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Procurement Director, Electrophysiology

Johnson & Johnson, Irvine, CA, United States


Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description: The Procurement Team, in support of the Electrophysiology (EP) Business Unit, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a Director, Procurement Director. The position will be based in Irvine, California.

The EP Procurement Director is accountable to oversee the external spend in support of the J&J MedTech EP business unit including both new product development and launched products. The EP business presents in most markets globally, represents approximately $5.7+ billion in sales with projected high growth and market lead position. The spend in support of this business resides in multiple categories and sums to $700MM+ with significant year-over-year increases.

This leader is expected to provide hands‑on leadership in all aspects of global sourcing for EP, having overall responsibility for supplier selection, quality, reliability, innovation and cost. He / she will be responsible for developing relationships with key leaders across R&D, Supply Chain, and Commercial Teams to provide overall coordination, facilitation and enablement of programs that will drive best practice strategic sourcing and will leverage J&J’s position in external supplier spend.

Responsibilities:

Bring the EP business needs from both R&D and Supply chain to the category to develop the category strategy and best supplier choices for the business

Orchestrate of category/supplier management performed by the categories and oversight for the execution delivery of the strategic plan and business plan, in line with expectations put forth by EP SC, Quality, R&D and Commercial functions

Drive the engagement of the core suppliers in collaboration with Category Teams

Own the holistic Source business plan and the related long range financial plan for the EP business

Develop and implement strong business systems to establish and handle supplier partnerships & to positively contribute to the efficiency of Supply Chain

Work closely with EP Business Development and R&D to support new product pipeline development upstream and product launch and/or integration

Grow supplier reliability and value via commitments on capacity / lead times / payment terms and innovation

Conducts industry research and market surveys to stay current with best-in-class strategic sourcing practices and customer demands.

Lead and develop the EP Procurement team and its members

Support EP Credo Initiatives

The position holder will manage a direct team of 6-7 and will have the following key internal and external relationships:

Internal Relationships:

Member of the EP procurement Leadership team

EP Commercial leaders and boards (as appropriate)

External Relationships:

EP Commercial leaders and boards (as appropriate)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred

Experienced professional with business experience in multiple roles across a variety of functional specialties including general management, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain or a Technical field with at least 8+ years within a Procurement environment in a senior position.

High level understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (e.g. Category Management, Supplier Management, contract management, Supply Chain Integration, Business planning, Performance Management).

Strong Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with JNJ senior Management).

Strong leadership, vision/strategy setting, communication, influencing, collaboration, talent development skills are key

Minimum of 5 year experience in people leadership, demonstrated through JNJ or similar professional environment.

Strong project and change management capabilities

Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information

Ability to continuously improve the organization

Strong Business Acumen, MedTech and specifically EP relevant industry experience preferred

Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of stakeholders (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain); has "presence"

Proven track record in attracting and developing talent

Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and executing significant influencing roles.

Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization is able to effectively and efficiently move through transitions

Able to travel frequently (30% or less)

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.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $150,000.00 - $258,750.00

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.

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; 10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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