Senior Manager MedTech Procurement, Marketing Category, Agencies and Media

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Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager Med Tech Procurement, Marketing Category, Agencies and Media to be located in New Brunswick, NJ.

We will also consider candidates to work out of Raritan, NJ or Titusville, NJ, with the ability to travel to New Brunswick once per week.

J&J’s Med Tech Marketing Category is a complex global category with annual spend ~ $585MM USD. The Agencies And Media spend is divided in five broad clusters:

• Global Creative Services
• Public Relations and Communications
• Digital Creative Services
• Marketing Sponsor ships
• Global Media Agencies

The category delivers value through spend performance (cost, compliance, risk management, sustainability, innovation), and supplier relationship management.

The role will be in charge of developing and executing category strategies aligned with business needs, owning supplier relationships, driving cost savings, enforcing compliance with Med Tech Procurement standards, processes, best practices, tools, delivering against Med Tech Procurement performance targets. The role will also ensure functional alignment and excellence in procurement strategy, business planning, performance management, stakeholder engagement and change management.

• Category Management:
  Lead the strategy and execution of Med Tech Marketing – Agencies and Media category and related sub-categories / commodities. Design forward-looking strategies that advance business priorities, balancing cost, growth enablement, risk, speed, and sustainability. Collaborate with senior business leaders to ensure Procurement strategies meet business needs, are socialized effectively, and are adopted within the business.
• Value Creation & Cost Optimization:
  Develop and leverage deep expertise to proactively identify and implement cost-saving measures and establish a robust value delivery pipeline.
• Outside-in perspective:
  Identify critical industry market and supply trends and embed them into category strategies to maintain sustainable relevance for Med Tech.
• Sourcing:
  Lead and provide oversight to the Agile Team and Global Services Team on the operational execution of global category strategies and their implementation, including sourcing events and negotiations.
• Strategic Negotiations:
  Lead complex, high-stakes negotiations for owned categories ensuring value creation, risk mitigation, compliance, and relationship outcomes.
• Contracting:
  Monitor supplier contracts and lead contract negotiations as needed.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
  Lead supplier relationship management process, ensuring speed-to-value, risk management, and supplier performance management.
• Supplier Innovation & Partnership:
  Build strategic supplier partnerships that unlock innovation, enable commercial solutions and bring value to the organization
• Cash Flow Improvement:
  Deliver cash flow improvement by optimizing payment term to suppliers
• Functional Leadership:
  Support the J&J One Procurement strategy and execute joint collaborative initiatives
• Performance Management:
  Own delivery against Procurement performance targets within the role’s remit; establish dashboards and lead reviews to ensure target achievement.
• Risk, Compliance & Governance:
  Uphold ethical sourcing, data privacy, anti-bribery/anti-corruption standards, and contracting governance; anticipate and address regional risks proactively.
• Digital & Capabilities:
  Identify opportunities to advance digital and functional capabilities in category strategies, supplier performance management, and risk mitigation to drive speed, precision, and innovation.

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Business, Engineering, Science) required,…