Manager, Procurement Category IT

Role Summary

Manager, Procurement Category IT responsible for building category strategies aligned to business needs and market dynamics, and serving as global Supplier Relationship Manager for select strategic IT suppliers. The role collaborates with the business, J&J technology team, key suppliers, Global Services and the broader Procurement function. The position can be based out of Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ, or Tampa, FL.

Responsibilities

• Understand the JJ Technology priorities and devise category strategies that advance those priorities.
• Collaborate with business leaders and Service Delivery 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 Category and Service Delivery teams in the execution of strategic sourcing events, negotiations and contract lifecycle management
• Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key suppliers
• Deliver against savings, innovation and other performance targets for the organization in the role’s area of responsibility and ensure target achievement

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree is required, and an MBA or other advanced degree is desirable.

• 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
• Ability to work cross-functionally with IT, legal, finance, and business teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to expertly present complex information to executives
• Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus including spend management, source-to-pay
• Understanding of legal terms, compliance, and risk management in contracts
• Demonstrated 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 experience in Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Medical Technology sectors
• Past experience in managing IT procurement across Lifesciences, Pharmaceuticals
• 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

Skills

• Influencing and stakeholder management
• Executive-level communication (verbal and written)
• Strategic thinking and category management
• Cross-functional collaboration (IT, legal, finance, business)
• Data-driven decision making and analytical skills
• Project and change management

Education

• Bachelors required; MBA or advanced degree desirable

Additional Requirements

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