior Leaders. A successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the successful delivery of multiple lifecycle management projects, such as product transfers, risk management, supplier qualifications, and/or portfolio optimization. This role requires a high aptitude in the following skills: leadership, people management, project & program management methodologies & fundamentals (FPX preferred), data & project metric analysis, business process improvement, influencing, and senior leader communication.
Key Responsibilities:
With limited direction, lead cross-functional project teams in a dynamic environment to identify, recommend, and execute the best enterprise business solutions/propositions.
Guide project teams through the development of project plans & risk register.
Drive project activities to meet project and business objectives including approval of project recommendations through governance.
Influence others beyond own scope and level; lead communications with all levels of stakeholders to enable informed decision making.
Drive team accountability for deliverables and ensure projects meet defined project milestones.
Demonstrate team performance management; ask the right questions to understand business impact and risks.
Make the complex simple when presenting opportunities and plans to the team and organization.
Lead team through options analysis, scenario planning, and drive recommendations.
Identify and recommend the best enterprise business proposition.
Engage teams in healthy debate/conflict resolution, and deliver team-aligned option business solutions.
Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to relevant stakeholders; lead development and delivery of tactical and achievable mitigation and contingency planning.
Scope definitions and control: stakeholder alignment, project planning, resource and risk management, team development, and communication.
Lead prioritization and options analysis with teams.
Lead teams in use of ongoing risk management & communication tools.
Project Execution
Develop, manage, and maintain up-to-date Project Timelines inclusive of all critical milestones, key interdependencies, financial commitments, and resource constraints, while applying appropriate project scheduling techniques.
Monitor project status and execution; report timely updates via Project Templates, Project Dashboards, and Update Forms; and develop agendas, minutes, metrics, etc. for the teams.
Deliver transparent, timely, and effective verbal and written communication to teams, stakeholders, and appropriate levels of the organization.
Lead "lessons learned" exercises, share lessons among project leaders and other teams.
Qualifications
Required:
A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Business, or a related discipline.
A minimum of 8 years of relevant business experience.
Proven record of leading teams in delivering results.
Strong Business and Financial Acumen.
Demonstrated enterprise-wide knowledge and experience leading cross-functional teams.
Experience in New Product Introduction and/or Life Cycle Project Management.
Capability of leading/overseeing multiple projects at the same time is required.
Preferred:
Process Excellence or Six Sigma training/certification.
Demonstrated leadership & influencing skills across organizational levels.
Experience with standard PM tools and templates.
Proven track record in project management/leadership is required. Project Management Certification is preferred.
Exposure to an international working environment is preferred.
Other:
This position may require up to 15% domestic and international travel & be on site 3 days a week at home office location.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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