At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Sourcing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Strategic Sourcing Manager - Packaging Category. This position is recommended to be located in Raritan US.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

The scope of the Strategic Sourcing Manager Packaging MedTech will include:

• Lead the E2E business category strategy development and execution, supplier management and risk mitigation for Secondary packaging and Fiber & Non-Woven (FNW) sub-categories across MedTech with focusing on Surgery and Orthopedics BUs.
• Be responsible for managing all aspects of the relationship with designated Direct Material suppliers to deliver reliable product supply and total cost reduction while meeting or exceeding all customer service, compliance and product requirements.
• Work with Surgery and Orthopedics stakeholders to develop and deploy FNW material strategies that align with Category objectives and that impact cost, quality, service, SEI, Supplier Diversity, SRM and supplier consolidation activities and metrics.
• Providing input to the standard costs each year as part of the business planning process, for the items under his/her control and deliver year-over-year productivity against those standards.
• Negotiating favorable prices, developing and administering contracts for select strategic suppliers.
• Monitoring and benchmark existing supply base within the global marketplace.
• Serve as a key stakeholder and influencer in shaping the future technology choice and related supplier landscape for the specific sub-categories.
• Be responsible for providing a practical and intellectual understanding of the global MedTech industry and its channels in order to provide a strong combination of strategic vision and hands-on leadership in all aspects of global sourcing operations.

Approximate Percentage of Time:

40% - E2E Category Strategy development and execution: Develops comprehensive, medium complexity category strategies; Conducts complex analysis and proactively offers insights based off analysis; Supports E2E execution of strategy partnering with E2E cross functional teams within the BU

30% - Manage supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and monitor supplier performance

20% - Monitor and report risks in supplier relationships and utilize key insights in the development of the long-term procurement vision and strategy

10% - Facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, and Business Operating Principles

Required Minimum Education : Bachelor’s degree, Master or MBA Preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Broad-based understanding of business operations and procurement practices (Spend Management, Category Management & Sourcing and Supplier Management)
• Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
• Analytical, sound judgment and decision making, problem solver
• Demonstrated track record of delivering against targets and objectives
• Able to prioritize requests and propose effective alternatives when necessary.
• Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues
• Strong level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community
• Ability to influence and understand differing needs of partners (e.g., Business, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain)

Percentage Traveled:

Up to 10-15% (Domestic/International)

Preferred Area of Study: Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science

Preferred Related Industry Experience

• Knowledge of packaging material in FMCG or healthcare
• Knowledge of fiber and non-woven material in healthcare

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$100,000 - $172,500

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

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