Manager Procurement, Global Agencies, J&J Innovative Medicine

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

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Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Manager Procurement, Global Agencies, J&J Innovative Medicine. The position can be based out of Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ, Beerse, Belgium or Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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, Global Agencies, J&J Innovative Medicine 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 Commercial Agile team, and the broader Procurement function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the Innovative Medicine commercial 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

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:

• 10% travel requirement - international and US domestic (if applicable)

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Titusville, New Brunswick, Raritan, Spring House; Requisition Number: R-024825

São Paulo, Brazil: Requisition Number:

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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