Senior Manager, Procurement Network Strategy (US)
Johnson & Johnson
9 hours ago
Remote friendly (New Brunswick, NJ)
United States
Operations
Senior Manager, Procurement Network Strategy (Procurement)
Position Summary
- Provide strategic leadership for warehousing and transportation procurement.
- Lead procurement for a large-scale project transforming the global distribution network.
- Enable long-term network/procurement strategy aligned to growth, cost, service, and risk.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead warehousing/transportation procurement initiatives, including network transformation.
- Participate in network design reviews and long-range planning.
- Drive market engagement to identify/evaluate/select suppliers.
- Build/manage relationships with suppliers and internal/external stakeholders.
- Design/lead complex RFP events; lead supplier development workshops.
- Negotiate contracts with multiple suppliers prior to go-live.
- Maintain deep market knowledge (trends, capabilities, best practices).
- Partner with Warehouse Global Category Execution and senior leadership.
- Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Advise make-vs.-buy supplier selection.
- Interface with 3PL executive leaders; develop strategic 3PL relationships.
- Partner with DELIVER and BU Source Leaders to drive competitive advantage.
Role Requirements
- Experience in warehousing & transportation procurement; proven large-scale transformational leadership.
- Understanding of distribution and warehousing operations/practices.
- Supplier relationship management and ability to influence/engage/negotiate.
- Experience negotiating complex 3PL contracts.
- Strong stakeholder management, leadership, strategy alignment, and judgment.
- Demonstrated RFIs/RFPs/RFQs market engagement success.
- Experience leading multi-stakeholder engagement with consultants.
- Strong project/change management; business/P&L acumen.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; fluent English.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Procurement/Business/Industrial Engineering or related.
Preferred / Strongly Desired
- Master’s (MBA/Supply Chain/Operations Research).
- CPSM, CSCP, CLTD, Lean/Six Sigma, CRE/CIPS.
Other
- Up to 15% travel.
Benefits (time off)
- Vacation: 120 hrs/year; Sick time: 40 hrs/year (CO:48; WA:56); Holiday pay incl. Floating Holidays: 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time: up to 40 hrs/year; Parental leave: 480 hrs; Bereavement: 240 hrs immediate; Caregiver leave: 80 hrs (52-week); Volunteer leave: 32 hrs/year; Military spouse time-off: 80 hrs/year.
Position Summary
- Provide strategic leadership for warehousing and transportation procurement.
- Lead procurement for a large-scale project transforming the global distribution network.
- Enable long-term network/procurement strategy aligned to growth, cost, service, and risk.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead warehousing/transportation procurement initiatives, including network transformation.
- Participate in network design reviews and long-range planning.
- Drive market engagement to identify/evaluate/select suppliers.
- Build/manage relationships with suppliers and internal/external stakeholders.
- Design/lead complex RFP events; lead supplier development workshops.
- Negotiate contracts with multiple suppliers prior to go-live.
- Maintain deep market knowledge (trends, capabilities, best practices).
- Partner with Warehouse Global Category Execution and senior leadership.
- Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Advise make-vs.-buy supplier selection.
- Interface with 3PL executive leaders; develop strategic 3PL relationships.
- Partner with DELIVER and BU Source Leaders to drive competitive advantage.
Role Requirements
- Experience in warehousing & transportation procurement; proven large-scale transformational leadership.
- Understanding of distribution and warehousing operations/practices.
- Supplier relationship management and ability to influence/engage/negotiate.
- Experience negotiating complex 3PL contracts.
- Strong stakeholder management, leadership, strategy alignment, and judgment.
- Demonstrated RFIs/RFPs/RFQs market engagement success.
- Experience leading multi-stakeholder engagement with consultants.
- Strong project/change management; business/P&L acumen.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; fluent English.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Procurement/Business/Industrial Engineering or related.
Preferred / Strongly Desired
- Master’s (MBA/Supply Chain/Operations Research).
- CPSM, CSCP, CLTD, Lean/Six Sigma, CRE/CIPS.
Other
- Up to 15% travel.
Benefits (time off)
- Vacation: 120 hrs/year; Sick time: 40 hrs/year (CO:48; WA:56); Holiday pay incl. Floating Holidays: 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time: up to 40 hrs/year; Parental leave: 480 hrs; Bereavement: 240 hrs immediate; Caregiver leave: 80 hrs (52-week); Volunteer leave: 32 hrs/year; Military spouse time-off: 80 hrs/year.