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Job Function:
Supply Chain DeliverJob Sub Function:
Warehouse & DistributionJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, Santa Ana, California, United States of AmericaJob Description:
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Project Manager, Distribution, to join our Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL or Santa Ana, CA
About Vision
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Purpose:
The Project Manager, Distribution leads cross functional initiatives that improve distribution performance with a strong focus on inventory allocation, network flow, and third party logistics execution. This role partners closely with inventory planning, supply chain, distribution centers, and 3PL providers to ensure inventory is positioned correctly and executed accurately. The Project Manager drives projects tied to DC readiness, SKU placement, allocation logic, and operational improvements within both internal and external facilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Leadership
• Lead distribution projects focused on inventory allocation improvements, network optimization, DC onboarding, and 3PL execution
• Own project timelines, scope, communication, risk management, and stakeholder alignment
• Coordinate across planning, supply chain, operations, logistics, and IT to deliver project outcomes
Inventory Allocation and Positioning
• Improve inventory allocation strategies to ensure the right products are placed at the right nodes to support customer experience and cost
• Analyze demand patterns, replenishment settings, and shipment data to identify misallocations or capacity risks
• Collaborate with planning teams to optimize SKU placements, stocking strategies, and safety stock
• Monitor network inventory flow and troubleshoot issues related to inbound delays, overstock, and understock
3PL Management and Execution
• Partner with 3PLs to align on inventory allocation changes, capacity forecasts, and operational impacts
• Ensure 3PLs execute inventory movements, slotting, and stocking changes accurately and on time
• Lead project-level operating reviews with 3PL teams focused on accuracy, throughput, and inventory health
• Support corrective actions within 3PL operations tied to mispicks, inaccuracies, shrink, or allocation failures
• Collaborate with 3PLs on layout changes, storage expansion, and process redesigns related to inventory flow
Distribution Operations Support
• Work with DC and 3PL leaders to validate storage requirements, material flow, and capacity constraints before allocation changes
• Support system, layout, and process updates needed to operationalize new allocation strategies
• Assist with inventory accuracy investigations, cycle count improvements, and root cause analysis
Data Analysis and Reporting
• Develop reporting tools and dashboards for allocation performance, network inventory health, and 3PL execution
• Use WMS, planning, and replenishment data to build insights and actionable recommendations
• Communicate findings clearly to leadership and cross functional teams
Process Improvement
• Identify allocation, replenishment, and 3PL workflow gaps and drive end to end corrective actions
• Document standard processes and training materials for allocation and inventory flow updates
• Support continuous improvement efforts across DC and 3PL operations
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field
• Five or more years of experience in distribution, inventory management, supply chain, or project management
• Strong knowledge of inventory allocation, replenishment, and distribution center operations
• Experience working with or managing 3PL providers
• Excellent project leadership skills with the ability to influence across multiple departments
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience in Excel, Tableau or Power BI
• Understanding of WMS, planning systems, and replenishment tools
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with network design, slotting strategies, or DC capacity modeling
• Knowledge of lean or continuous improvement methodologies
• Background supporting new DC launches or 3PL transitions
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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Budget Management, Collaborating, Cost Management, Demand Forecasting, Distribution Management, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Efficiency Analysis, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inventory Optimization, Issue Escalation, Mentorship, Order Management, Organizing, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Technical Credibility, Transportation Management, Warehouse Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$122,000.00 - $212,750.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).