Field Inventory Specialist

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Field Inventory Specialist to join our Asset Management team. This is a remote opportunity located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. For more information, visit www.depuysynthes.com.

POSITION SUMMARY: 
This individual is responsible for the effective and compliant management of consigned medical devices within their territory. This regional field based individual works closely with sales, Sales & Marketing Operations, finance, loaner, and supply chain partners to develop insights that enable the execution of an effective consignment inventory strategy (including expiry management and territory sales stock) that meet both business needs and financial expectations. 
In addition, this person is to ensure field inventory processes are adhering to compliance requirements in partnership with the office team. Directly responsible for the timely completion of Audits and Returns execution. 
This person is to develop and/or use existing reports and processes to drive concrete insights to results. Benchmarking of standard methodologies across regions will be part of this person’s purview, including recommending new practices for implementation within their territory. This individual will report to the Supply Chain Manager, Asset Management and will provide report outs to senior leadership on a routine basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Become a constant Johnson and Johnson field presence. Establish a collaborative partnership with the Customer and Sales Team, geared towards continuous improvement for Asset Management and Inventory Optimization. 

1. Field Inventory Strategy and Optimization
   -    Gather account insights by partnering with Sales Representatives and Customers. Partner with Hospital
   -    Directly accountable for Field Inventory Accuracy within their territory. Including Expiry Management.
   -    Supervise utilization of consigned medical devices through analysis of product, account, provincial and national turns.
   -    Provide recommendations on the adequate mix of consigned products at each account and drive and implement the optimization of underutilized consignment assets.
   -    Partner with Asset Management Lead to implement Loaner Utilization and Optimization plan.
   -    Support Sales Team in the management of Agency Sets.
   -    Proactively seek opportunities to reduce the risk of expiry replacement (i.e. inventory optimization, transfers between accounts) improving their customer and sales team partnership to achieve it.
   -    Analyze and implement strategies to drive efficient levels of inventory
   -    Engage the Sales team to drive reduction of inventory through expiry non-replacement.

2. Field Audits
-    Partner with Finance to establish annual audit risk assessment and implementation strategy.
-    Drive the scheduling and conduct audits with the support of the Sales Force.
-    Reconcile results of annual field counts and work with Sales, Finance, Customer Service & Supply Chain Planning to resolve discrepancies.

3. Other Consignment Activities
-    Collaborate with partners (Internal and/or External) to Find opportunities for returns. Own the overall process, including generation of required documentation.
-    Provide insights and approval for new consignment addition with a heavy focus on optimization.
-    Continuous improvement processes.