Director, Bus Svs IT w/Int Mkts Egmt.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•New Brunswick, NJ

8d•$150,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

DePuy Synthes is seeking a Director to lead global procurement for Business Services and Information Technology categories, including Fleet, Travel & Meetings; Human Resource Services; Corporate Services; Professional Education & Access; and IT. The role develops category strategies and implementation plans that address long-range business requirements and deliver value, while also leading Business Engagement across international markets. In a complex, matrixed global environment, the Director partners with senior business leaders and teams across Business Engagement, Global Services, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, Risk/Compliance, and DPS Service Delivery. The position is accountable for category strategy, sourcing execution, supplier performance, continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement, and effective end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and requisition-to-pay activities. It leads and develops a global category team and contributes to the DPS Procurement Leadership Team. The position is hybrid and based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Alternate locations may be considered in Raritan, New Jersey; West Chester, Pennsylvania; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Raynham, Massachusetts; Warsaw, Indiana; or Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy, Ireland; or Science Park Drive, Singapore. The role requires the ability to travel independently to domestic and international business locations. The anticipated base pay range is $150,000–$300,000 annually. Eligible employees may participate in the company’s pension and 401(k) savings plans and long-term incentive program. Listed time-off benefits include vacation, sick time, holidays, work/personal/family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off. Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business as DePuy Synthes; following completion of the transaction, the role is anticipated to become an employee of DePuy Synthes, subject to the stated conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; a technical degree is preferred.
At least 10 years of comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with procurement business processes, practices, and technology, including global category management across functions and geographies, global technology deployment, and social, economic, and environmental strategies.
Demonstrated mastery of contemporary best-practice supply chain and procurement processes, systems, techniques, and KPIs.
Experience in a product-oriented, sales- and marketing-driven culture.
Proven track record transforming and leading global procurement organizations in complex, matrixed environments.
Expertise in supplier-driven innovation, category management, and operational excellence.
Strong business acumen and ability to turn enterprise strategy into actionable procurement initiatives.
Experience managing large-scale spend and third-party payments across diverse categories.
Strong leadership, talent development, and organizational-building skills.
Advanced knowledge of procurement technologies, process optimization, and payment processing.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
Ability to build and inspire a procurement team with a service, partnering, and delivery orientation.
Ability to collaborate across multiple business units and lines of business, create teams, and direct others toward common goals.
Ability to establish internal and external partnerships and develop supply and supplier strategies.
Ability to develop total cost of ownership and total systems value models and connect external market conditions to internal opportunities.
Ability to build commitment, drive change, solve complex problems, and identify effective solutions.
Ability to travel independently to domestic and international business locations and understand cultural business issues and requirements.
Excellent supplier negotiation skills.
Financial analysis skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or equivalent preferred.
Experience in a large, multinational corporate environment would be useful.
Technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for Business Services categories to meet long-range business requirements and deliver value.
Translate business and sector strategies into multi-year category roadmaps informed by market intelligence, demand analytics, and total cost of ownership modeling.
Identify industry and workforce trends and incorporate them into category strategies.
Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with business and sector needs, with clear value cases, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution.
Lead sourcing, competitive bidding, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and supplier transition or change management.
Deliver performance against targets for financial value, service, reliability, quality, risk, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction, and drive continuous improvement.
Partner with DPS Service Delivery on requisition-to-pay adoption, contracting intake, compliance, and operational performance.
Communicate procurement strategies, decisions, and progress to stakeholders, including executive-level audiences.
Build relationships across Johnson & Johnson and engage in strategic planning to align procurement with business requirements and identify demand and annual value improvements.
Partner with Business Engagement Leads and organizations including Operational Services, Finance, and Legal to support governance, controls, and cross-functional delivery.
Develop strategic supplier relationships through data analysis, performance management, value delivery, and innovation pipelines.
Work with supplier leadership to achieve quality, reliability, innovation, and cost objectives; manage collaboration, performance, and issue resolution to protect continuity and service levels.
Manage and prioritize procurement initiatives, setting governance, milestones, and decision forums to support value capture and transparent trade-offs.
Escalate supplier risk, compliance concerns, service disruptions, and strategic misalignment that could affect Global Procurement.
Develop, implement, and maintain procurement processes, policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, and business operating principles.
Lead a team, set direction, clarify accountabilities, and coach leaders to deliver results.
Develop organizational capability in category management, negotiation, supplier management, analytics, and change leadership; attract, retain, and develop diverse talent.
Foster an inclusive, high-engagement environment with clear expectations and effective performance management.
Contribute to the DPS Procurement Leadership Team and help drive enterprise performance and an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Pension plan participation, subject to plan terms.
401(k) savings plan participation, subject to plan terms.
Long-term incentive program participation.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts specified for Colorado and Washington residents.
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child.
Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
Military spouse time off: 80 hours per calendar year.