Senior Manager, Procurement - Biologics Category

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland +3

Senior Manager, Procurement - Biologics Category for Johnson & Johnson's Global Innovative Medicine (IM) Supply Chain Procurement team. This role is responsible for the global procurement of Biologics direct materials used in Large Molecule Drug Substance (DS) Manufacturing, leading supplier relationship management, sourcing, contracting, and category strategy development. The position emphasizes driving cost reduction, improving supplier reliability, and ensuring compliance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the SRM process with critical suppliers at senior executive level that supply the goods, including performance management, reliability improvement, and value creation.
  2. Ensure execution of category strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders for reducing total costs of externally purchased materials, goods and services and improving levels of quality, service, and value to the Business.
  3. Systematically and efficiently manage complex contracts approval, administration, and compliance to maximize financial and operational performance and minimize risk.
  4. Develop and drive the vision, strategy, and implementation plan in close collaboration with internal partners across the portfolio to deliver maximum value for J&J.
  5. Manage the needs and expectations of the Business to drive satisfaction while ensuring compliance to procurement standards and alignment with procurement strategies; lead or participate in cross-functional teams to drive reliability improvement.
  6. Develop and maintain the strategic direction for the Procurement function, ensure alignment to strategic goals and standards and effectively manage the enabling tools and technology required across the function.
  7. Lead the process to identify the needs of our NPI pipeline to ensure resiliency of the material choices & deploy governance to ensure execution.

Skills

Required

  • Procurement and/or Supply Chain experience (e.g., Strategic Procurement, Sourcing, Category, and/or Supplier Management)
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to deliver succinct messages and influence (with and without direct authority) and engage partners/stakeholders/suppliers at all levels, and across categories, functions, and e2e supply chain, to drive outcomes

Nice to have

  • MBA or advanced degree preferred
  • Certifications in CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, or equivalent are helpful