[Procurement] Manager Agile Procurement [IM]

Tokyo - Japan

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for more at .

As guided by Our Credo Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Chiyoda Tokyo Japan

Job Description:

Position Summary
Accountable for delivering procurement results in support of the Innovative Medicine Japan business strategy. The role partners with Japan IM business leaders and procurement category teams to execute sourcing strategies lead procurement projects and manage supplier relationships. Focus is on execution excellence within Japan.

Will be responsible for leading critical procurement processes and projects as part of an agile team and acting as a regional category champion within the broader IM APAC procurement team. This role requires engaging with business partners and stakeholders to align procurement activities with the organizations objectives. The individual will also provide sourcing supplier relationship management project management leadership and oversight to ensure timely on-budget and high-quality delivery of priorities.

The roles scope of responsibilities include:

Understand the Japan Innovative Medicine business priorities and partner with Procurement Category Leaders to devise strategies that advance those priorities
Collaborate with senior business leaders to ensure Procurement strategies meet the business needs and are adopted within the business
Identify local or regional or business area specific industry trends that Procurement must build into its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to the business
Lead major strategic sourcing events and negotiations and projects as required mostly focusing on Japan J&J IM but sometimes including other parts of the organization
Deliver against performance targets for the Innovative Medicine Procurement organization in the roles areas of responsibility and ensure target achievement

Major Duties & Responsibilities

35%-Lead sourcing events negotiations and supplier selections for Japan

30%-Execute procurement projects aligned to category and business strategies

20%-Partner with Japan business stakeholders to support IM priorities

15%-Supplier management continuous improvement and procurement community engagement

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree required; MBA preferred
Experience: 57 years relevant procurement experience
Pharmaceutical or life science experience is an asset

Skills:

Business-level Japanese and English
Procurement execution expertise negotiation stakeholder management project leadership as well as strong business acumen influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills

Travel on the Job

Approx. 5%

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Benchmarking Business Data Analysis Business Savvy Category Management Strategy Compliant Spend Conflict Resolution Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Developing Others Inclusive Leadership Industry Analysis Leadership Market Savvy Negotiation Performance Measurement Risk Management Stakeholder Management Supplier Collaboration Sustainable Procurement Team Management Vendor Management Vendor Selection

Required Experience:

Manager