Director, External Manufacturing Make NA

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Director, External Manufacturing NA

This position reports to Head of External Manufacturing Skin Health and Beauty and is located in Skillman, NJ and relocating to Summit, NJ in Q1 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® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the 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: Head of External Manufacturing Skin Health and Beauty

Location: Skillman, NJ and will be relocating to Summit, NJ Q1 2025.

Travel %: 20-25

Pay: Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $147,000 to $247,250

What you will do

The External Manufacturing Director will lead in deploying best practices, driving standardization and continuous improvement across the External Manufacturing (EM) network, supporting various skin and essential health category of products in North America. This role will lead a team of 4-6 people, supporting clusters of external manufacturing sites, managing around 230MM+ units of diverse portfolio consist of Wipes, Soaps, Band Aid, Sterilization, Liquid washes/ lotions, Rogaine etc. The Director will interface with key internal stakeholders in Procurement, Plan, Quality and Network Strategy team to define the EM operating model strategy and executing projects that build sustained service capability.

• This role is accountable to deliver reliable supply, cost savings, and high product quality through successful influence and relationship management with the EM network.
• The External Manufacturing Director will be responsible for new site start-ups, network moves and new product launches.
• The Director will lead a team in executing short and long term solutions that will support the customer service, compliance, and cost agenda in the network.
• The individual must have a thorough understanding of the EM network, consumer supply chain processes, financial levers, manufacturing knowledge and capacity management to remove constraints and implement processes for optimal utilization while minimizing impact on service and cost.
• This individual will be responsible for scoping out projects, assessing benefit and impact, prioritization and stakeholder alignment, budgeting and project tracking. The individual must be able to develop, attract and retain talents.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelors’ degree is required.
• At least 10 years of business experience is required, with experience in manufacturing, operations management, or supply chain required.
• Demonstrated experience and success in people development and building high performing teams is required. Experience managing direct reports required.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships with internal and external business partners to meet strategic business needs is required.
• The successful candidate must possess a demonstrated successful functional and business leadership and possess a demonstrated effectiveness in influencing and working with senior leadership. Ability to use marketplace and supply base knowledge to establish competitive advantage is required.
• Ability to travel up to 20-25% primarily US is required.

Desired Qualifications

Advanced Degree or MBA preferred

Prior experience in internal/external manufacturing is required. Experience in a regulated healthcare environment is preferred.

• An expertise with multiple product platform technologies, such as solid dose, liquids or engineered products, and the manufacturing processes is preferred.
• Demonstrated track record in developing successful data-driven business growth or functional area growth strategies, including benchmarking within the applicable industries is preferred.

CPG industry experience preferred.

What’s in it for you

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $144,000 to $247,250.This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Competitive Total Rewards Package*

Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & 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 based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location

NA-US-New Jersey-Skillman

Job Function

Engineering (Generalist)