Strategic Sourcing Manager

Johnson & Johnson • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Company is recruiting a Strategic Sourcing Manager for MedTech Supply Chain Procurement. The role partners with Value Stream Leaders to develop long-term sourcing strategies that improve supply reliability and optimize material costs for key growth products. It leads market engagement and competitive sourcing across multiple categories, products, and geographies, and oversees category and supplier management to ensure delivery of strategic and business plans in coordination with Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, and Commercial functions.

The manager builds and manages supplier relationships and external manufacturing partnerships, leads complex negotiations, supports business development due diligence and transactions, and engages suppliers early in product development to improve quality, reliability, innovation, and cost. The role also identifies external partner capabilities to address future technology needs and is responsible for compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Up to 25% domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or university degree required.
• At least six years of relevant professional work experience.
• Experience in Procurement, Supply Chain/Operations, Quality, R&D, or Engineering.
• Experience in Medical Devices or a related industry.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven project management, change management, and sourcing strategy development experience.
• Ability to engage at leadership level with suppliers and within Johnson & Johnson.
• Ability to absorb and analyze information and solve complex problems quickly.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive projects to successful completion.
• Strong business acumen.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong Credo values.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve desired results.
• Internal and external customer focus.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Should-cost modeling and other cost management tools.
• Procurement experience with components and products related to the Electrophysiology industry.
• Diverse procurement experience across category sourcing, new product development sourcing, or other sourcing areas.
• Professional certification such as APICS, ISM, or Six Sigma.
• Adaptability to rapidly changing priorities.
• Skills in business data analysis, business requirements analysis, category management strategy, change management, coaching, compliant spend, continuous improvement, cost-benefit analysis, critical thinking, financial competence, industry analysis, negotiation, performance measurement, process improvement, procurement, procurement policies and systems, program management, risk management, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, supplier collaboration, technical credibility, and vendor management.
• Skills in consulting, cost management, due diligence, market savvy, problem solving, RFx management, risk assessments, spend analysis, strategic sourcing, and vendor selection.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Value Stream Leaders to understand business strategy and develop long-term sourcing strategies that improve supply reliability and optimize material costs for key growth products.
• Lead market engagement programs and competitive bidding for Make vs. Buy assessments, new product introduction supplier selection, and targeted component spend across Electronics, External Manufacturing, Direct Precision Material, and Packaging categories.
• Orchestrate category and supplier management and oversee execution of strategic and business plans in line with expectations from Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, and Commercial functions.
• Manage key supplier relationships and external manufacturing partnerships to drive performance, mitigate risk, and deliver value through supplier-enabled innovation.
• Support five or more strategic sourcing initiatives simultaneously across multiple products, global procurement categories, and geographies.
• Communicate business-related issues and opportunities to the next management level.
• Lead multiple complex supplier negotiations simultaneously; coordinate stakeholders, secure favorable terms for Biosense, and transition stabilized products, contracts, and suppliers to base business sourcing teams.
• Lead SOURCE due diligence and transaction support for Biosense business development teams for product supply/distribution and acquisition activities.
• Engage suppliers early during product development to optimize quality, supply reliability, innovation, and cost.
• Identify and develop external partner capabilities to meet future technology needs.
• Ensure personal and company compliance with applicable Federal, State, local, and company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel domestically and/or internationally to other locations and sites, as needed, up to 25%.

Benefits

• Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to applicable policy and date of hire.
• Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees residing in Colorado and 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: Senior