Supply Chain Director, CEE & Trade - #50285

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Job Function

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function

End-to-End Planning

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Madrid, Spain, Pomezia, Roma, Italy, Prague, Czechia, Umkirch, Germany, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland, Zuchwil, Switzerland

Job Description

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Supply Chain Director, CEE & Trade, located in Diegem, Belgium or Zug, Switzerland or Amserfoort, Netherlands or Madrid, Spain or Walterovo Namesti, Czech Republic or Pomezia, Italy or Warsaw, Poland or Umkirch, Germany.

Role Overview

The Director, CEE & Trade Supply Chain is responsible for leading the end‑to‑end supply chain across a strategically critical EMEA market, encompassing CEE & Trade Markets.

The role carries full accountability for supply chain execution, asset deployment and utilization, customer service and operations, and reliable delivery to end customers.

A core member of the regional leadership team, the Supply Chain Leader translates business strategy into supply chain plans, delivers insights into demand and capacity dynamics, and ensures optimal cost‑to‑serve while meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

End‑to‑End Supply Chain Leadership

• Own and lead the end‑to‑end supply chain across the CEE & Trade Markets, from demand shaping and asset strategy through to customer delivery and service execution.
• Provide functional leadership to in‑market Supply Chain Leaders, covering:
• Asset installation and utilization
• Customer service and operations
• Order fulfilment and delivery execution
• Ensure consistent, high‑performance supply chain standards across diverse markets and operating models.
  

Business Partnership & IBP Leadership

• Partner closely with the CEE & Trade Commercial Leaders and market leadership teams to:
• Understand business strategy, growth drivers, and market‑specific priorities
• Translate commercial ambition into executable supply chain plans
• Play a critical role in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) by:
• Providing insights into demand signals, capacity constraints, and risk/opportunity trade‑offs
• Shaping and challenging demand plans to support growth while protecting service and cost performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to commercial and regional leaders on supply chain implications of market decisions.
  

Asset Strategy, Growth & Enablement

• Lead cluster‑wide strategies for:
• Asset efficiency and utilization
• New asset installation and deployment planning
• New Product Introductions (NPIs) and other growth enablers
• Life cycle management within the portfolio
• Ensure capital and asset deployment decisions are aligned to demand evolution, customer needs, and long‑term business strategy.
• Drive standardization and best‑practice sharing across markets to accelerate time‑to‑value.
  

Cost Optimization & Service Excellence

• Lead initiatives to optimize the end‑to‑end cost‑to‑serve while maintaining or improving customer service levels.
• Identify structural cost improvement opportunities across logistics, operations, asset usage, and service models.
• Balance service, growth, and cost trade‑offs to deliver optimal outcomes for both customers and the enterprise.
  
  

Global Platform & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with International and Global Supply Chain teams to:
• Drive improvements in collaboration, visibility, and execution
• Resolve systemic issues and remove recurring constraints
• Influence global capabilities, tools, and standards based on regional needs
  

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, coach, and develop in‑market supply chain leaders, building a strong, succession‑ready talent pipeline.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus across the cluster.
• Drive engagement and alignment across geographically and culturally diverse teams.
  
  

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.

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Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Differential Insights, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Mentorship, Organizing, Procurement Policies, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

The Anticipated Base Pay Range For This Position Is

€119,200.00 - €204,355.00

Benefits

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

• This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.