Laurie EDwards

Laurie Edwards
Senior Director, Portfolio & Capability Management
Johnson & Johnson

Laurie is the Senior Director of Portfolio & Capability Management at Johnson & Johnson. In her role, she is responsible for maximizing value for Johnson & Johnson through the creation and deployment of strategic capabilities. Laurie and her team deliver capabilities for North American Logistics in the areas of Portfolio Management, Project Management, Business Development, Digital & Analytics, Change Management, and Innovation.

Laurie has 30 years of experience in the Healthcare Supply Chain Industry. She most recently joined Johnson & Johnson in 2006 as a Customer Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment Manager and held roles of increasing responsibility in Business Integration, Supply Chain Reliability, Project Management, Network Strategy, and Analytics. In prior experience with Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Pharmacia, she held positions in Customer Service, Customer Logistics Management, Revenue Management, Customer Planning & Replenishment, and Sales Operations.

​Throughout her career, Laurie’s passion has been developing others. She currently mentors several colleagues at Johnson & Johnson and is a leadership member of a millennial employee resource group. She is an advisor to a university Master of Supply Chain Analytics program and mentors high achieving students in the program. The greatest joy of her career is seeing the growth and success of those she coached and mentored