Manager, DPM Category

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is recruiting for a Category Manager in our Direct Precision Materials.

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies have been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.

MedTech Supply Chain represents more than 60 manufacturing sites and 26,000 employees who plan, source, manufacture and deliver high-quality and medical products to our customers around the globe every single day. Work of the MedTech Supply Chain supports a multitude of product platforms, new products and delivery systems that are used in a wide range of procedures throughout the healthcare industry, including wound closure, biosurgery, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, minimally invasive surgery, hospital sterilization, clinical laboratory testing, diabetes management, joint replacement surgery and vision care.

The Direct Precisions Materials Category Manager will maintain key relationships of precision plastics suppliers. This individual will identify, develop, and handle the relationship, development and implementation of the supplier strategies as outlined by the Category Leads. They will plan, direct, and deliver against targets for financial performance, supply reliability across quality & service, and compliance adherence.

Are you interested in joining a diverse team delivering outstanding results to our customers? Apply now for this exciting opportunity!

Key Responsibilities:

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 effectively 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.

Category Strategy Development

• Develop and/or support the category sourcing strategy for the defined portfolio through Business needs assessment, Market intelligence, Supplier evaluations and sourcing choices.
• Understand long range requirements to ensure alignment; Develop and implement sourcing strategy.

Supplier Management

• Develop and lead 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, BELs) 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.
• Conduct Business Review meetings with suppliers that include comprehensive supplier performance management and review.

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.

Project Support

• Represent procurement in End-to-End Supply Chain initiatives of the manufacturing network, digital tools/technology adoption, and resiliency.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or University degree is required; focused degree in Business, Engineering, or a Science preferred

Required:

• A minimum six (6) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in Procurement or multiple fields of Supply Chain, including third-party Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, Distribution and / or related field.
• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus including leading negotiation
• Strong leadership, communication (verbal and written), influencing and collaboration skills are required; Individual must be a self-starter with the ability to respond independently to complex problems. Must be comfortable presenting across functional levels.
• Must have strong analytical problem-solving skills and technical proficiency and ability to show critical thinking
• Project management skills with experience leading cross-functional projects

Preferred -

• Medical Device experience
• CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, Process Excellence/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification. American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification
• Knowledge of Sophisticated Planning Systems, such as ERP, MRP and SAP
• Experience with Process Excellence/Six Sigma tools and methodologies

Other:

• May require up to 20% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites

• The anticipated base pay range for this position is $118,000 - $203,550/yr.

• This job posting is anticipated to close on 2/7/24. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .