Johnson & Johnson

Senior Category Manager

Johnson & Johnson

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Malvern • Florida • New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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.
  • 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 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 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.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Required: Bachelor’s degree
  • Preferred: Master’s degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business
  • Required: Minimum of 8 years of related working experience
  • Preferred: Master’s degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business
  • 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.
  • Preferred: Working experience in the pharma industry
  • Preferred: 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.
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 period
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
category managementsupplier managementnegotiationspend managementprocurement risk managementproject managementsourcinggovernance strategiesbusiness plan developmentcost management
Soft Skills
business acumeninfluencing skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillslearning agilitycross-functional team leadership
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree