Sourcing Manager – MedTech Agile Procurement

Role Summary

Sourcing Manager – MedTech Agile Procurement will execute sourcing across Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech R&D and Commercial Organization, supporting roughly $1.2B in spend. As a member of the MedTech Procurement Agile Team, you’ll lead projects in small, self-organizing cross-functional teams that work in short cycles, delivering value iteratively with frequent engagement with the business. Preferred location is New Brunswick, NJ, with additional options in Raritan, NJ; Tampa, FL; and Titusville, NJ. Travel up to 10% domestically may be required.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing execution across R&D and Commercial Categories that will effectively meet the long-range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J.
• Lead Agile Project Teams and collaborate with BEL/FEL and Category Leads to assure alignment of JNJ’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation and cost.
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
• Build and maintain relationships throughout JNJ 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.
• Raise issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

Qualifications

• Required: A minimum 5 years of Procurement Experience.
• Required: Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management).
• Required: Leadership, communication, influencing, collaboration and talent development skills.
• Required: Able to prioritize requests, and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when necessary.
• Required: Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues.
• Required: Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with J&J senior Management).
• Required: Project management skills.
• Required: Data Analytics.
• Required: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred: Strong level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management and performance, supply market analysis, Category Management, Procurement Excellence, etc.).
• Preferred: Strong level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community.
• Preferred: Ability to influence and understand differing needs of partners (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain).
• Preferred: MedTech, R&D, Commercial and/or Agile Sourcing experience.

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent University degree is required.

Skills

• Business Data Analysis
• Business Savvy
• Category Management Strategy
• Consulting
• Cost Management
• Due Diligence
• Market Savvy
• Negotiation
• Problem Solving
• Process Improvements
• RFx Management
• Risk Assessments
• Risk Management
• Spend Analysis
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Collaboration
• Technical Credibility
• Vendor Management
• Vendor Selection

Additional Requirements

• Requires up to 10% domestic travel.