Director, Proactive Risk Mitigation, Supplier Reliability

The Director, Proactive Risk Mitigation will have primary responsibility to ensure the proactive identification and mitigation of risk through relentless collection and evaluation of data insights. The incumbent will partner closely with the internal team members, Enterprise Emerging Technology & Solutions (ET&S) Team, Procurement and JJIT colleagues to help shape technology roadmaps to ensure opportunities to advance supplier reliability through digital or technological solutions are included for assessment.

He/she will support the Supplier Reliability Bold Aspirational Measure team to ensure that innovation, digital and data analytics are integrated into the Enterprise Supplier Reliability strategy and roadmap to advance the Q&C vision of supplier reliability driven through leverage of data using proactive/predictive tools and latest technologies/trends with connection and alignment to the Q&C Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP).

This individual will lead a team poised to ensure opportunities for collection of data and insight are leveraged across J&J to shape a comprehensive risk assessment. This individual and team will define and communicate risk measures, heat maps or other tools developed to communicate risk areas across the broader supply base. In addition, this team will work with Enterprise and Segment Supplier Quality teams and procurement to facilitate the shaping of associated mitigation plans to improve supplier reliability.

Major Duties/Responsibilities

Integrate digital technologies and analytics strategies into Enterprise Supplier Reliability Roadmap

• Develop strategy to advance digital and analytical capability for Supplier Quality with a focus on Supplier Reliability. Ensure inclusion in Enterprise Supplier Reliability Roadmap through coordination with Supplier Reliability Bold Aspirational Measure team, and in alignment with Enterprise Emerging Technologies and Solutions, Procurement Corporate Tier and IT.

• Ensure innovation and advanced analytics insights included in strategy address supplier reliability concerns and meet the needs of supply chain and customers.

• Enable Data Analytics through data and systems integration planning.

• Mature descriptive analytics and transform them to become predictive.

• Support feasibility assessment/implementation process for digital technology solutions (ex= supplier performance and predictive analytics solutions) through creation of business case, funding request documentation or other supporting activities as required.

Focus on Uncovering Innovative Solutions

• Through internal and external benchmarking, evaluate various technology trends and innovations to form actionable insights that fuel innovation.

• Promote a culture of innovation within Supplier Quality through engagement with segment and Enterprise teams, sharing of best practices and celebration of innovative success stories.

• Support build-up of innovation capabilities where required.

• Act as Enterprise Supplier Reliability central point of contact with other innovation communities across J&J

Shape and leverage dynamic risk assessment processes

• Partner with related initiatives such as Supplier Risk Sensing from Procurement, IM Q&C Risk Nerve Center, etc. to shape and build dynamic and integrated risk assessment programs; including predictive risk sensing capabilities.

• Leverage data to form valuable insights to shape risk profile for supplier base.

• Leverage dynamic, comprehensive risk profiles as foundation for risk-based procedures.

• Provide subject matter expertise in dynamic risk assessment program to educate/train E2E segment colleagues to leverage for supplier monitoring and control purposes.

Develop and Maximize Talent

• Create an environment that thrives on diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and talent to generate innovative ideas or solutions, solving organizational challenges

• Create a high performing team environment and cohesive culture

• Focused talent development and capability building

• Credo based actions and employee engagement

• Mentoring coaching and stakeholder management activities.