Director Procurement, China & N.Asia

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:
Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Beijing, China

Job Description:

The Director, Innovative Medicine Procurement, China and North Asia will be accountable for ensuring alignment between Procurement strategy and critical J&J Innovative Medicine business strategies and teams in these markets.

This role requires a leader that is a strong relationship builder, strategic problem solver and influencer.

Key Responsibilities:



* Ensure that the Procurement organization delivers results in support of J&J Innovative Medicine business strategies and objectives.


* Work to align Procurement's activities directly with J&J Innovative Medicine business leaders and Finance, Legal, and Global Services teams.


* Lead operational execution of the Commercial, Research & Development, and other procurement categories when required.


* Direct and manage a team of 6-8 people located in various regions and countries whose responsibility it is to understand the J&J Innovative Medicine business and connect this with category strategies, ensuring optimal use of suppliers.


* Lead the operational execution of the global category strategies and their global and regional implementation, including the delivery of sourcing and contracting services for certain activities.


* Lead major strategic negotiations as required.


* Build and manage relationships that result in dynamic dialogue, a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of efficient approaches and solutions.


* Engage directly with budget owners at the Vice President & President level to drive business planning and strategic decision making across all relevant category spend families.


* Understand long range (3-5 year) requirements for J&J Innovative Medicine identified through strategic planning to guide development of category strategies and Procurement process.


* Identify business demand requirements and partner with Category Leaders to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage through the supplier base.


* Identify pharmaceutical industry trends that Procurement must build into its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to Innovative Medicine.


* Lead resolution of sophisticated business problems in partnership with our supplier base including deployment of Supplier Enabled ...