Logistics Procurement Manager

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About Orthopaedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics Ready to join a team thats reimagining how we heal Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports extremities and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Position Overview

Operating within a regulated MedTech environment the Logistics Procurement Manager will lead sourcing and supplier performance management across end-to-end logistics for the Orthopaedics business-- spanning External Warehousing/3PL operations and Transportation (parcel LTL/FTL air expedite courier and enabling logistics services). The role is accountable for building category strategies leading competitive sourcing events negotiating and implementing agreements and establishing foundational processes and governance for the Logistics capability within DePuy Synthes Supply Chain Procurement team.

This is a high-impactrole ideal for a procurement leader who can operate at both strategic and execution levels-- delivering outcomes across cost service resiliency quality and compliance for a complex service-sensitive Orthopaedics supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Planning & Business Partnership

• Define and execute global category strategies for External Warehousing/3PL Distribution and Transportation balancing enterprise leverage with service patient impact and compliance requirements

• Translate long-range business and operating model needs into a multi-year logistics sourcing roadmap; actively engage in S&OP/IBP forums to align demand inventory strategy capacity and service risk

• Act as a thought partner in network design and transformation initiatives; quantify and optimize cost-to-serve through network operating model and commercial levers

• Lead make vs. buy assessments; define sourcing approach supplier requirements and transition strategy

Sourcing Execution & Commercial Leadership

• Lead complex RFx processes (RFI/RFP/RFQ) including requirements definition supplier engagement scenario and total-cost modeling bid evaluation risk assessment award recommendations and stakeholder alignment

• Design and negotiate commercial models appropriate for logistics services (e.g. open-book/indexed structures volume bands gainshare)

• Negotiate and implement agreements with strong commercial operational and compliance controls (SLAs/KPIs governance cadence audit rights change control business continuity and transition/exit provisions)

• Maintain deep market intelligence on supplier landscapes and drive innovation/continuous improvement across service cost-to-serve and compliance (e.g. visibility exception management standardized controls)

Supplier Qualification Performance & Governance

• Own supplier performance management for 3PL and transportation providers through governance cadence (MBR/QBR/EBR) KPI dashboards issue escalation corrective actions and continuous improvement

• Partner with Quality/Regulatory stakeholders to support supplier qualification audit readiness and ongoing compliance monitoring

• Drive measurable outcomes across service resiliency quality/compliance and cost-to-serve

Operational Scope Coverage

• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain Operations Quality Regulatory EHS Finance and Legal/Contracting to ensure logistics decisions support patient service compliance and business continuity across end-to-end logistics scope including:

  • Warehousing / 3PL Distribution Services: distribution center operations value-added services quality support loaner/instrument logistics and reverse logistics

  • Transportation (Global) and Logistics Enabling Services (as applicable): Parcel/LTL/FTL/air/courier and enabling services (e.g. 4PL customs brokerage/trade and visibility tech)

Experience and Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management Logistics Procurement Business Administration Industrial Engineering or related field

Required:

• 610 years of procurement/sourcing experience with depth in logistics services (external warehousing/3PL and/or transportation with expectation to support both categories) including RFx leadership negotiation/contracting and supplier performance management

• Demonstrated success leading complex RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for services including requirements definition evaluation criteria scenario/total cost modeling and award recommendations

• Experience negotiating logistics services agreements with strong commercial and operating controls (e.g. SLAs/KPIs rate structures/indexing/open-book where applicable governance cadence and change control)

• Proven ability to manage supplier performance through structured governance (MBR/QBRs) KPI dashboards issue escalation corrective actions and continuous improvement

• Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills; able to align cross-functional teams (Operations/Supply Chain/Finance/Legal; Quality/Regulatory interface as applicable) and present recommendations to senior leaders

• Demonstrated capability to build and scale processes and governance (templates playbooks approvals scorecards) in a matrix and/or multi-region environment

• Analytical/problem-solving skills with sound judgment-- able to prioritize competing demands and recommend balanced cost/service/risk tradeoffs

• Project/change management capability-- able to manage sourcing-to-implementation milestones supplier transitions and stabilization

Preferred

• Experience in a regulated MedTech / medical device environment including quality partnership expectations and audit-ready discipline (documentation traceability deviation escalation)

• Exposure to network optimization/transformation initiatives (DC footprint changes lane strategy shifts major transitions large RFx programs)

• Knowledge of distribution/warehousing operations (receive/store/pick/pack/ship inventory control cycle counts value-added services) and/or transportation mode depth (parcel/LTL/FTL/air expedite/courier)

• Experience with loaner/instrument logistics (Ortho-specific) and/or reverse logistics (returns recall/containment support)

• Experience with logistics enabling services/tech (TMS/WMS/visibility freight audit & pay 4PL/LLP customs/trade partners)

• Certifications (optional): CPSM CSCP CLTD Lean/Six Sigma CIPS

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• Fluent command of English (verbal/written)

• There is 10-15% Domestic travel and international travel maybe required

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Dont miss this exceptional opportunity to join a world-class company and make a lasting impact. Apply now and be part of our ambitious team!

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to align with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Cork (Ireland): R-070482

Remember whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

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