Senior Manager, GDCL oUS

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. 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: Supply Chain Deliver Job Sub Function: Multi-Family Supply Chain Deliver Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel), located in Amersfoort / Utrecht, Netherlands or Diegem, Belgium. 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): Amersfoort, Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-086493 Diegem, Belgium - Requisition Number: R-087026 Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission. The Sr. Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel) plays a critical leadership role in ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost‑effective distribution and customer logistics operations across the Benelux and Israel markets. This role leads regional GDCL strategy execution, partners closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and external logistics partners, and ensures seamless order‑to‑customer performance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape regional logistics strategy, lead teams through change, and directly impact customer satisfaction, service levels, and business continuity during a period of organizational transformation. Key Responsibilities 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. Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree required (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field) Master’s degree or MBA preferred Experience and Skills Required: Typically 8–10 years of progressive experience in supply chain, logistics, customer logistics, or distribution operations. Demonstrated 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., MedTech, 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. Other: 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 For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com. 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. 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. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. #LI-Hybrid #DePuySynthesCareers Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Analytical Reasoning, Customer Centricity, Demand Forecasting, Developing Others, Distribution Management, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Inventory Optimization, Leadership, Materials Handling, Order Management, Organizing, Procurement Policies, Productivity Planning, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Team Management The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €82,900.00 - €144,210.00 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 |