EMEA Category Manager Transportation Procurement

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The Manager-Category Leads scope of responsibilities include:

• Develop and drive the Procurement vision for with and through the stakeholder community.

• Developing the vision strategy and implementation plan for a specific category or categories of spend that will effectively meet the long-range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J

• Interface directly with CEOs and other supplier leadership to assure alignment of JNJs objectives are met including quality reliability innovation and cost.

• Understands operational considerations. Identifies business demand requirements and partners with Business Engagement Leads to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage.

• Understand long range requirements of the business partners and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment

• Demonstrated project management and leadership experience in leading cross functional/cross company projects is required

• Deliver on financial service reliability quality innovation and growth commitments

• Build and maintain relationships throughout JNJ that results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions

• Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis performance management and development and improvement of end to end value and bring innovation to the business

• Identify develop and direct the implementation of Procurements goals and category strategies based on deep subject matter expertise and an informal understanding of industry/market dynamics

• Escalate issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

20%

• Develop and execute Procurement strategies that are aligned with the business/sector needs

30%

• Manage supplier relationships communicate changes to category strategy execute joint collaborative initiatives and monitor supplier contract negotiations

20%

• Ensure execution of category strategies to include sourcing strategy execution negotiations contract implementation and performance against established targets

20%

• Facilitate the development implementation and maintenance of processes policies guidelines Standard Operating Procedures and Business Operating Principles

10%

• Lead team meetings and provide updates to Global Procurement Leadership

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Required Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree

• Minimum Required Years of Related Experience: 6

• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management).

• Leadership communication influencing collaboration and talent development skills are required

• Able to prioritize requests and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when necessary.

• Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues

• Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with J&J Management

• Project management skills

• Business Acumen

• Strong verbal and written communication skill

• Ability to continuously improve the organization

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g. supplier management and performance supply market analysis Category Management Procurement Excellence etc.)

• Strong level of credibility with internal customers and with the supplier community

• Ability to influence and understand differing needs of stakeholders (e.g. businesses Procurement LT Marketing R&D Supply Chain)

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