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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.
**Job Function:**
Project/Program Management Group
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Project/Program Management
**Job Category:**
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
**Job Description:**
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Robotics, located in Leeds, United Kingdom.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: R-
Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy - Requisition Number: R-
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain u2013 Robotics & Deployment Lead is responsible for leading the end-to-end supply chain readiness and execution of robotics and other key transformation programmes across the region, ensuring successful launches, scalable operations, and a smooth transition into business-as-usual ownership. This role partners closely with the global team and cross-functional stakeholders to shape programme scope, build sustainable processes, systems and organisational capabilities, and drive disciplined project delivery across multiple initiatives, locations, and functions. The position plays a critical role in delivering robotic NPIs and line extensions, providing post-launch hyper-care support, proactively managing risks and interdependencies, and ensuring all activities are executed with strong governance, transparency, compliance, and customer focus.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Programme Leadership and Delivery**
Support the Robotics Lead inexecuting theprogramme scope,objectives, and delivery approach.
Lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects across functions, locations, and stakeholder groups.
Executeend-to-end project delivery management, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, communications, integration, and sub-team coordination.
**Launch and Operational Transition**
Deliver robotic New Product Introduction (NPI) launches and line extensions in line with regional business priorities.
Leadhyper caresupport following robotic NPI deployments and ensure a smooth transition into operational ownership.
Assess the impact of programmes on the end-to-end supply chain organisation and support readiness across affected teams.
Support the development of sustainable and scalable processes to enable long-term operational success.
**Governance and Project Management**
Apply established project management methodologies and reporting tools to providetimely, transparent visibility of status across all organisational levels.
Set up regular team meetings, prepare agendas, capture minutes, andmaintainstrong alignment across cross-functional teams.
Support cross-functional team activities to deliver alignedobjectiveson time, within budget, and in a compliant and reliable manner.
Ensure key project documents, presentations, and data aremaintained, accessible, and up to date.
**Risk, Compliance and Leadership**
Proactivelyidentifyprogramme interdependencies and escalate risks and issuesin a timely manner.
Lead the development and execution of mitigation and contingency plans to protect programme delivery.
Demonstrate strong leadership, business acumen, and influencing skills to drive accountability and achieve programmeobjectives.
Adhere to all applicable laws, policies, and compliance requirements,alwaysmaintainingthe highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
**Key Qualifications & Experience**
**Required Qualifications**
Experience
+5 yearsleadership experience inendu2011tou2011endsupply chain management within complex,multiu2011countryenvironments.
Strong experience partnering with commercial leaders and influencingenterpriseu2011leveldecision making.
Experienceoperatingeffectively within matrixed, global organizations.
Skills & Capabilities
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business strategy into executable supply chain plans.
Highly effective communicator and influencer at executive level.
Resilient, decisive leader with the ability tooperatein ambiguity and complexity.
**Preferred Qualifications**
Prior experience within MedTech and/or Orthopaedics sectors.
Experience leading supply chain organizations across culturally and operationally diverse geographies.
Track recordof influencing global platforms, standards, and capabilities based on regional business needs.
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
u202fJohnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
u202f
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicantsu2019 needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via ( , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
u202f
#LI-Hybrid
#DePuySynthesCareers
**Required Skills:**
**Preferred Skills:**
Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility
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.
**Job Function:**
Project/Program Management Group
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Project/Program Management
**Job Category:**
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
**Job Description:**
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Robotics, located in Leeds, United Kingdom.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: R-
Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy - Requisition Number: R-
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain u2013 Robotics & Deployment Lead is responsible for leading the end-to-end supply chain readiness and execution of robotics and other key transformation programmes across the region, ensuring successful launches, scalable operations, and a smooth transition into business-as-usual ownership. This role partners closely with the global team and cross-functional stakeholders to shape programme scope, build sustainable processes, systems and organisational capabilities, and drive disciplined project delivery across multiple initiatives, locations, and functions. The position plays a critical role in delivering robotic NPIs and line extensions, providing post-launch hyper-care support, proactively managing risks and interdependencies, and ensuring all activities are executed with strong governance, transparency, compliance, and customer focus.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Programme Leadership and Delivery**
Support the Robotics Lead inexecuting theprogramme scope,objectives, and delivery approach.
Lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects across functions, locations, and stakeholder groups.
Executeend-to-end project delivery management, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, communications, integration, and sub-team coordination.
**Launch and Operational Transition**
Deliver robotic New Product Introduction (NPI) launches and line extensions in line with regional business priorities.
Leadhyper caresupport following robotic NPI deployments and ensure a smooth transition into operational ownership.
Assess the impact of programmes on the end-to-end supply chain organisation and support readiness across affected teams.
Support the development of sustainable and scalable processes to enable long-term operational success.
**Governance and Project Management**
Apply established project management methodologies and reporting tools to providetimely, transparent visibility of status across all organisational levels.
Set up regular team meetings, prepare agendas, capture minutes, andmaintainstrong alignment across cross-functional teams.
Support cross-functional team activities to deliver alignedobjectiveson time, within budget, and in a compliant and reliable manner.
Ensure key project documents, presentations, and data aremaintained, accessible, and up to date.
**Risk, Compliance and Leadership**
Proactivelyidentifyprogramme interdependencies and escalate risks and issuesin a timely manner.
Lead the development and execution of mitigation and contingency plans to protect programme delivery.
Demonstrate strong leadership, business acumen, and influencing skills to drive accountability and achieve programmeobjectives.
Adhere to all applicable laws, policies, and compliance requirements,alwaysmaintainingthe highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
**Key Qualifications & Experience**
**Required Qualifications**
Experience
+5 yearsleadership experience inendu2011tou2011endsupply chain management within complex,multiu2011countryenvironments.
Strong experience partnering with commercial leaders and influencingenterpriseu2011leveldecision making.
Experienceoperatingeffectively within matrixed, global organizations.
Skills & Capabilities
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business strategy into executable supply chain plans.
Highly effective communicator and influencer at executive level.
Resilient, decisive leader with the ability tooperatein ambiguity and complexity.
**Preferred Qualifications**
Prior experience within MedTech and/or Orthopaedics sectors.
Experience leading supply chain organizations across culturally and operationally diverse geographies.
Track recordof influencing global platforms, standards, and capabilities based on regional business needs.
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
u202fJohnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
u202f
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicantsu2019 needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via ( , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
u202f
#LI-Hybrid
#DePuySynthesCareers
**Required Skills:**
**Preferred Skills:**
Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility
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