Sr. Manager, EM Category - Janssen

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Are you passionate about crafting a world without disease? At the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, we use heart, science and creativity to discover groundbreaking medicines. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease encourages us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science.

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Senior Manager, EM Category - Janssen

The Senior Manager, EM Category – Janssen will be responsible for leading an External Manufacturing network approximately for up to $300 million in spend across the Janssen Supply Chain Vaccines Platform for Johnson & Johnson Companies. This individual will be responsible for managing the relationships of strategic suppliers and requires a close collaboration with key stakeholders within the business to execute. This individual will identify, develop, and direct the implementation of Procurement goals and strategy as well as plan and direct the organization’s activities and deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, service, and compliance adherence.

This role will work closely with Janssen PES (Partnerships & External Supply) to manage Janssen Third Party Manufacturing suppliers for Vaccines’ platforms driving ownership of the applicable commercial relationships as a core member of the EM partnership, along with Planning, Quality, and Technical Operations.

It will provide Regional Leadership for developing end-to-end category leadership such as category strategy development, maintaining key relationships within the business and managing key supplier relationships. The position must shape, connect, and lead resources to deliver on key projects.

The Senior Manager, EM Category – Janssen scope of responsibilities include:

• Develop and drive the Procurement vision: shaping supplier solutions that will transform healthcare.
• Develop robust supplier strategies and leverage the J&J spend to create and negotiate master supply agreements
• Developing the category strategy to include the vision, strategy and implementation plan for a specific category or categories of spend that will effectively meet the long-range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J
• Understand long range requirements of the business partners and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment
• Drive advanced sourcing activities that align with category and network strategy and lead supplier selection for new products and business continuity
• Identify & drive solutions for unmet business needs and challenges through supplier enabled innovation
• Interface directly with CEO’s and other supplier leadership to assure alignment of JNJ’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost.
• Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis, performance management and development and improvement of end-to-end value, and bring innovation to the business
• Drives innovative and sustainable cost competitive solutions for base business, new products and licensed partners utilizing cost models, robust negotiation strategies and sourcing best practices
• Understands operational considerations. Identifies business demand requirements and partners with Business Engagement Leads to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage.
• Conduct CIP ideation sessions with suppliers
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments
• Build and maintain relationships throughout JNJ that results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions
• Identify, develop, and direct the implementation of Procurements goals and category strategies, based on deep subject matter expertise and an informal understanding of industry/market dynamics
• Escalate issues that may impact the Janssen Supply Chain and the Enterprise Procurement organization.
• Support the Sustainable Procurement Program and the Health for Humanity Supplier Diversity program
  

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• 30% - Develop and execute Procurement strategies that are aligned with the business/sector needs
• 25% - Manage supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and monitor supplier contract negotiations
• 25% - Ensure execution of category strategies to include: sourcing strategy execution, negotiations, contract implementation and performance against established targets
• 10% - Facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, and Business Operating Principles
• 5% - Lead team meetings and provide updates to Global Procurement Leadership
• 5% - Manage & prioritize portfolio of Procurement segment (Pharm, MD&D and/or Consumer) specific initiatives
  

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of related experience is required.
• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management).
• Strong leadership, communication, influencing, collaboration, and talent development skills are required
• Experience in contracting, understanding regulatory, legal, compliance and commercial elements
• Able to prioritize requests and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when necessary.
• Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues
• Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with J&J senior Management)
• Ability to show strategic thinking
• Strong project management skills
• Strong Business Acumen
• Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
• Ability to continuously improve the organization
  

Travel: 10 % of the Time

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences.

That is why we in Switzerland are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”!

If you want to be a change agent in a challenging environment and shape the future quality organization, please send us your online application (CV, Motivation Letter, Working References etc.).

Primary Location

Switzerland-Zug-Zug-

Other Locations

Europe/Middle East/Africa-Italy-Lazio-Latina, Europe/Middle East/Africa-Belgium-Antwerp-Beerse

Organization

Cilag GmbH International (8525)

Job Function

Operations

Requisition ID

2206010785W