Sr. Manager, Procurement R&D Category

The Senior Manager of Procurement Services is responsible for the leadership of Procurement activities across spend categories, driving alignment between business and category strategies. The leader will execute strategic business and industry engagement to establish a reliable, resilient and effective supply base for the company. The Senior Manager of Procurement Services will also be tasked with end-to-end spend management responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracting, and Innovation. 

The Senior Manager of Procurement Services will be accountable to delivering aggressive financial targets, including cost and working capital improvement. Further, the leader will deliver against a balanced value proposition including innovation, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), and procurement process excellence.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead the development of category strategies to establish a world class organization and supply base that the New Consumer Health Company can leverage to create a competitive advantage 

• Align category strategies with the company strategy and goals 

• Deliver financial, performance, and innovation targets 

• Steward financial policy and responsible supplier and procurement standards 

• Leverage and maximize fit for purpose procurement process solutions, including the utilization of world class digital solutions, use of business process outsourcing, and deployment of internal resources 

• Engage with executive leadership in key supplier relationships 

• Cultivate a culture of inclusion, learning and engagement 

• Benchmark industry best practices and continuously advance procurement capabilities 

• Lead major strategic negotiations for owned categories on behalf of the business 

• Promote digital tools and automation opportunities. 

• Use procurement systems and analytics to generate insights and drive continuous improvement in supplier and sourcing performance. 

Position Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree is required, an MBA or other advanced degree is strongly preferred 

• Comprehensive knowledge of R&D industry is required 

• A minimum of 8 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline is required 

• Experience in Procurement and/or Category Management. Experience developing category strategies or multi‑year sourcing roadmaps. 

• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of cost drivers, market dynamics, and risk trade‑offs. 

• Experience in sourcing strategy, supplier management, competitive bidding and complex contract negotiation 

• Proficiency in Excel, with strong advanced analytics skills to analyze insights, spend, or supplier performance evaluation. 

• Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools 

• Strong presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with and influence business partners. 

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional sourcing initiatives/projects. 

• Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills are required 

• Travel up to 10% domestic & international may be required 

• Strong business acumen – the ability to understand challenges through the eyes of the business leaders 

• Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal 

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the senior executive level, as well as with peers 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present complex information to senior executives 

• Demonstrated learning agility, and the ability to improve both yourself and the people around you 

Preferred Requirements/Competencies : 

• MBA or other advanced degree is preferred 

• Experience in related industry strongly preferred 

• Demonstrated experience in standing up a team and leading teams through organizational transformation is preferred 

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Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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