IRTE Business Lead

Johnson & Johnson is currently hiring for an IRTE Business Team Lead position to be located in Piscataway or Raritan, New Jersey!

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Job Summary

A member of the Inter-Regional Transport Excellence operations team, the Business Lead is responsible for the flawless operational execution of inter-region transport lanes; managed door-door. This includes oversight of the operational team, day-to-day operational issue management, transportation/logistics coordination, and project management with freight forwarders, shipping sites, and supply planning.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage door-door operational management for Johnson & Johnson inter-region transport lanes, ensuring consistent product availability and the highest levels of customer experience.
• Lead process improvement projects leveraging PM methodologies like Six Sigma, FPX, etc., to drive reliability and or cost efficiencies for inter-regional transport moves.
• Ability to present performance metrics and project charters/updates to various levels of management.
• Responsible for coordination, track & trace, and exception management for segment inter-region transportation lanes.
• Lead/participate in operational vendor management meetings (business reviews, reporting on operational vendor performance) and lead day-to-day tactical relationships with the vendors.
• As required, partner with distribution Centers and manufacturing facilities to coordinate and lead freight on inter-regional lanes.
• Partner with J&J Deliver Quality to ensure that transport operations are handled within the appropriate quality framework.
• The primary point of contact for sites and logistics providers to communicate issues affecting shipment flows, including but not limited to missing documentation, freight delays, quality events, and shipping receiving delays.
• Perform ad-hoc operational analytics to drive day-to-day business efficiencies.
• Lead operational activities to support global bids for various inter-region transport moves; including requirements, baseline validation and lane implementation to pre-established metrics.
• Provide support for event management in other geographical regions based on the criticality of issues.