PO Global MES

Position Title: Technology Product Owner - Global MES

Function: Technology and Data

Sub-function: Head of Supply Chain Technology

Cost Center:

Region: NA/EMEA/LATAM

Country: US, Switzerland, Italy, France, Sweden, Puerto Rico, Brazil

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting a Technology Product Owner Global MES to support the Consumer Health Business. The position will be located in EMEA, North America, or LATAM.

Johnson & Johnson New Planned Consumer Health Company, based in Skillman, N.J., is one of the world's largest consumer health and personal care products company. Our consumer companies produce many of the world's most trusted brands, among them JOHNSON'S® Baby, BAND-AID®, NEUTROGENA®, TYLENOL®, MOTRIN®, and LISTERINE®. Each one of our consumer businesses embraces innovative science to create products that anticipate consumer needs and create experiences that help them live healthy, vibrant lives.

As a pivotal role in the Technology & Data organization, reporting to the Smart Operations Global Platforms Lead, this role will be responsible for setting the vision and strategic objectives for the Global Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) product line. This role will have a deep understanding of manufacturing across our supply chain, own value delivery end-to-end and value realization for MES products, working closely as a strategic partner with technology and business leadership teams. As a leader, this role will develop a culture of value delivery and continuous improvement while ensuring a connected and cohesive global strategy across our MES products.

As a strategic problem solver, technologist, and expert Supply Chain leader in manufacturing operations and digital MES products this role will empower our Supply Chain partners and technology leaders through the delivery of products and platforms that create differentiated digital capabilities and maximize performance, quality, compliance, and transparency of our manufacturing operations.

As a driver of change and innovation, this role will have the unique opportunity to help shape MES investments with technology and business leaders, enable digital transformation of our manufacturing systems, and drive continuous introduction of digital MES products and platforms as a true partner with the business, strengthening our supply chain.

This role will work at the intersection of business vision & strategy, human-centered design, and technical execution to deploy, manage, and modernize a portfolio of connected next-generation MES products & platforms.

This role will also be responsible for supporting large-scale, high-visibility global technology initiatives across the NA, LATAM, EMEA, and ASPAC regions and drive outcomes that matter in our local markets.

Responsibilities:

• Define vision, goals, and objective for our Global MES Products and Platforms, co-shaping strategic demand with the business and aligning business and technology strategies to technology delivery
• Work hand-in-hand as a strategic partner with business teams and drive engagement with third party partners to deploy digital technology products and drive continuous improvements of manufacturing operations through MES
• Lead continuous improvement across the MES product lifecycle
• Work across Smart Operations and Supply Chain technology product squads and the business to define and deliver innovative solutions, ensuring a coordinated and cohesive strategy
• Maximize return on investment from MES by ensuring product teams “build the right thing” to drive business value in alignment with stakeholder expectations
• Lead and manage a cross-product roadmap for global MES Products
• Lead and manage release planning, inform the product backlog, and resolve dependencies and resource collisions
• Collaborate with leaders across Supply Chain technology and the business to ensure successful launch and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle
• Define and track metrics to measure value generation from MES products including end-user KPIs, product performance, team health, and product maturity
• Drive the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) on behalf of the MES product group
• Work closely with the portfolio manager and the business to continually plan resources and manage financials for Supply Chain technology within the regions

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years' experience as a business/technology owner in Supply Chain, Manufacturing or related field with responsibility for P&L and key performance indicators of the organization
• Ability to be hands on with MES configuration and development of modern MES platforms.
• Proven Experience and deep understanding of modern process and data integration eco-systems with ERPs, LIMS and SCADA/automation systems.
• Deep experience in a regulated manufacturing environment within pharma and/or consumer product industry
• Deep understanding of industry trends and customer needs, ability to create a value proposition for the user and a vision for technology that best support business goals
• Ability to manage a broad set of internal and external business drivers and financial metrics across the enterprise in order to prioritize technology solutions
• Experience developing supply chain systems, tools and business solutions
• Thought leader in developing systems and tools that serve the customer and end-user
• Product / Digital experience:
  • Experience in underlying conceptual models based on human-centered design principles to deliver a fully-aligned, context-driven experience
  • Foundational skills (at minimum) in data engineering, cybersecurity, intelligent automation and emerging technologies
• Demonstrated success in leading teams and creating an environment that fosters delivering results through collaboration in cross-functional teams
• Ability to foster a culture of empowerment and accountability to bring clarity around purpose and vision, eliminate barriers, and push decision making to the lowest appropriate level
• Professional certifications preferred but not required: Agile (SAFe, PMI, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or related field