Sr Dir Advanced Therapies Procurement
Johnson & Johnson
6 months ago
Remote friendly (Titusville, NJ)
United States
Operations
Purpose:
- Lead Advanced Therapies Procurement, overseeing a team of ~12 and supporting approximately $2B in Net Trade Sales, with significant growth expected over the next two years.
- Act as Chief Procurement Officer for Advanced Therapies, representing Procurement across all spend and category areas.
- Accountable for global external manufacturing partnerships and critical direct materials enabling next-generation cell therapy and automated manufacturing solutions.
- Own end-to-end Procurement strategy for existing and next-generation technology solutions; partner with suppliers with differentiated, first-of-the-kind capabilities.
- Define and execute Procurement strategy to deliver financial, quality, scalability, service, and compliance outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic sourcing and category strategy, translating long-term business needs into aligned sourcing plans and partnerships.
- Use supply-market insight to deliver competitive outcomes supporting both top- and bottom-line performance.
- Lead Procurement across multiple categories; oversee supplier strategy, sourcing, and contracting.
- Drive price and cost initiatives; lead complex sourcing decisions and negotiations.
- Engage with supplier CEOs and senior executives on quality, reliability, innovation, and cost objectives.
- Partner with R&D and Clinical leadership across the development lifecycle to align supplier strategy and enable supplier selection, commercial terms, and transition to commercialization.
- Deliver financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth outcomes.
- Lead top-to-top engagements with strategic suppliers, including performance management and value-creation reviews.
- Define and execute Procurement goals and category strategies based on subject-matter expertise and market insight.
- Proactively escalate and address issues impacting Global Procurement.
- Build strong internal relationships to enable dialogue, alignment, and solution development.
- Build talent pipeline and upskill the AT Procurement team, including Digital/AI competencies.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Professional certifications (e.g., PSM, CSCP, CPIM, PM) preferred.
- Strong proficiency in core procurement capabilities (supplier management/performance, supplier market analysis, category management, procurement excellence).
- Credibility with internal partners and suppliers; strong networking and ability to influence peers and senior leaders.
- Track record attracting and developing talent; senior-level management overseeing teams across geographic regions.
- Proven experience leading large cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.
- Strategic, creative, entrepreneurial mindset; agile and flexible.
- High learning agility; ability to adapt quickly.
- Ability to prioritize requests and propose cost and service alternatives.
- Sound judgment in innovative problem-solving.
- Strong project and change management capabilities; ability to set strategic direction.
- Strong business acumen, results orientation, and finance/budget understanding.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to present complex information.
- Interest in continuous improvement, growth, and best-practice sharing.
- Ability to develop and communicate clear vision/strategy for a diverse, multicultural team.
- Experience collaborating with external partners and building strategic alliances.
- Strong change leadership and inclusive culture leadership.
Other (work requirements):
- International work across time zones.
- Up to 30% domestic and/or international travel.
- On-site minimum of three days per week with option for up to two remote days.
Preferred Skills:
- Business Data Analysis; Business Savvy; Category Management Strategy; Compliance Management; Contract Management; Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA); Critical Thinking; Developing Others; Inclusive Leadership; Leadership; Market Savvy; Negotiation; Performance Measurement; Procurement Policies; Relationship Building; Risk Management; Spend Analysis; Strategic Thinking; Succession Planning; Supplier Collaboration; Sustainable Procurement; Vendor Selection.
Benefits (time-off):
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year (CO: 48; WA: 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 (10 days)
- Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year
- Lead Advanced Therapies Procurement, overseeing a team of ~12 and supporting approximately $2B in Net Trade Sales, with significant growth expected over the next two years.
- Act as Chief Procurement Officer for Advanced Therapies, representing Procurement across all spend and category areas.
- Accountable for global external manufacturing partnerships and critical direct materials enabling next-generation cell therapy and automated manufacturing solutions.
- Own end-to-end Procurement strategy for existing and next-generation technology solutions; partner with suppliers with differentiated, first-of-the-kind capabilities.
- Define and execute Procurement strategy to deliver financial, quality, scalability, service, and compliance outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic sourcing and category strategy, translating long-term business needs into aligned sourcing plans and partnerships.
- Use supply-market insight to deliver competitive outcomes supporting both top- and bottom-line performance.
- Lead Procurement across multiple categories; oversee supplier strategy, sourcing, and contracting.
- Drive price and cost initiatives; lead complex sourcing decisions and negotiations.
- Engage with supplier CEOs and senior executives on quality, reliability, innovation, and cost objectives.
- Partner with R&D and Clinical leadership across the development lifecycle to align supplier strategy and enable supplier selection, commercial terms, and transition to commercialization.
- Deliver financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth outcomes.
- Lead top-to-top engagements with strategic suppliers, including performance management and value-creation reviews.
- Define and execute Procurement goals and category strategies based on subject-matter expertise and market insight.
- Proactively escalate and address issues impacting Global Procurement.
- Build strong internal relationships to enable dialogue, alignment, and solution development.
- Build talent pipeline and upskill the AT Procurement team, including Digital/AI competencies.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Professional certifications (e.g., PSM, CSCP, CPIM, PM) preferred.
- Strong proficiency in core procurement capabilities (supplier management/performance, supplier market analysis, category management, procurement excellence).
- Credibility with internal partners and suppliers; strong networking and ability to influence peers and senior leaders.
- Track record attracting and developing talent; senior-level management overseeing teams across geographic regions.
- Proven experience leading large cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.
- Strategic, creative, entrepreneurial mindset; agile and flexible.
- High learning agility; ability to adapt quickly.
- Ability to prioritize requests and propose cost and service alternatives.
- Sound judgment in innovative problem-solving.
- Strong project and change management capabilities; ability to set strategic direction.
- Strong business acumen, results orientation, and finance/budget understanding.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to present complex information.
- Interest in continuous improvement, growth, and best-practice sharing.
- Ability to develop and communicate clear vision/strategy for a diverse, multicultural team.
- Experience collaborating with external partners and building strategic alliances.
- Strong change leadership and inclusive culture leadership.
Other (work requirements):
- International work across time zones.
- Up to 30% domestic and/or international travel.
- On-site minimum of three days per week with option for up to two remote days.
Preferred Skills:
- Business Data Analysis; Business Savvy; Category Management Strategy; Compliance Management; Contract Management; Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA); Critical Thinking; Developing Others; Inclusive Leadership; Leadership; Market Savvy; Negotiation; Performance Measurement; Procurement Policies; Relationship Building; Risk Management; Spend Analysis; Strategic Thinking; Succession Planning; Supplier Collaboration; Sustainable Procurement; Vendor Selection.
Benefits (time-off):
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year (CO: 48; WA: 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 (10 days)
- Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year