Sr. Manager, Procurement R&D Category

About this role

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 jnj.com

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Job Function: Procurement

Job Sub Function: Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Sr. Manager, Procurement R&D Category , located in New Brunswick, NJ, West Chester, PA, Raynam, MA, Warsaw, IN, or Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. 

The Senior Manager of Procurement Services   is responsible for   the leadership of Procurement activities across spend categories,   driving   alignment between business and category strategies. The leader will execute strategic business and industry engagement to   establish   a reliable,   resilient   and effective supply base for the company. The Senior Manager of Procurement Services will also be tasked with end-to-end spend management responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracting, and Innovation.  

The Senior Manager of Procurement Services will be accountable to   delivering   aggressive financial targets, including   cost   and working capital improvement. Further, the leader will deliver against a balanced value proposition including innovation, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), and procurement process excellence.   

Key Responsibilities:  

• Lead the development of category strategies to   establish   a world class organization and supply base that the New Consumer Health Company can   leverage   to create a competitive advantage  

• Align category strategies with the company strategy and goals  

• Deliver financial, performance, and innovation targets  

• Steward financial policy and responsible supplier and procurement standards  

• Leverage and maximize fit for purpose procurement process solutions, including the   utilization   of world class digital solutions, use of business process outsourcing, and deployment of internal resources  

• Engage with executive leadership in key supplier relationships  

• Cultivate a culture of inclusion,   learning   and engagement  

• Benchmark industry best practices and continuously advance procurement capabilities  

• Lead major strategic negotiations for owned categories on behalf of the business  

• Promote digital tools and automation opportunities.  

• Use procurement systems and analytics to generate insights and drive continuous improvement in supplier and sourcing performance.  

Position Requirements :  

• Bachelor’s Degree is   required , an MBA or other advanced degree is strongly preferred  

• Comprehensive knowledge of R&D industry is   required  

• A minimum of 8 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline is   required  

• Experience in Procurement and/or Category Management. Experience developing category strategies or   multi ‑ year   sourcing roadmaps.  

• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of cost drivers, market dynamics, and risk   trade ‑ offs .  

• Experience   in sourcing strategy, supplier management, competitive   bidding   and complex contract negotiation  

• Proficiency   in Excel, with strong advanced analytics skills to analyze insights, spend, or supplier performance evaluation.  

• Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools  

• Strong presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with and influence business partners.  

• Demonstrated experience leading complex,   cross ‑ functional   sourcing initiatives/projects.  

• Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills are   required  

• Travel up to 10% domestic & international may be   required  

• Strong business acumen – the ability to understand challenges through the eyes of the business leaders  

• Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal  

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the senior executive level, as well as with peers  

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present complex information to senior exe

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