Director, Agile Procurement NA

Purpose
- Ensuring the Procurement organization delivers results in support of JJIM Americas business strategy and objectives.
- Leading operational execution of commercial categories (and other required categories) and their strategies globally for JJIM.

You Will Be Responsible For
- Understand JJIM business needs and partner with categories to devise Procurement strategies to advance priorities.
- Identify industry trends to incorporate into category strategies to ensure relevance to JJIM.
- Direct and manage team members from the North America Agile Team; engage key stakeholders to understand local JJIM needs, ensure implementation of global category strategies, and oversee sourcing and contracting services for specified activities.
- Align Procurement activities with business leaders (Commercial, Finance, Legal, COEs, Global Services).
- Lead major strategic negotiations for owned categories on behalf of JJIM.
- Ensure new product launches are prioritized by category teams; coordinate across Sales, Marketing, Global Services, and Therapeutic Areas to deliver launch commitments.
- Serve as Business Engagement Leader for the Oncology therapeutic area in North America to ensure alignment with business strategies.
- Participate in the JJIM Americas Commercial Procurement Leadership Team to lead regionally toward achievement of business objectives.
- Develop performance targets for JJIM Procurement in areas of responsibility and ensure target achievement.

Education / Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or further advanced degree desirable.

Required Experience and Skills
- Minimum 10 years related work experience.
- Strong business insight; influencing skills; strong senior-executive leadership and collaboration.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for senior executives.
- Broad understanding of core procurement areas: spend management, category management, supplier management.
- Strong project management and organizational change leadership.
- Proven learning agility; ability to improve yourself and others.

Preferred
- Ability to present to large audiences.
- Proven track record attracting and developing talent.
- Credibility with internal customers and supplier community.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving change programs.
- Multi-country/multi-industry experience.
- Flexibility responding to external environment; proficiency in English (written/oral).
- Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel.

Benefits (time off)
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year (Colorado: 48; Washington: 56).
- Holiday pay (including Floating Holidays): 13 days per calendar year.
- Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care.
- Bereavement Leave: 240 hours immediate family; 40 hours extended family per calendar year.
- Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
- Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
- Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year.