Manager, Procurement Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · New Brunswick, NJ +5

This role is for a Manager, Procurement Strategy at Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes) to support the Procurement function's strategy execution by driving performance management, policy development, and governance activities. The role involves translating strategic priorities into measurable outcomes, standardized processes, and clear policy frameworks, partnering with various teams to ensure alignment and compliance. It requires experience in strategy, performance management, and policy development, with familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools being a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support development and execution of Procurement's strategic initiatives by defining performance metrics, tracking outcomes, and preparing insights for leadership decision‑making.
  2. Lead performance management processes, including KPI development, scorecards, dashboards, and regular business reviews.
  3. Develop, maintain, and govern policies, standards, and operating guidelines to ensure alignment with organizational strategy and compliance requirements.
  4. Partner with Finance, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to ensure policies and performance frameworks are practical, aligned, and consistently applied.
  5. Analyze business performance trends, identify risks and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Required

  • 6–8 years of progressive experience in strategy, performance management, policy, operations, or related business roles.
  • Experience developing and tracking performance metrics and translating data into executive‑ready insights.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, interpret, and apply policies, standards, or governance frameworks.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience synthesizing complex information into clear recommendations.
  • Ability to partner effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing leadership‑level materials.
  • Proficiency in Excel, with strong advanced analytics skills to analyze insights, spend, or supplier performance evaluation.
  • Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools
  • Strong presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with and influence business partners.
  • Demonstrated experience leading initiatives/projects.

Nice to have

  • MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in Procurement
  • Experience in medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
  • Experience supporting enterprise‑level strategy, transformation, or governance initiatives.
  • Familiarity with performance management tools, dashboards, or business intelligence platforms.
  • Exposure to policy development in areas such as compliance, risk, operations, or corporate governance.
  • Strong change management and stakeholder influence skills.

What the JD emphasized

  • strategy execution
  • performance management
  • policy development
  • governance activities
  • strategic priorities
  • measurable outcomes
  • standardized processes
  • clear policy frameworks
  • senior leaders
  • measures success
  • manages risk
  • operates effectively
  • performance metrics
  • leadership decision‑making
  • performance management processes
  • KPI development
  • scorecards
  • dashboards
  • business reviews
  • policies
  • standards
  • operating guidelines
  • organizational strategy
  • compliance requirements
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Compliance
  • business teams
  • policies
  • performance frameworks
  • business performance trends
  • risks and opportunities
  • actionable recommendations
  • leadership
  • enterprise governance forums
  • reporting progress
  • adherence to approved strategies
  • policies
  • continuous improvement efforts
  • simplify processes
  • enhance transparency
  • improve operational effectiveness
  • strategy
  • performance management
  • policy
  • operations
  • related business roles
  • performance metrics
  • data into executive‑ready insights
  • develop
  • interpret
  • apply policies
  • standards
  • governance frameworks
  • analytical skills
  • synthesizing complex information
  • clear recommendations
  • partner effectively
  • cross‑functional stakeholders
  • matrixed organization
  • written and verbal communication skills
  • leadership-level materials
  • Excel
  • advanced analytics skills
  • analyze insights
  • spend
  • supplier performance evaluation
  • digital and AI procurement tools
  • presentation
  • executive communication skills
  • collaborate
  • influence business partners
  • leading initiatives/projects
  • Procurement
  • medical devices
  • healthcare
  • life sciences
  • highly regulated industries
  • enterprise-level strategy
  • transformation
  • governance initiatives
  • performance management tools
  • dashboards
  • business intelligence platforms
  • policy development
  • compliance
  • risk
  • operations
  • corporate governance
  • change management
  • stakeholder influence skills