Director, Agile Procurement NA

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

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Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Agile Procurement NA. This role can be located in Titusville NJ, Horsham PA, New Brunswick NJ, Springhouse PA, or Raritan NJ.

Purpose:

Ensuring that the Procurement organization delivers results in support of the JJIM Americas business strategy and objectives. Leading operational execution of the commercial categories, and other categories when required and their respective strategies, globally, for the JJIM business.

This role requires a leader that is a positive relationship builder, strategic problem solver and influencer. Are you interested in applying your business and financial savvy to impact the lives of patients?

You will be responsible for:

• Understand JJIM business needs and partner with categories to devise Procurement strategies to advance those priorities
• Identify industry trends that Procurement must build into its category strategies to ensure balanced relevance to the JJIM business
• Direct and manage team members from the North America Agile Team; engage key stakeholders to understand local JJIM business needs, ensure effective implementation of global category strategies, and oversee delivery of sourcing and contracting services for specified activities.
• Work to align Procurement's activities directly with business leaders inclusive of Commercial, Finance, Legal, COEs, and Global Services teams.
• Lead major strategic negotiations for owned categories on behalf of the JJIM business
• Ensure new product launches are prioritized by category teams and coordinate across Sales, Marketing, Global Services, and Therapeutic Areas to deliver on launch commitments.
• Be the Business Engagement Leader for the Oncology therapeutic area in North America, and where appropriate, directly with senior business leaders, to ensure alignment with business strategies
• Participate in the JJIM Americas Commercial Procurement Leadership Team to provide leadership to the function regionally in the achievement of business objectives
• Develop performance targets for the JJIM Procurement organization in the role’s areas of responsibility, and ensure target achievement

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree is required, MBA or further advanced degree is desirable

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum of 10 years related work experience
• Strong business insight to understand challenges through the eyes of the regional business leaders
• Influencing skills to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
• Strong leadership and collaboration at the senior executive level, as well as with peers
• Strong