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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 12 hours ago

Manager, Ortho Supply Chain Procurement

Bridgewater, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, aiming to build a world where complex diseases are addressed effectively. The Manager of Ortho Supply Chain Procurement will lead the supply chain procurement efforts for the Trauma business, ensuring supplier performance and strategic alignment with the company's objectives.

Pharmaceuticals

Responsibilities

Set Priorities & Strategy Translation: Determine business priorities and partner with Procurement Category Leaders to design forward-looking strategies that directly advance those priorities, balancing cost, growth enablement, risk, speed, innovation and sustainability

Collaborate with senior business leaders to ensure Procurement strategies meet business needs, are socialized effectively, and are adopted within the business – creating executive-ready narratives and clear decision paths

Embed Digital & AI Capabilities: Identify opportunities to apply AI and advanced analytics in category strategies, supplier performance management, and risk mitigation to drive speed, precision, and innovation

Major Strategic Negotiations: Lead complex, high-stakes negotiations for owned categories, ensuring value creation, risk mitigation, compliance, and relationship outcomes

Performance Management: own delivery against Procurement performance targets within the role’s remit; establish dashboards and lead reviews to ensure target achievement

New Product Development: bring innovation to the business for new product development, partner cross-category to ensure robust supplier selection slates and drive adherence to the supplier selection process

Risk, Compliance & Governance: Uphold ethical sourcing, data privacy, antibribery/anticorruption standards, and contracting governance; anticipate and address regional risks proactively

Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualification

Procurement expertiseCategory Management StrategyRisk ManagementNegotiationAI-enabled toolsBusiness Data AnalysisSupplier CollaborationChange ManagementTechnical CredibilityCommunicationTeam Management

Required

Strong business acumen – ability to understand challenges through the eyes of business leaders

Exceptional influencing skills – able to persuade, align, and secure sponsorship for bold ideas across senior stakeholders

Superior communication skills – confidently present complex information in clear, compelling narratives

Broad Procurement expertise across spend management, category strategy, and supplier management

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

Experience with AI-enabled tools and digital procurement platforms – familiarity with leveraging AI for predictive analytics, spend optimization, and supplier selection/innovation