Senior Manager, EM Procurement

Johnson & Johnson•Titusville, NJ

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing (EM) Procurement Strategy & Warehousing Initiatives. This strategic delivery role partners with the EM Global Category Leader and subcategory leaders to turn priorities into programs, decisions, and measurable outcomes across a complex global supplier landscape. The role leads selected business-critical initiatives, establishes portfolio governance, develops insights for leadership decisions, and drives cross-functional execution. It may also lead selected external warehousing, overflow-storage, and capacity projects that require focused procurement leadership. Success requires constructive challenge, influence without direct authority, and the ability to move ambiguous initiatives from concept to implementation by structuring problems, shaping recommendations, enabling decisions, and driving outcomes. The role owns an integrated portfolio of EM strategic initiatives and leads selected enterprise and EM initiatives from scoping through implementation. It also provides procurement leadership for selected warehousing and capacity projects, partnering with stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies and fact-based recommendations. The position leads business planning, budget planning, forecasting, value tracking, KPI and portfolio-scorecard improvements, and enhancements to procurement ways of working and governance. The position may be based in Titusville, New Jersey; Zug, Switzerland; Geel/Beerse, Belgium; or Cork, Ireland. Occasional travel of 5–10% may be required. The anticipated base pay range is $122,000–$212,750. The posting is anticipated to close November 10, 2026, though the company may extend the period.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Significant experience in one or more of strategy or management consulting; procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing; supply chain and logistics; or warehousing and logistics procurement.
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a global matrix environment and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Strong problem-structuring and analytical capability, including moving from ambiguous questions to fact-based recommendations and executable plans.
Understanding of procurement, category management, supplier relationship management, sourcing, negotiation, and commercial value levers.
Strong financial acumen, including business planning, forecasting, value tracking, and interpretation of performance drivers.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority and to challenge constructively.
Excellent executive communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
Experience with portfolio management, analytics, data visualization, and automation of management reporting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in logistics, external warehousing, distribution networks, or logistics service providers is an advantage, but need not be the candidate’s sole area of expertise.
Occasional travel may be required (5–10%).
Skills listed: Advanced Analytics, Business Data Analysis, Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Competitive Landscape, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Leadership, Market Savvy, Mentorship, Negotiation, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Spend Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Supplier Collaboration, Sustainable Procurement, Technical Credibility, and Vendor Selection.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated portfolio of External Manufacturing strategic initiatives, translating category priorities into outcomes, roadmaps, milestones, decision points, and accountabilities.
Lead selected enterprise and EM initiatives from scoping through implementation, with direct accountability for outcomes.
Develop executive-ready recommendations for initiatives involving strategic choices, investment decisions, supplier engagement, or operating-model changes.
Provide strategic procurement leadership for selected external warehousing, overflow-storage, capacity, and warehouse-space requirements.
Partner with Supply Chain, Deliver, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into sourcing strategies, commercial options, and fact-based recommendations.
Lead or support market assessments, supplier strategies, sourcing events, commercial evaluations, and negotiations for selected warehousing and logistics projects.
Develop recommendations balancing capacity flexibility, cost-to-serve, service, compliance, business continuity, and risk.
Contribute procurement insight to network, footprint, capacity, and overflow-space decisions, and establish supplier governance when projects transition into operation.
Orchestrate EM business planning, budget planning, and financial forecasting with Finance and category leadership.
Own the consolidated portfolio view of savings, productivity, value creation, commitments, risks, and opportunities.
Challenge assumptions, identify performance gaps, and drive recovery actions with accountable owners.
Evolve the EM Procurement KPI dashboard and portfolio scorecards, emphasizing actionable insights, leading indicators, and business outcomes.
Simplify and automate management information where possible, reducing manual reporting and improving data quality.
Synthesize complex information into clear choices, implications, and recommendations for senior leadership.
Ensure governance forums focus on decisions, actions, and value delivery rather than status reporting.
Improve EM Procurement ways of working, governance, prioritization, and cross-functional interfaces.
Design and facilitate leadership workshops and strategic planning sessions, including future Elevate activities.