Senior Manager, GDCL oUS

Senior Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel)

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel), located in Amersfoort / Utrecht, Netherlands or Diegem, Belgium. This role leads regional GDCL strategy execution and partners closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and external logistics partners to ensure seamless order‑to‑customer performance.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for GDCL activities across Benelux and Israel, ensuring alignment with EMEA and global objectives.
• Lead and develop regional GDCL teams, fostering accountability, talent development, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Own order‑to‑cash logistics performance, including order fulfillment, distribution, warehousing, transportation, and customer delivery metrics.
• Partner with Commercial, Customer Service, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure service excellence, compliance, and financial discipline.
• Manage and optimize third‑party logistics (3PL) partners, including contract performance, service levels, and cost management.
• Ensure compliance with GDP, regulatory, and quality standards, addressing risks and leading corrective actions where required.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce cost‑to‑serve, and improve customer experience.
• Lead regional change initiatives, including system enhancements, network optimization, and business transformation projects.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field);
  Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Typically 8–10 years of progressive experience in supply chain, logistics, customer logistics, or distribution operations.
• People leadership experience, including managing managers or senior individual contributors.
• Strong experience in order fulfillment, distribution, and customer logistics within a regulated environment (e.g., Med Tech, Pharma, Healthcare).
• Proven ability to manage external logistics partners and complex vendor relationships.
• Experience driving process improvement, operational excellence, and cost optimization initiatives.
  
  Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Preferred:
  Experience supporting multi‑country or regional EMEA operations; familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems and logistics performance dashboards; experience operating in a matrixed, global organization; background in medical devices or healthcare supply chains.
• Languages:
  
  Fluent in English required;
  Dutch and/or Hebrew strongly preferred.
• Travel:
  Up to ~20% regional/international travel.
• Certifications:
  
  Lean, Six Sigma, APICS, or similar certifications preferred.

• Competitive base pay range: €82,900.00 – €.
• Annual bonus with set target based on pay grade/location and company performance.
• Vacation days, parental leave (minimum 12 weeks), bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well‑being reimbursement.
• Programs for financial, physical and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Eligibility for several insurance plans, depending on location.

Johnson & 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. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs.

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