About the Role
The JJMT Transformation function is responsible for designing and realizing the future-state supply chain network for Johnson & Johnson MedTech. This role is responsible for driving the planning, coordination, and execution of network transition activities that enable the future-state Distribution & Transportation network. This is a critical component of a complex business separation and requires coordination across multiple workstreams, markets, sites, and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning, coordination, and execution of network transition projects across distribution, transportation, and supply chain functions.
- Manage multiple complex, interrelated network transition sub-projects in parallel, maintaining focus on key deliverables, dependencies, and timelines.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, trackers, and governance documentation to support execution of network changes in line with FPX project methodology.
- Track transition milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues, ensuring timely escalation and resolution where required.
- Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure readiness of operational, systems, infrastructure, and partner (3PL)-related activities supporting transformation priorities.
- Support execution of site transitional activities, including coordination of cutover planning, stabilization activities (hyper care), and transition governance.
- Ensure transition activities remain aligned with defined standards, timelines, and future-state network objectives.
- Facilitate alignment, communication, and decision visibility across cross-functional stakeholders, including Operations, IT, Digital, Procurement, Partner Management, and regional teams.
- Prepare reporting and updates for governance forums, including visibility into project progress, risks, mitigation actions, and key decisions.
- Maintain documentation of transition activities, after action reviews and best practices to support future deployments and continuous improvement.
- Support management of interdependencies between all network projects and broader transformation initiatives.
- Support execution and coordination of distribution network activities, including the formulation of transition plans, governance frameworks, and execution tracking mechanisms.
- Decision-making and problem solving related to coordination of transition activities, identification and escalation of risks and dependencies, prioritization of issues impacting execution timelines, and alignment of stakeholders across functions and regions to support successful network transitions.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Strong foundation in project management, including FPX; knowledge of other methodologies is a plus.
- Proven experience leading complex, high-visibility projects or programs with multiple interdependent workstreams in a regional or global matrix environment.
- Minimum 5–8 years of relevant experience in supply chain, logistics, operations, project management, or transformation programs.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, align, and drive engagement across functions and seniority levels.
- Experience managing complex project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and governance activities in environments with multiple priorities and interdependent workstreams.
- Experience driving or coordinating operational transitions, network changes, site implementations, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Understanding of supply chain and distribution operations, including warehouse and transportation processes.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization: strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced transformation environment.
- Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, IT, Procurement, and external partners.
- Proficiency with project planning, reporting, and collaboration tools used to manage timelines, risks, actions, and governance updates.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge the status quo constructively, and drive continuous improvement.
- Must be self-directed and accountable with proven ability to work well under pressure, rapidly react and adjust to new evolving business environments and priority adjustments.
- The ability to toggle between big picture and attention to detail required.
- Fluent English required; additional languages are a plus.
- Live Our Credo – Demonstrates and inspires the behaviors that reinforce Our Credo.
- Connect – Cultivates meaningful external relationships and partnerships outside of J&J, adding value and insights for the enterprise; leverages insights to proactively uncover critical unmet needs and turn them into new opportunities.
- Shape – Translates insights into innovative and viable products or solutions, creating value; challenges the status quo and leads change management activities, creating positive change; takes and properly manages risks, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance, contributing to value creation.
- Lead - Takes ownership for talent acquisition, performance and development in a way that enhances the performance and development of self and others; maximizes and leverages diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and talent to generate innovative ideas or solutions to address organizational challenges; engages in and encourages others to have transparent and constructive conversations and encourages others, contributing to a high-performing organization.
- Deliver - Act with speed, agility, and accountability to achieve organizational goals and strategies; makes decisions and takes actions based on a regional, global and enterprise-wide mindset that adds value across the enterprise; balances short and long-term strategic choices, positions the organization to achieve both short-term and expected future results.
- A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Collaborative team player who works effectively across functions, builds strong working relationships, and supports shared team outcomes.
Skills
- Agile Decision Making
- Analytics Insights
- Developing Others
- Inclusive Leadership
- Leadership
- Organizational Project Management
- Performance Measurement
- Program Management
- Project Management Methodology (PMM)
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- Project Management Tools
- Project Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
- Statement of Work (SOW)
- Team Management
Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
- UK/Ireland
- EMEA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced program leader
- 5-8 years relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
About the Company
- At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. 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 personal. 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, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
- As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
