Integrated Business Planning Lead, Apac

Johnson & Johnson Consumer APAC is a leader in the Consumer Health industry. Our products are produced and distributed in all major Asian countries and exported overseas. The J&J Consumer Supply chain at the heart of a growing global business with world class manufacturing standards, producing leading brands. J&J has an open culture with strong principles that have been incorporated in our company credo. This is an opportunity for you to become involved in a challenge operational set-up and deliver on stretch targets, state of the art technology supports the product portfolio and goes along with many opportunities to further develop your skill set.

Planning is one of the critical foundational pillars identified by JnJ Supply Chain strategy that is essential to building the world’s best supply chain. Planning forms a pivotal role in the synchronization of our E2E Supply Chain to meet our customer demands efficiently and effectively as well as improving our cashflow through optimizing our working Capital. At the same time, we need to ensure that we are anticipating the future trends and disrupters and building capabilities to leverage and take advantage of these being agile enough to ensure we adapt and use this as a competitive advantage.

Part of the APAC Consumer Supply Chain team, the IBP Lead is a strong influencing and leadership role, ensuring implementation and embedding of the Integrated Planning process from design to implementation according to standard IBP industry practice. In this role, you will be both managing an operational side (by facilitating specific meetings) but as well work as an advisor, and a process custodian for the entire Region liaising closely with our Global guidelines.
- Responsible for leading all aspects of implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) within the Region, and the Clusters/ Markets supported by the Global team. Direct link to the leadership of the Business.
- Utilizes Global standard processes and following proven templates.
- Works in close collaboration with Global IBP team to implement and sustain IBP in the Region.
- Accountable for the successful Regional IBP implementation: Actively participates, run and keep the momentum going with the teams through all relevant aspects of IBP implementation in the Region at all levels, including assessment, education sessions, design workshops, implementation sessions, continuous improvement, relying upon support from Global COE. Some of the deliverables includes but are not limited to:

- Successful engagement of the Leadership teams resulting in full ownership and full engagement from the cluster and markets organization.
- Creates (with Global support) an implementation timeline for IBP in the Region.
- Assembles the resource plan, project team requirements and timeline for the Region (cross functional)
- Ensures that IBP Design is aligned to deliver the Business Strategies, Desired Business Outcomes and imperatives
- Provides appropriate feedback, coaching, direction and guidance for the IBP Review Teams, through observation and participation in multiple monthly cycles of each IBP process.
- Prepare and facilitates the Regional MBR on an ongoing basis, led by the Company Group Chair. Participates to other forums.
- Implements agreed and necessary metrics, scorecards and KPI’s to ensure success tracking for each IBP review step, including process measures and output measures.

**Qualifications**
- University Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. MBA or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum 10-15 years total of which 3-5 years of IBP experience with a clear track record of implementation including but not limited to an in depth understanding of the IBP concept, roll out methods and the change management involved. (mandatory)
- Experience as a team leader, business influencer and good communicator having worked in a matrix environment.
- Has proven project management skills being able to deliver complex projects in time while managing communication/expectations with internal and external stakeholders
- Preferred Experience within a commercial organisation - Finance, Trade-Marketing or Sales
- Has strong business acumen -understanding of business dynamics and knowledge of P&L set up (revenue/margin/ cost drivers) within Consumer business and their interdependencies.
- Has a good understanding of the financial flows and associated product flows, including tax strategies.
- Proactive thinker with ability to see the big picture but being able to debate the details.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with senior management
- In depth knowledge of Supply and Demand Planning methods including the components of Demand and the factors influencing it.
- Ability to influence at all levels within the Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance & other key cross functional partners, in a matrix environment and externally.
- Develop and coach cross-functional teams from all sectors and geographies.
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