Job Description

The Senior Manager, Global Brand Protection (GBP), India & South Asia reports to the Director, Global Brand Protection (GBP), APAC and is primarily responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing processes, programs, and policies that help protect our patients, business, and the reputation of our brands from various forms of illicit trade including counterfeiting, illegal diversion, and tampering across the India & South Asia cluster of APAC Region.

The Global Brand Protection function is primarily focused on the prevention and mitigation of the risks and impacts posed by the illicit trade of J&J Company products, as well as on the advancement of a safe and secure supply chain. The Senior Manager, GBP India & South Asia works with commercial business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders at the regional level (e.g., Quality, Supply Chain, Legal, Government Affairs, Commercial, Global Security, etc.) to communicate brand protection risks, align on business objectives and advise the business on appropriate strategies and countermeasures to increase the safety and security of the supply chain. With the support and direction of the Director, GBP, APAC, the Senior Manager, GBP India & South Asia is responsible for the implementation of strategies and tactics across the region and for meeting or exceeding agreed-upon goals and objectives.

The Senior Manager also leads the regional Product Security Investigations & Enforcement (PSI&E) team and works closely with all their GBP colleagues, external agencies, and vendors/partners to collect market intelligence, assess threats and vulnerabilities of illicit trade in the region, support investigations and enforcement activities that target illicit traders, and generally improve the Company\'s ability to detect, deter and prevent counterfeit and illicit trade.

Major Responsibilities Include

• Formulating regional brand protection risk management strategies and objectives, while ensuring that objectives are aligned with global GBP strategies
• Advising and guiding business and cross-functional leaders on brand protection matters
• Liaising with key functional partners, such as Quality, Law Department, Supply Chain, Commercial, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment, visibility/action toward critical issues, resource optimization, and project execution
• Collaborating with GBP Regions Lead, GBP Segment Leads, GBP Technology Lead GBP Strategy and Risk Management Lead, as well as their GBP Regional counterparts to assess illicit trade risks in the region and support the development/execution of prioritized risk mitigation/management strategies and plans
• Managing cross-functional brand protection programs for the region, such as product security investigations and enforcement (PSI&E), Customs/trademark recordable and training, and brand protection audits/risk assessments
• Deploying GBP Best Practices and technologies to prevent, reduce and control known and foreseeable illicit trade risks in the region
• Leading, shaping, and influencing Brand Protection industry thinking and collaborating with industry partners and other critical external stakeholders to advance the Brand Protection community of practice
• Regularly providing timely, clear, concise, and effective communications to the GBP team regarding information from the region, for the furtherance of the GBP mission.
• Plans, assigns, and directs work for direct reports- appraising performance, developing competencies, and inspiring team members to reach their full potential through effective coaching/mentoring

Johnson & Johnson