MTSC Transformation Project Lead, Asia Pacific

MTSC Transformation Project Lead, Asia Pacific

As part of Depuy Synthes Separation, there is a call-to-action for Transformation to simplify and streamline MedTech Supply Chain to ensure competitive advantage for our customers and patients.

With DePuy Synthes separation, MTSC Transformation is charted to redesign and shape the future-state supply chain Warehousing & Transportation for Johnson & Johnson MedTech. This includes oversight of consolidation and rationalization actions for distribution network worldwide, a strategic shift toward an asset-light model, and the build-out of new, future-looking logistics capabilities including partner management, network design, systems strategy, and defining the transition standards required to sustain performance in the future state.

The team operates centrally, with close partnership with regional Transformation, Deliver Operations and Planning across EMEA, APAC, LATAM and North America.

MTSC Transformation Project Lead, Asia Pacific sits within the MTSC Transformation organization and is responsible for providing project management across DC network initiatives, 3PL standards and remediations, with close collaboration with business owners, functional leads and project leads.

The role is expected to provide business excellence, analytical, and coordination support for 3PL standards and remediation, leads transformation-focused value stream mapping, and drives cost and productivity improvements.

The role also owns Transformation portfolio controls, including Planisware and Quickbase updates, chairs stage-gate and governance reviews with Transformation Leadership Team to ensure milestones, project objectives, and financial performance remain on track and aligned with P&L commitments.

The position will be working with Deliver Operations, Procurement and Finance, in close partnership with APAC and Global Transformation teams to ensure strategic alignment and effective execution across the APAC markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Transformation Project and Portfolio Management

• Provide regional project governance and project management support for transformation initiatives eg. DC and SC network, stranded cost mitigation, margin expansion

• Ensure clear governance, validation, tracking and review processes to ensure delivery of value for transformation programs

• Support Transformation Team in building continuous pipeline for value-add and financial levers, with robust and sustainable processes to drive ideation to execution across function

• Maintain integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions and action logs across market, regional and functional teams.

• Coordinate governance, inputs and follow-up with Deliver, Procurement, Finance, IT, 3PL partners and other stakeholders; make progress, risks and decisions visible early

• Effective Transformation Portfolio Management with structured status reporting, issue resolution and escalation while DRI / project owners retain local decisions and implementation accountability.

• 3PL Contract Standards and Remediation Support

• Provide analysis and coordination support for regional standards deployment and remediation led by the 3PL Partner Excellence Manager, who remains accountable for standards, priorities, partner-facing decisions and outcomes.

• Support review on contract terms, spend, rate cards, invoices and performance data to identify potential leakage, including incorrect rates, missed credits, duplicate charges, unapproved accessorial and control gaps.

• Quantify findings and prepare evidence-based recommendations for the 3PL Partner Excellence Manager, Procurement, Finance and market owners.

• Maintain gap and action logs, owners and due dates; coordinate follow-up and report status to the 3PL Partner Excellence Manager, escalating material exposure or overdue actions.

• Support operational and analytical inputs while Procurement retains accountability for sourcing, negotiation, amendments and contract execution; Deliver Operations and market owners retain accountability for operational implementation.

• Planisware and Quickbase Portfolio Management

• Maintain complete, accurate and timely Transformation portfolio records and updates in Planisware and Quickbase.

• Coordinate project and financial reporting cycles, collect and quality-check inputs from initiative owners, and submit updates to global timelines.

• Reconcile portfolio information with Finance and support variance explanations, forecasts, benefits reporting and leadership materials.

• Maintain visibility of milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions and actions across the portfolio; improve reporting routines and data quality.

• Coordinate with Transformation Integration on Quickbase requirements and platform-related issues; own the quality and timeliness of Transformation content and updates.

• Transformation VSM and Cost/Productivity Opportunity Analysis

• Support value stream mapping across Transformation initiatives by preparing data, process maps and workshop materials and documenting findings and outcomes

• Gather operational input and document current-state processes, handoffs, cycle times, constraints, controls, pain points and market variations.

• Analyze Warehousing and Transportation data to identify, quantify and prioritize cost and productivity opportunities, including last-mile order consolidation, shipment frequency, load utilization, direct ship, warehouse productivity, inventory flow and cost to serve.

• Establish baselines, model scenarios, support business cases and define measurable benefit assumptions with accountable owners;

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Global MTSC Transformation W&T

• Global MTSC Optimize Governance

• Region MTSC Transformation

• Region Deliver Operations

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• Region & Global Procurement

• Global & Region Network Strategy

• Finance

• External: 3PL Partners

• QUALIFICATION

• Minimum Required Experience

• Minimum 6 years and above of relevant experience in supply chain, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, transformation or project and portfolio management.

• At least 3 years coordinating complex cross-functional projects across multiple functions, markets or external partners

• Experience in managing integrated plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decision and governance reporting

• Strong analytical experience using operational, commercial and financial data to identify cost leakage, productivity, opportunities and improvement actions

• Working knowledge of warehousing, transportation, 3PL operations, external manufacturing or logistics contracts

• Experience supporting process mapping, value stream mapping or continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority

• Experience maintaining project, portfolio and financial information in enterprise reporting tools

• Problem solving mentality and “can do” attitude.

• Able to analyze multiple data sources in high pressure environments to give prompt recommendations & solutions

• Preferred Experience

• MBA advantageous

• MedTech, hi-tech, pharma, FMCG or complex regulated and/or fast-paced industry experience

• Experience with regional or APAC responsibilities

• Experience supporting DC network changes, warehouse transitions or multi-market supply chain transformation

• Experience with 3PL or external manufacturing contract standards, remediation, invoice or rate-card analysis and cost-to-serve improvements

• Experience developing baselines, bus