Planning Manager

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 Planning Job Sub Function: Production Planning & Scheduling Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Planning Manager, located in Ringaskiddy Cork, this great opportunity is required onsite 5 days per week.

The Planning Manager will lead the Cork site planning function, ensuring manufacturing plans, material availability and inventory levels are aligned to customer service, cost and compliance expectations. The role requires a strong people leader who can drive planning execution, digital enablement, develop team capability, improve ERP/MRP-enabled processes, manage supply risks and partner across the site and global supply chain to deliver reliable operational performance.

Site Planning and Operational Delivery Lead the production planning and scheduling function for the Cork site, ensuring manufacturing build plans support customer service commitments while balancing inventory and operational constraints. Own site-level supply planning, replenishment and inventory planning across finished goods, raw materials and WIP, ensuring a controlled flow of approved materials to meet production requirements. Proactively identify supply risks, develop contingency plans, and escalate significant issues to senior stakeholders to protect short- and medium-term service performance. Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Logistics and Global Supply Chain to resolve planning constraints and support reliable execution of site manufacturing plans. Inventory, Cost and Lead-Time Performance Manage inventory performance across raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods to balance customer service, supply continuity and working capital. Lead initiatives to reduce material cost, improve lead times and identify cost reduction opportunities across distribution, supplier and manufacturing processes. Support demand-driven and lean replenishment practices to improve planning stability, reduce manual intervention and strengthen supply chain responsiveness. Systems, Data and Process Improvement Act as a key site subject matter expert for ERP, MRP and related planning systems, supporting testing, system development, transaction readiness and team training. Drive adoption of planning system enhancements, advanced planning tools and analytics to improve forecast accuracy, decision support and process efficiency. Lead and support system and process improvement programmes that improve planning visibility, reduce manual work and strengthen execution discipline. Work closely with business excellence and cross-functional teams to implement process improvements aligned with production output, efficiency, unit cost and quality objectives. New Product Introduction and Transfer Support Lead planning activities for new product launches and product transfer projects, including supply readiness, validated lead times and inventory build plans to meet launch or transfer milestones. Provide planning input to cross-functional project teams and ensure project deliverables,