RELIABILITY DIRECTOR SELF CARE at Kenvue Brands LLC in Skillman, New Jersey

Job Description:

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Reliability Director, US Self Care and Essential Health

This position reports into US Self Care Operations Lead and is based at Skillman, NJ (Moving to Summit, NJ in 2025).

Who we are

At Kenvue , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON'S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours. For more information, click here .

Role reports to: US Self Care Operations Lead

Location: Skillman, NJ (Moving to Summit, NJ in 2025)

Travel %: 20

Pay: $144,000-$247,000

What you will do

The Reliability Director, US Self Care and Essential Health will lead a team of event managers and functional experts that will drive rapid remediation of supply chain disruptions across all sites and functional areas in order to avoid and/or minimize impact to customer service. The Reliability Director will oversee projects being led by event managers and ensures rapid communication and swift decision making and resolution to issues being addressed while enforcing remediation processes across the organization. Additionally, the Reliability Director will identify process improvements and root cause mitigation to issues across the organization and will partner with the team to identify opportunities through metrics and lessons learned to improve customer service and avoid future disruptions. The Reliability Director will work with Source, Plan, and Manufacturing leads to identify supply risks and mitigation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to ensure the reliability of US Self Care and Essential Health products

• Lead a team of professionals to ensure the highest level of product reliability

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential product reliability issues

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across Source, Plan and Manufacturing to ensure product reliability standards are met

• Enable a continuous improvement mindset which includes appropriate initiation of projects to drive reduction of future supply chain disruptions

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10-12 years of related experience in inventory management, supply chain management or a related field

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing and developing people is required

• A strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations is required

• Demonstrated large scale project management experience is required

• Strong leadership, project and people management skills and demonstrated track record of delivering results in a highly pressurized environment are required

• The ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external partners and the ability to influence peers and higher level managers without authority is required

• Demonstrated experience as a change agent is required

• The ability to develop and deploy functional and business strategic plans, objectives and performance metrics and create organizational alignment is required

Desired Qualifications

• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing a team

• Ability to analyze inventory levels, inventory positioning and production and sale forecasts

• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to improve profitability through cost reduction, cost avoidance, and process improvements

• Ability to resolve difficult problems and customer complaints in a timely and effective manner

• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to maintain relationships with key customers

• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification is preferred

What's in it for you

• Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $144,000-$247,000 . This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors

• Competitive Benefit Package*

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!

• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Employee Resource Groups

• This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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