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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
Johnson & JohnsonAt 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. At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 130 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. We strive to improve access and affordability, create healthier communities, and put a healthy mind, body, and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere. Every day, our more than 130,000 employees across the world are blending heart, science, and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. The Senior Manager, Strategy and Performance Management is responsible for driving operational excellence, strategic execution, and performance improvement across MedTech Deliver organization. This role leads a team responsible for Process Engineering, Kaizen, Performance Management, Data Analytics, and Strategy Deployment. The position partners closely with Finance, Plan, Commercial, DC operations, Customer Excellence, Transportation, Quality, IT, Procurement, and regional/global supply chain teams to improve service, cost, quality, productivity and compliance. The role serves as a key catalyst for transformation initiatives, including process standardization, digitalization, automation, network optimization, and operational readiness for strategic product launch. The role supports the development and execution of Deliver strategies aligned with business and supply chain objectives; leads annual strategic planning and objective deployment; translates strategic priorities into measurable initiatives and execution roadmaps; establishes governance mechanisms to monitor progress against strategic goals; supports network optimization, operating model evolution, and capability development; and coordinates cross-functional programs supporting long-term business growth and operational excellence. The role owns the Deliver performance management framework; develops KPI structures, dashboards, scorecards, and business review processes aligned with global guidelines; monitors operational and financial performance against targets; identifies risks, trends, and improvement opportunities through data analysis; drives root cause analysis and corrective action planning; provides insights and recommendations for business decision-making; and leads monthly and quarterly business performance reviews. The role leads the Deliver Kaizen portfolio, manages Process Engineering and Kaizen resources to deliver business impact, prioritizes improvement initiatives based on business value and strategic alignment, promotes LSS, SS, and problem-solving methods, drives process standardization and best-practice deployment across sites, and supports automation, digitalization, and operational innovation initiatives. The role leads strategic transformation initiatives across Deliver operations and establishes program governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and benefit realization processes. It partners with business and functional leaders to implement major initiatives successfully. The role leads and develops a high-performing team of analysts, process engineers, and Kaizen professionals; builds organizational capabilities in performance management, analytics, project management, and operational excellence; fosters accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement; and coaches and develops future leaders. The role collaborates with Customer Solutions, Finance, IT, Planning, Procurement, CQ, and commercial teams; influences stakeholders through data, business insights, and structured recommendations; and communicates performance, risks, opportunities, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership.
- 10+ years experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operation, Strategy or related disciplines - 5+ years of people leadership experience - Proven experience leading strategic initiatives and business transformation programs - Strong background in performance management, business analytics, and operational excellence - Experience working with DC ops, Customer service, 3PL provider - Experience influencing senior leaders and managing cross-functional stakeholders - English (Business Level) and Japanese (Native Level) - Strategic Planning - Business Performance Management - PMO - Data Analytics and Business Intelligence - LSS, SS - Power BI, Tulip or equivalent analytical/data visualization tools
- Consultant experience is a plus - Analytical Reasoning - Business Alignment - Collaboration - Continuous Improvement - Demand Forecasting - Developing Others - Distribution Management - Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) - Financial Competence - Inclusive Leadership - Leadership - Lean Supply Chain Management - Operational Excellence - Order Management - Organizing - Procurement Policies - Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) - Strategic Supply Chain Management
