Manager, Agile Procurement

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:
Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:
Agile

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is recruiting for a Manager, Agile Procurement, for our Innovative Medicine Research & Development Procurement team! The location is United States (Titusville PA, Spring House PA, Raritan NJ) or Beerse, Belgium.

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/

Position Overview

This role is accountable for two primary objectives:


* Ensuring that the Procurement organization delivers results in support of the Janssen R&D strategy and objectives.

The role works directly with the business, category leaders, and broader function.



* Leading the operational execution of prioritized category strategy implementations, complex business projects, and other critical functional activities.

Are you passionate about providing better outcomes for patients? Are you motivated to join a newly formed agile team?

Key Responsibilities:


* Understand the Janssen R&D priorities and partner with Procurement Category Leaders to devise strategies that advance those priorities


* Collaborate with business leaders 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


* Lead strategic sourcing events and negotiations


* Deliver against performance targets for the Janssen Procurement organization

Qualifications:

Required:


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


* Minimum 5 years related experience is required


* Understanding challenges through the eyes of business leaders


* Able to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal


* Strong leadership and collaboratio...