Senior Manager Distribution Engineering & Technology

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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 Engineering Job Sub Function: Automation Engineering Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Ethicon Inc, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Distribution Engineering. 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 https://www.jnj.com/ About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we are developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your work will help patients on their journey to wellness. Position Purpose The Senior Manager, Distribution Engineering & Technology – Americas Deliver Excellence provides strategic leadership, governance, and technical oversight for the end-to-end distribution engineering and technology ecosystem across an integrated network of third-party logistics (3PL) and J&J-operated distribution sites in North America and Latin America. The scope includes distribution process engineering; Warehouse Management Systems (WMS/EWM); Warehouse Control and Execution Systems (WCS/WES); operational technology (OT), controls and interfaces; material handling equipment (MHE); automation; and supporting distribution technologies. The role serves as the regional engineering authority within an asset-light operating model. It establishes standards, advises and challenges providers, and assures that facilities, critical infrastructure, technology, equipment, and provider-designed, provider-owned, or provider-operated solutions meet J&J requirements for safety, quality, validation, reliability, cybersecurity, scalability, capacity, service, cost, resilience, and business continuity. The position influences solution architecture, technology selection, process design, investment decisions, implementation, qualification, lifecycle performance, continuous improvement, and remediation across the network. The leader will also supervise, coach, and develop a team of two regional Engineering Managers. Core Responsibilities & Duties Regional Distribution Engineering & Technology Strategy and Governance Define and govern the Americas distribution engineering and technology strategy across an integrated 3PL and J&J-operated network, aligning priorities with service, capacity, cost, resilience, growth, and digital strategy objectives. Act as the senior regional engineering authority and primary escalation point for distribution processes, facilities, infrastructure, WMS/WCS/WES, OT and controls, MHE, automation, and related technologies. Establish governance, decision rights, technical review cadences, performance expectations, and escalation pathways across J&J, 3PLs, landlords, OEMs, integrators, and other engineering partners. Advise business and site leaders on process and technology choices, the appropriate operating and ownership model, investment sequencing, and mitigation of technical and operational risks. Develop and maintain a regional roadmap and prioritized portfolio of engineering, technology, infrastructure, and continuous improvement initiatives. 2. End-to-End Solution Architecture, Design and Technical Assurance Lead technical due diligence and challenge 3PL and partner concepts, proposals, business cases, layouts, process designs, controls architecture, systems integration, and lifecycle support models before J&J endorsement or investment. Ensure business requirements are translated into fit-for-purpose, integrated solutions spanning WMS/EWM, WCS/WES, OT infrastructure, PLCs, interfaces, MHE, robotics, sortation, conveyance, storage and retrieval, packaging, scanning, labeling, vision systems, and other distribution technologies. Own regional design principles, reference architectures, interface requirements, and engineering standards that enable interoperability, scalability, cybersecurity, supportability, and operational resilience. Participate in provider sourcing, evaluation, contract scope development, and technical negotiations with Procurement, Operations, Quality, IT, Finance, Safety, E&PS and Legal. Define technical acceptance criteria, documentation, testing, qualification, support, knowledge transfer, exit, and transition requirements for provider solutions. 3. Facilities, Critical Infrastructure and Asset-Light Governance Partner with Engineering & Property Services to provide regional oversight of distribution center facilities and critical infrastructure, including building capacity, utilities, power, fire protection interfaces, environmental controls, dock and yard infrastructure, equipment space, and other site-enabling requirements that affect safe and reliable operations. Maintain visibility to facility and infrastructure capacity, asset condition, obsolescence, lifecycle risk, compliance gaps, replacement requirements, and investment priorities across the Americas network. Clarify and govern accountability among J&J, 3PLs, landlords, OEMs, integrators, and service providers for design, maintenance, inspection, compliance evidence, remediation, lifecycle planning, and funding. Ensure facility and infrastructure requirements are incorporated into network, site, expansion, transition, and business continuity decisions without assuming the execution responsibilities of providers or landlords. 4. Program Oversight, Implementation and Lifecycle Management Oversee the regional engineering and technology portfolio from concept and design through implementation, commissioning, qualification, handover, stabilization, and ongoing lifecycle performance. Provide independent oversight of 3PL- and partner-led programs, reviewing schedule, cost, scope, readiness, risks, interdependencies, and recovery plans while holding accountable parties to delivery commitments. Oversee post-implementation stabilization, defect resolution, technical gap closure, knowledge transfer, and transition to sustainable operational support. Maintain an integrated view of lifecycle needs across software, controls, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure, including patching, upgrades, obsolescence, supportability, renewal, replacement, and decommissioning. 5. Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Benefits Realization Lead a regional process engineering and continuous improvement agenda using Lean, Six Sigma, FPX, value-stream analysis, industrial engineering, data analysis, and structured problem solving. Establish and govern a prioritized regional pipeline of continuous improvement projects (CIPs) addressing productivity, labor efficiency, capacity, throughput, flow, space utilization, inv