Associate Director Apac Scp, Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Associate Director for Supply Chain Procurement in the Orthopaedics business in APAC, focusing on aligning procurement strategy with business strategy, managing supplier performance, and driving value improvements. This role involves strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance within the procurement function.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and drive the Procurement vision for, with and through the Orthopaedics partner community to deliver on Supplier performance across reliability of supply, quality, cost, innovation, and growth commitments.
  2. Serve as the owner of procurement activity, engaging with Business Partners and Key partner across Supply Chain and R&D, including LT membership and financial forums to align G&O’s and drive major decision making.
  3. Orchestrate supply base strategy performance to deliver on commitments and business needs by providing robust data and insights from the business across Supply Chain and R&D.
  4. Understand long range requirements of the business and engage in strategic planning and partnering via S&OP forums to ensure alignment across all critical supply chain functions.
  5. Own Procurement metrics and partner with Category leads to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage, continuously supervise the needs of the business to ensure their requirements are met.

Skills

Nice to have

  • Business Data Analysis
  • Business Requirements Analysis
  • Business Savvy
  • Category Management Strategy
  • Change Management
  • Compliant Spend
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
  • Critical Thinking
  • Financial Competence
  • Industry Analysis
  • Mentorship
  • Negotiation
  • Organizing
  • Performance Measurement
  • Procurement
  • Procurement Policies
  • Procurement Systems
  • Program Management
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Supplier Collaboration
  • Technical Credibility
  • Vendor Management