Manager, Procurement Category IT

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Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Manager, Procurement Category IT. The position can be based out of Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ, or Tampa, FL.

This role will be accountable for building robust and relevant category strategies that are strongly aligned to the business needs and market dynamics. This individual will also serve as global Supplier Relationship manager to some strategic suppliers and ensure maximum value and innovation from those partnerships. The role works directly with the business, J&J technology team, key suppliers, Global Services and the broader Procurement function.

Key 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

Education:

• A Bachelors Degree is required, and an MBA or other advanced degree is desirable.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 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:

• 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

Other:

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

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

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 the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits