Sr. Director, Procurement Strategy, Digital and Process, Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • New Brunswick, NJ

22h • $178,000 - $307,050

About The Position

The Sr. Director, Procurement Strategy, Digital and Process is accountable for enterprise ownership of the Procurement Strategic Framework, including strategy, process architecture, digital enablement, governance, and continuous improvement across the global Source-to-Pay ecosystem. The role shapes and delivers procurement capabilities across Supplier & Category Excellence; Technology, Data & Actionable Insights; and Organizational Agility. It owns global digital procurement strategy and leads transformation programs that drive value creation, efficiency, compliance, and user experience at scale.

This strategic leadership and transformation role enables standardized yet flexible processes, advances data-driven decision-making, and builds a high-performing, innovative procurement organization. The role leads global procurement strategy and process architecture; oversees procurement technology and process investments; drives enterprise process and digital transformations; establishes performance and value-tracking mechanisms; and works across functions and geographies to implement policy, process, and system changes.

Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business as DePuy Synthes. The planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to applicable requirements and approvals. Following the transaction, the successful candidate is anticipated to become an employee of DePuy Synthes, with employment governed by its processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a technical degree is preferred.
• 12+ years of comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with procurement business processes, practices, and technology, including cross-functional and cross-geographic team-based global category management and global technology deployment.
• Extensive experience in global procurement, process ownership, or enterprise transformation roles within complex multinational organizations.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale process, technology, and capability transformations with measurable value outcomes.
• 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, including the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of procurement operating models, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and digital enablement.
• Demonstrated expertise in process governance, automation, analytics, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to link process and technology investments to measurable enterprise value.
• Ability to operate across functions and geographies as a strategic, enterprise-level thinker.
• Collaborative, stakeholder-centric leadership; ability to balance rigor, agility, and innovation; and a strong focus on execution, value realization, and sustainable impact.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• Technical degree preferred.
• 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

• Lead the global procurement digital strategy, global process architecture, enterprise procurement policies, third-party risk management practices, and core functional capabilities.
• Own and evolve the Procurement Strategic Framework in alignment with corporate strategy, business priorities, and long-term value creation goals.
• Shape end-to-end Global Process Ownership for Source-to-Contract (S2C), Payments & Experience (PEX), and Spend Management Strategy, including strategy definition, process architecture, change management, capability design, and global deployment.
• Own and manage the procurement technology and process budget, making disciplined investment decisions and measuring return on investment.
• Enable procurement through digital capabilities that simplify, automate, and standardize processes and deliver traceable value through digital platforms, data science, analytics, and reporting.
• Lead enterprise transformation programs that improve user experience and operational excellence and deliver sustained value.
• Provide leadership and accountability for major or critical process audit findings, ensuring timely remediation and systemic risk mitigation.
• Ensure procurement processes support enterprise cash flow, working capital optimization, and financial stewardship.
• Drive global deployment and adoption of end-to-end procurement processes, balancing enterprise standardization with regional and local customization.
• Ensure consistent execution of process standards across geographies, business units, and operating models.
• Lead digital and process transformation initiatives, including Accounts Payable Transformation, Third-Party Risk Management, automated contracting and autonomous sourcing, data management and analytics, intelligent stack optimization, and Gen AI-enabled procurement capabilities.
• Optimize and transform end-to-end procurement processes across technology, skills, and operating performance.
• Establish and manage process performance data, KPIs, and value-tracking mechanisms across the global Source-to-Pay continuum, including target setting, performance management, cycle-time and efficiency improvements, financial performance, value realization, and maximization of technology and transformation investments.
• Partner with performance management teams to develop and operationalize reporting and analytics that measure effectiveness, efficiency, and business impact.
• Develop and execute an ongoing training strategy covering skills, processes, systems, and policies.
• Collaborate with business, corporate, and sector procurement teams to embed capabilities, drive adoption, and sustain performance improvements.
• Use external benchmarking, market intelligence, and leading practices to inform procurement strategy, digital transformation roadmaps, and process architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, Audit, Operations, and other partners to align and implement policy, process, and system changes.
• Create and sustain a high-performance, innovative, and inclusive culture across the global procurement organization.
• Foster engagement, ownership, and accountability while developing next-generation procurement capabilities and digital fluency.

Benefits

• Vacation: 120 hours (standard for D2).
• Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees residing in Colorado; 56 hours for employees residing in Washington.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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