Senior Category Manager

Johnson & Johnson•New Brunswick, PA

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About The Position

SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER Possible Locations: Malvern (PA-US), Raritan (NJ-US), Titusville (NJ-US), New Brunswick (NJ-US), Tampa (FL-US) or Springhouse (PA-US) Contract type: Full time, permanent THE OPPORTUNITY Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is recruiting for a Senior Category Manager, R&D Procurement, Laboratory Supplies and Services. Potential locations for this role include Beerse (Belgium), Prague (Czech), Malvern (PA-US), Raritan (NJ-US), Titusville (NJ-US), New Brunswick (NJ-US), Tampa (FL-US) or Springhouse (PA-US). How YOU can help: The Senior Category Manager will develop, lead, and manage the Laboratory Supplies and Services Category supporting the Innovative Medicine R&D and QC lab network and includes the following categories: R&D Lab Chemicals, Supplies, & Consumables: Products consumed daily, i.e., beakers, flasks, pipette tips, media, sera, peptides, etc. R&D Lab Services: Non-Scientific lab support: Point of Use (POU) inventory, ordering, lab glass cleaning, media preparation, equipment calibration This role will collaborate closely with cross functional stakeholders at research sites including Strategic Business Operations and the Technical development & Supply team (TDS) and lab communities supporting Research sites across the network (including but not limited to Beerse, Leiden, Cork, Schaffhausen, Malvern, Springhouse, Raritan, La Jolla).

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 8 years of related working experience
Strong business acumen – the ability to understand business challenges and develop supply option solutions
Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills , with the ability to prepare and present complex information to business and procurement leadership
Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus (spend management, category management, supplier management, and negotiation)
Demonstrated learning agility
Demonstrated project management skills to effectively engage and lead cross-functional teams to reach a targeted outcome.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business
Working experience in the pharma industry
Working experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses
Demonstrated skills and experience in supplier relationship management for large accounts, ideally with suppliers that cross Category teams

Responsibilities

Determine the Innovative Medicine business needs for the R&D laboratory network globally for Lab supplies, consumables, and services
Develop and implement the global Category strategy for these services that aligns with the needs of the Innovative Medicine business
Identify industry and market insights and benchmarks (including peer-to-peer insights) to create value and bring opportunities to key stakeholders that address current and evolving business needs
Develop, implement, lead, and monitor key supplier relationships through governance strategies, leveraging the procurement supplier management model, to drive innovation and optimal supplier performance
Partner with procurement colleagues across Category teams (including Supply Chain, CCFS, Medtech) to develop and implement cross-Category governance/supplier management strategies for key suppliers
Partner with Business Unit and Global Services sourcing colleagues to lead major sourcing events & strategic negotiations
Supplier risk management: Monitor and mitigate business risk leveraging procurement risk management tools and processes
Develop, implement, and monitor targets for the Category to contribute to the broad goals of Innovative medicine (Business Plan, Savings, Cost Management, Supplier Management)
Implement regular review sessions with key business and procurement leaders to communicate progress against established targets and ensure ongoing alignment
Engage with BU and GS sourcing colleagues as needed on an ongoing basis to ensure category needs for sourcing and contracting support fully leverage the R&D procurement operating model

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
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/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year