Sr. Director, Procurement Indirect Services, Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson • Raynham, MA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Sr. Director, Procurement Indirect Services, Orthopedics, at DePuy Synthes, a global leader in Orthopaedics. Johnson & Johnson is separating its Orthopaedics business to establish DePuy Synthes as a standalone company. The Sr. Director will be accountable for leading all Indirect Services categories for DePuy Synthes' global procurement organization, managing approximately $2.2 billion in annual spend. Key responsibilities include building the team, developing the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for these categories to meet long-range business requirements and deliver maximum value. The role also involves leading business engagement across International Markets, operating in a complex, matrixed global environment, and partnering closely with senior business leaders, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, Risk/Compliance, and Procurement Operations. As a member of the DPS Procurement Leadership Team, this leader will drive an inclusive, high-performance culture, manage strategic supplier relationships, lead major negotiations, and influence enterprise decision-making through governance, analytics, and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (technical degree preferred)
• 12+ years comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with procurement business processes, practices and technology, including cross-functional and cross-geographic, team-based global category management, global technology deployment, best practices in social/economic and environmental strategies and preferably from similar or comparable industries.
• Clear understanding and demonstrated mastery of contemporary, best practice processes, systems, techniques, and KPI’s for supply chain/procurement are required.
• Experience in a product oriented, sales/marketing driven culture is required.
• Proven track record of transforming and leading global procurement organizations in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in supplier-driven innovation, category management, and operational excellence.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate enterprise strategy into actionable procurement initiatives.
• Experience managing large-scale spend and third-party payments across diverse categories.
• Exceptional leadership, talent development, and organizational building skills.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement technologies, process optimization, and payment processing.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Ability to build and inspire a talented team of procurement professionals with a strong service, partnering and delivery orientation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a large multi business units’ environment across multiple lines of business, create teams and direct others toward a common purpose.
• Proven ability to establish partnerships internally and externally.
• Proven ability to create supply and supplier strategies.
• Ability to develop total cost of ownership and total systems value thinking and models.
• Ability to link external market conditions to internal opportunities.
• Ability to create enthusiasm and commitment and drive changes.
• Ability to solve complex problems and search for the “right solution”.
• Ability to travel independently to domestic and international business locations, understanding cultural business issues and requirements.
• Excellent supplier negotiation skills.
• Financial analysis skills.
• Operational intensity and urgency around delivering results, while respecting individuals and diverse cultures.
• Commitment to excellent customer value through collaboration and partnering.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or equivalent preferred
• Experience in a large, multi-national corporate environment
• Benchmarking
• Business Data Analysis
• Business Savvy
• Category Management Strategy
• Compliant Spend
• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
• Developing Others
• Inclusive Leadership
• Industry Analysis
• Leadership
• Market Savvy
• Negotiation
• Performance Measurement
• Resource Planning
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Supplier Collaboration
• Sustainable Procurement
• Tactical Planning
• Vendor Management
• Vendor Selection

Responsibilities

• Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for all Indirect Services categories to meet long-range business requirements and deliver maximum value.
• Translate business and sector strategies into integrated, multi-year category roadmaps supported by market intelligence, demand analytics, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling.
• Identify industry and workforce trends that should be embedded into category strategies to strengthen capability, resilience, and employee experience.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned to business and sector needs; ensure clear value cases, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution.
• Ensure end-to-end execution of category strategies including sourcing, competitive bidding, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and supplier transition/change management.
• Deliver performance against established targets across the balanced scorecard (financial value, service, reliability, quality, risk, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction) and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Procurement operations to ensure efficient and effective requisition-to-pay adoption, contracting intake, compliance, and operational performance.
• Serve as a member of the DPS Extended Procurement Leadership Team and contribute to enterprise priorities, operating rhythms, and an inclusive culture across the global team.
• Develop and drive the procurement vision throughout the stakeholder community; communicate strategies, decisions, and progress with executive-level clarity.
• Build and maintain relationships across DPS to enable dynamic dialogue and input critical to optimal approaches and solutions.
• Understand long-range business requirements and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment; identify demand requirements and partner with Business Engagement Leads to deliver annual value improvements and competitive advantage.
• Interface with partner organizations to ensure governance, controls, and effective cross-functional delivery.
• Develop deep relationships with strategic suppliers supported by data review and analysis, performance management, end-to-end value delivery, and innovation pipelines.
• Interface directly with Sr. leaders and other supplier leadership to ensure objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost outcomes.
• Manage supplier relationships, execute joint collaborative initiatives, monitor performance, and drive resolution of issues to protect business continuity and service levels.
• Identify, develop, and direct the implementation of procurement goals and category strategies based on deep subject matter expertise and industry/market dynamics.
• Manage and prioritize a portfolio of procurement initiatives; define governance, milestones, and decision forums to ensure value capture and transparent trade-offs.
• Escalate issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization, including supplier risk, compliance concerns, service disruption, and strategic misalignment.
• Facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, and business operating principles.
• Lead a team of approximately 18 employees.
• Build and sustain organizational capability in category management, negotiation, supplier management, analytics, and change leadership; attract, retain, and develop diverse talent.
• Create a high-engagement environment with clear expectations, inclusive leadership behaviors, and strong performance management.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours
• 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: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees