Sourcing Manager Corporate Services

Role Summary

Sourcing Manager Corporate Services provides support to the Category Lead in category strategy development, maintaining key relationships within the business and leading key supplier relationships. The position must shape, connect and influence resources to deliver on key projects. The category scope includes oversight of the sub-categories of Technical Services and Consulting. The Manager will also help develop, direct and implement procurement strategies and deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, service and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the Procurement vision for, with and through the stakeholder community
• Developing the vision, strategy and implementation plan for specific categories of spend that will effectively meet the long range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for Johnson & Johnson.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management of strategic supplier to assure alignment of Johnson & Johnson's objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation and cost
• Understand long range requirements of the business partners and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments
• Build and manage relationships throughout Johnson & Johnson that results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions
• Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis, performance management and development and improvement of end to end value, and bring innovation to the business
• Identify, develop and direct the implementation of Procurements goals and category strategies, based on deep subject matter expertise and an informal understanding of industry/market dynamics
• Leverage data analytics and technology to develop and drive Procurement strategies that are aligned with the business/sector needs
• Handle supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and monitor supplier negotiations
• Lead team meetings and provide updates to Procurement Leadership
• Lead & prioritize portfolio of Procurement segment-specific initiatives (Innovative Medicine, MedTech)

Qualifications

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required

Experience and Skills

• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus in Spend Management.
• Ability to prioritize requests, and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when necessary
• Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with J&J senior management
• Ability to show strategic thinking
• Prior Project Management experience
• Ability to continuously improve the organization

Preferred

• Strong level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management and performance, supply market analysis, Category Management, Procurement Excellence, etc.)
• Strong level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community
• Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of partners (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain)