Operations VAS Lead

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Warehouse & Distribution

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Courcelles, Hainaut, Belgium, La Louviere, Hainaut, Belgium

Job Description:

General Information

• Job title: Operations VAS Lead

• Reporting to: Senior Distribution Operations Manager, Courcelles

• Functional group/Department: Deliver Courcelles

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Job Description

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we believe in creating solutions that improve lives. Our European Distribution Centers (EDCs) play a critical role in delivering value-added services (VAS) that ensure our products reach customers efficiently and with the highest quality standards. We work as one team, across functions and regions, to make healthcare better for everyone

Overall purpose of job:

We are looking for a dynamic leader to coordinate and elevate the VAS function in our European Distribution Centers. In this role, you will transform operational requirements into scalable solutions that enable product launches and open new market opportunities. You will collaborate with Commercial, QA/QC, Regulatory, and Operations partners to ensure outstanding supply chain performance for all HMD products requiring VAS treatment at our Courcelles and La Louvière MedTech sites.

Key responsibilities:

We work together to make things happen. In this role, you will:

• Lead and optimize VAS operations (including outserting, kitting, rework, Bid & Tender, reshrink, and related activities) to meet customer needs and performance targets.

• Enable new markets and product launches by setting up VAS requirements in a timely, standardized, and scalable way.

• Collaborate across teams—Regional Planning, S&OP, EDC Operations, QA/QC, and Regulatory—to align capacity, materials, and timelines for predictable flows.

• Facilitate weekly VAS reviews with Planning and Customer Service to quickly resolve issues that could impact customer commitments.

• Supervise and coordinate component and consumable availability (labels, IFUs, cables, secondary packaging) using entitlement and kanban principles to prevent stock-outs.

• Report weekly on VAS process and component management targets (e.g., labels, IFUs, cables, secondary packaging), ensuring targets are met and initiating continuous improvement actions to maintain and enhance performance

• Champion process excellence through LEAN, 5S, and other improvement methods to reduce waste, shorten lead times, and lower cost-to-serve.

• Standardize and document VAS procedures to raise quality and reproducibility.

• Lead or support approved, funded site projects that impact VAS operations.

• Identify, assess and proactively mitigate risks across the supply chain.

• Champion full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and Johnson & Johnson policies.

Required Qualification and Core Proficiencies for the role:

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance or Engineering (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years in manufacturing and/or logistics within the healthcare industry.

• Shown people leadership and experience handling cross-functional teams.

• Strong planning, scheduling and material-flow knowledge; LEAN and process-excellence experience is a plus.

• Proficiency with ERP and planning tools; strong analytical skills and the ability to extract and interpret data.

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong prioritization and organisational skills.

• Excellent MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Strong verbal and written communication; comfortable working across multiple functional levels and regions.

• Fluent in English; basic proficiency in French

• Ability to anticipate and lead risks effectively.

Job location:

DC Courcelles & DC La Louvière, Belgium

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Collaborating, Critical Thinking, Demand Forecasting, Detail-Oriented, Distribution Management, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Document Management, Efficiency Analysis, Execution Focus, Issue Escalation, Order Management, Organizing, Pre-Fulfillment Processes, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Transportation Management, Warehouse Management