Manager, Procurement CMC&Devices

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Sourcing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Prague, Czechia, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

The New Product Development & Supply Category within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Research & Development Procurement is recruiting for a Manager, Procurement CMC. The position can be based out of Beerse, Belgium, Zug, Switzerland or Prague, Czech Republic.

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 https://www.jnj.com/

Position Overview

The Manager , Procurement CMC, will be accountable for building robust and relevant category strategies that are strongly aligned to the business needs and market dynamics. This individual will also serve as global Supplier Relationship manager to some strategic suppliers and ensure maximum value and innovation from those partnerships. The role works directly with the business, key suppliers, Global Services and R&D Agile team, and the broader Procurement function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the Innovative Medicine R&D priorities and devise category strategies that advance those priorities.
• Collaborate with business leaders and Procurement Agile team to ensure Procurement strategies meet the business needs, and are adopted within the business
• Identify industry trends that Procurement must incorporate in its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to the business
• Partner with the Agile and Global Services teams in the execution of strategic sourcing events
• Deliver against savings, innovation and other performance targets for the Innovative Medicine Procurement organization in the role’s area of responsibility and ensure target achievement.
• Use procurement expertise and global business understanding to monitor the negotiation and execution of contracts by the Supplier Contracting Services organization

Qualifications

Education:

• A Bachelors Degree is required, and an MBA or other advanced degree is desirable.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 5 years related experience is required (preferably in Procurement, Business Operations or Supply Chain)
• Influencing skills - Able to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the executive level, as well as with peers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to authoritatively present complex information to executives
• Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus including spend management, source-to-pay.
• Proven ability to successfully work with data, digital tools and technology to drive insights, business value and process efficiency
• Strong project and change management capabilities
• Proven learning agility, improving both yourself and the people around you
• Ability to effectively deliver against Goals and Objectives while also balancing shared roles and responsibilities with other team members

Preferred:

• Preferred experience in Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Medical Technology sectors
• High level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community, based on broad experience
• Track record in participating and leading cross-functional teams
• Flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment

Other

• Be prepared to travel up to 10%
• Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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.
• Hybrid work as per J&J model possible (3 days at work – 2 days at home on a weekly basis)