Sr. Manager, Planning Tool

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Job Function:
Finance
Job Sub Function:
Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Planning Tool, located in Raynham, MA.

The Sr. Manager, Planning Tool is a critical leadership role responsible for the strategy, performance, and continuous improvement of enterprise planning tools that support supply chain, manufacturing, and business planning activities. This role partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure planning systems enable accurate forecasting, effective decision-making, and operational excellence across DePuy Synthes. The role offers the opportunity to drive digital enablement, improve planning maturity, and deliver measurable business impact in a global Med Tech environment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, governance, and ongoing optimization of enterprise planning tools to support demand, supply, and operational planning.

• Own system performance, data integrity, and usability to ensure planning outputs are accurate, timely, and decision-ready.

• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, IT, and Commercial teams to align planning tool capabilities with business needs.

• Translate business requirements into system enhancements, prioritizing improvements that drive efficiency, scalability, and value.

• Lead and mentor a team of planning system experts, fostering accountability, capability development, and continuous improvement.

• Oversee change management, training, and adoption strategies to ensure effective use of planning tools across the organization.

• Monitor planning KPIs and system performance metrics, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, data governance standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Education

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.

• Preferred:
  Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) in Business, Operations, or Technology-related discipline.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, planning systems, or related operational roles.

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise planning tools (e.g., demand, supply, or integrated business planning systems).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

• Experience partnering cross-functionally in a matrixed, global organization.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and technical teams.

Preferred:

• Experience in Med Tech, healthcare, or regulated manufacturing environments.

• Hands-on experience with large-scale ERP or advanced planning systems (e.g., SAP, APO, IBP, or similar).

• Experience leading digital transformation or system modernization initiatives.

• Familiarity with integrated business planning (IBP/S&OP) processes.

• Change management and user adoption leadership experience.

• Proven people-leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.

Other:

• Language:
  English (fluent)

• Travel:
  Up to 15% (domestic and occasional international)

• Certifications:
  
  APICS, PMP, or similar certifications preferred but not required

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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…