Senior Category Manager

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SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER

Possible Locations: Beerse Belgium Prague Czech Republic

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 locationsfor 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).

KEY 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

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Required: Bachelors degree
• Preferred: Masters degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business

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• 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

• Preferred: Masters degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business

• 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
• 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

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