Sr. Manager, Procurement R&d Category

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · New Brunswick, NJ +7

This role is for a Sr. Manager, Procurement R&D Category at Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes). The primary focus is on leading procurement activities across spend categories, aligning business and category strategies, and managing the supply base. Key responsibilities include developing category strategies, delivering financial and innovation targets, and promoting digital tools and automation. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, comprehensive knowledge of the R&D industry, and at least 8 years of experience in procurement or a related discipline. Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools is mentioned as a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the development of category strategies to establish a world class organization and supply base that the New Consumer Health Company can leverage to create a competitive advantage
  2. Align category strategies with the company strategy and goals
  3. Deliver financial, performance, and innovation targets
  4. Steward financial policy and responsible supplier and procurement standards
  5. Leverage and maximize fit for purpose procurement process solutions, including the utilization of world class digital solutions, use of business process outsourcing, and deployment of internal resources

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Comprehensive knowledge of R&D industry
  • 8 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline
  • Experience in Procurement and/or Category Management
  • Experience developing category strategies or multi‑year sourcing roadmaps
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Understanding of cost drivers, market dynamics, and risk trade‑offs
  • Experience in sourcing strategy, supplier management, competitive bidding and complex contract negotiation
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Strong advanced analytics skills
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional sourcing initiatives/projects
  • Leadership skills
  • Communication skills
  • Influencing skills
  • Collaboration skills
  • Strong business acumen
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the senior executive level
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated learning agility

Nice to have

  • MBA or other advanced degree
  • Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools

What the JD emphasized

  • Comprehensive knowledge of R&D industry is required
  • A minimum of 8 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline is required
  • Experience in Procurement and/or Category Management.
  • Experience developing category strategies or multi‑year sourcing roadmaps.
  • Strong commercial acumen and understanding of cost drivers, market dynamics, and risk trade‑offs.
  • Experience in sourcing strategy, supplier management, competitive bidding and complex contract negotiation
  • Proficiency in Excel, with strong advanced analytics skills to analyze insights, spend, or supplier performance evaluation.
  • Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills are required
  • Strong business acumen – the ability to understand challenges through the eyes of the business leaders
  • Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the senior executive level, as well as with peers
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present complex information to senior executives
  • Demonstrated learning agility, and the ability to improve both yourself and the peop