Manager Surgery Supply Chain Procurement, External Manufacturing

We are searching for the best talent for a Manager Surgery Supply Chain Procurement, External Manufacturing in Raritan, NJ and Zug, Switzerland

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting!

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

This role will lead strategic procurement for External Manufacturing within the Surgery business, shaping and executing supplier strategies that ensure reliable, high-quality supply while unlocking cost savings and innovation that accelerate new surgical solutions. You’ll work with various Supply Chain partners and senior leaders to influence long-range sourcing decisions, drive measurable supplier performance improvements, and mitigate supply risk across geographies.

The job is exciting because your work directly enables better patient outcomes by securing critical materials and fostering supplier-driven innovation at the intersection of science, manufacturing, and commercial strategy!

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive Procurement vision for, with and through the Surgery partner community to deliver supplier performance across reliability, quality, cost, innovation, and growth commitments.
• Own all related procurement activity, engaging with key Supply Chain business partners as well as R&D, including leadership teams and financial forums to set goals and drive decision making.
• Orchestrate supply base strategy performance to achieve commitments and business needs by providing robust data and insights from the business across Supply Chain.
• Develop a sound and efficient strategies, partnering across Procurement categories to ensure robust supplier selection slates and adherence to the supplier selection process.
• Develop deep relationships with own strategic suppliers and work with other Supplier Relationship Managers (SRMs) to drive end-to-end value for the business.
• Own your Procurement metrics and partner with other SRMs to deliver year-on-year improvements and drive competitive advantage, continuously supervising business needs to ensure requirements are met.
• Develop and complete strategic network programs and gross profit improvement roadmaps through close collaboration with Value Stream Leaders, Supply Chain team members and external partners.
• Proactively call out supplier related issues that may impact continuity of supply and collaborate on resolutions.
• Understand long range business requirements and engage in strategic planning and partnering via S&OP forums to ensure alignment across key supply chain functions.
• Build and manage relationships throughout J&J that result in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in an applicable field of study

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 6 years of direct experience
• Broad-based understanding of Surgery business operations and core Procurement areas (e.g., spend management, category management, supplier management, etc.)
• Customer orientation through building and maintaining strong relationships with Surgery and J&J senior management
• Strong business acuity
• Strong leadership, vision and strategy setting, sophisticated negotiation, communication and collaboration skills
• Strong project management and organizational change capabilities
• Multi-country and multi-sector experience preferred with experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with consistent track record of confidently communicating sophisticated information
• Ability to continuously improve the organization.

Preferred:

• Proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management, market intelligence, category management, Procurement excellence, etc.)
• High level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community at an executive level
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing customer needs (e.g. business, Procurement leadership, marketing, R&D, supply chain, legal)
• Knowledge of External Manufacturing and Biomaterials & Biologics areas a bonus
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and performing significant influencing roles
• Strong business and contractual competence and confirmed team building skills
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization is able to effectively and efficiently move through transitions.

Other:

• Travel up to 20% international and domestic

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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.