Senior Manager Surgery SC Procurement New Product Development

Johnson & Johnson • Raritan, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we’re pioneering smarter, less invasive, and personalized treatments to improve patient outcomes worldwide. Your talents will help shape the future of healthcare. As the Senior Manager Surgery SC Procurement New Product Development (NPD), you will be responsible for key launches across the Wound Closure & Healing, Biosurgery, and Drug Delivery portfolios within Johnson & Johnson Medical Technologies. This multifaceted role requires critical thinking, cross-functional teamwork, strong procurement and business acumen and a passion for driving value through innovative sourcing. Located in Raritan, NJ , you will lead supplier evaluation, selection, and qualification for key NPD launches, in alignment with procurement strategies, ensuring quality, service, cost, and compliance. The position holder will manage 1-2 direct reports. Sourcing Lead or support sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier partners, Influence decisions, delivering ongoing value improvements while driving competitive advantage. Develop spend analysis and bring together market intelligence in alignment with business goals. Identify emerging needs within a specific area of focus and develop the vision, strategy and implementation plan that will optimally meet the long-range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J Develop and lead price and cost initiatives; Prepare and complete RFQs for medium to high complexity sourcing decisions; Conduct negotiations with suppliers. Collaborate with supplier leadership to assure alignment of J&J’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments. Build and maintain relationships throughout J&J that results in interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of efficient approaches and solutions. Supplier Management and Category Strategy Execution Develop and lead or support supplier partnerships to drive performance delivery, risk mitigation, and value through supplier enabled innovation. Cultivate and use strategic relationships with key business partners (e.g., Internal partners, supplier leadership) to craft, optimize, and diversify the supply base. Develop innovative and balanced solutions to identify and mitigate risk, drive long-term, end-to-end value, and achieve unmet business needs. Identify and pursue opportunities to develop supplier capabilities. Collaborate with category leads and supplier relationship managers, to conduct Business Review meetings with suppliers that include comprehensive supplier performance management and review. Understand long range requirements to ensure alignment; understand and execute according to applicable category sourcing strategies. Contracting Use procurement expertise and global business understanding to implement contracts. Ensure that agreements and the manner they are performed meet business demands of all collaborators and are aligned with the organization’s overall procurement and business strategy. Team Management Set clear goals, priorities, and performance measures to ensure alignment with business objectives while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation within the team. Manage talents, provide coaching and guidance to team members.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree is required
• At least 8 years of procurement or supply chain experience across fields such as manufacturing, operations, procurement, or distribution
• Strong understanding of core procurement functions: Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing, Supplier Management
• Proven leadership, teamwork, and influencing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving competence
• Project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives
• Business and financial competence, with negotiation expertise
• Ability to communicate effectively across organizational levels
• Proficiency in English required

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience within Medical Devices or Healthcare is a plus
• Master’s Degree or MBA preferred
• Certification: CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt (preferred)
• Knowledge of ERP, SAP, MRP systems, and Advanced Planning tools
• Experience with Process Excellence and Six Sigma methodologies

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier evaluation, selection, and qualification for key NPD launches, in alignment with procurement strategies, ensuring quality, service, cost, and compliance.
• Manage 1-2 direct reports.
• Sourcing Lead or support sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier partners, Influence decisions, delivering ongoing value improvements while driving competitive advantage.
• Develop spend analysis and bring together market intelligence in alignment with business goals.
• Identify emerging needs within a specific area of focus and develop the vision, strategy and implementation plan that will optimally meet the long-range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J
• Develop and lead price and cost initiatives; Prepare and complete RFQs for medium to high complexity sourcing decisions; Conduct negotiations with suppliers.
• Collaborate with supplier leadership to assure alignment of J&J’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
• Build and maintain relationships throughout J&J that results in interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of efficient approaches and solutions.
• Develop and lead or support supplier partnerships to drive performance delivery, risk mitigation, and value through supplier enabled innovation.
• Cultivate and use strategic relationships with key business partners (e.g., Internal partners, supplier leadership) to craft, optimize, and diversify the supply base.
• Develop innovative and balanced solutions to identify and mitigate risk, drive long-term, end-to-end value, and achieve unmet business needs.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to develop supplier capabilities.
• Collaborate with category leads and supplier relationship managers, to conduct Business Review meetings with suppliers that include comprehensive supplier performance management and review.
• Understand long range requirements to ensure alignment; understand and execute according to applicable category sourcing strategies.
• Use procurement expertise and global business understanding to implement contracts.
• Ensure that agreements and the manner they are performed meet business demands of all collaborators and are aligned with the organization’s overall procurement and business strategy.
• Set clear goals, priorities, and performance measures to ensure alignment with business objectives while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation within the team.
• Manage talents, provide coaching and guidance to team members.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• 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/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior