Sr. Manager, Data & Analytics (D&A) Category Procurement, Innovative Medicine

Titusville, New Jersey, US

1 day ago

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson Johnson is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Data Analytics Category Procurement for Innovative Medicine. The ideal location for the role is Titusville, NJ, but also open to a strong candidate to sit out of Raritan, NJ; New Brunswick, NJ; Spring House, PA; or Horsham, PA.

At Johnson Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

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The Sr. Manager, Data Analytics (DA) Category Procurement will be part of a global team responsible for setting and leading the procurement strategy for Data Analytics solutions within the JJ Innovative Medicine sector anchored on deep supply market knowledge and thorough understanding of biopharmaceutical business needs. The role will report directly to the Sr. Director, Global Category Lead for DA Procurement and dotted line to Director, Global Data Procurement.

Data Analytics (referred to as Global Strategic Insights in current Procurement taxonomy) covers all external supplier solutions needed to develop data-driven insights for strategic decision-making and business actions. This includes Primary Market Research, Secondary/Syndicated Data, Analytics and Data Science as well as Real World Data and Evidence Generation solutions.

As a member of the Category Procurement Team, the role is expected to build cultivate partnerships with key JJ Innovative Medicine Data Analytics internal and external stakeholders to ensure broad range of perspectives and insights that are critical to the development of effective and efficient procurement approaches. The role is also expected to shape and govern the Data Analytics supply base segments and manage strategic suppliers to ensure performance, continuous improvement, and innovative solutions. Lastly, the role is expected to deliver on Procurement’s functional and operational objectives by translating category strategy into clearly defined actions to create value from spends in close collaboration with Regional Agile Teams, Global Services, Responsible Sourcing and Procurement Process Capabilities Teams.

Major Duties Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the global vision implementation of a DA Sub-CategoryProcurement strategy toeffectively meet the long-range needs of JJ Innovative Medicine business based on subject matter expertise, data analysis and understanding of external industry/market dynamics

• Identifies global demand requirements and partners with Business to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage.Will also be responsible for overseeing DA category procurement priorities and activities across an assigned region of focus.

• In partnership with Agile and Global Services Procurement, ensure execution of global DA sub-category strategies to include sourcing strategy execution, negotiations, contract implementation and performance against establishedtargets.

• In partnership with Agile and Global Services Procurement, identify,develop,and advise the global implementation of DA Sub-category Procurement goals to deliver the maximum value for JJin terms offinancial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.

• Globally develop supplier partnerships with strategic suppliers toincludeperformance management, improvement ofend-to-endvalue, and bring innovation to the business; Interface directly with suppliers to assure alignment of JJ’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost.Must consider growing spend with Social Enterprises and other Diverse enterprises.

• Understands operational considerations to strongly facilitatethe development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, content that drive end user efficiency.

• Take on special responsibilities and initiatives in line with development plans.

• Raise issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

Major Duties Responsibilities

• Understands operational considerations to strongly facilitatethe development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, content that drive end user efficiency.

• Take on special responsibilities and initiatives in line with development plans.

• Raise issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

Key Knowledge and Experience:

• Deep understanding of sourcing and procurement operations, processes, and strategy. Experience in JJ Procurement is preferred.

• Foundational knowledge of Data Analytics and relevant business applications (not required to be a data practitioner or data scientist); Working knowledge of Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Commercialization.

• Experience driving procurement of data data-science-related areas or categories; including technology, data, or analytics

• Experience working with all size suppliers and contracts within a large enterprise environment

• Critical consideration also includes effective risk management of data data science domain risks like privacy, data security, and intellectual property

Key Skills and Capabilities:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Strong strategic thinking and planning

• Strong ability to manage supplier relationships

• Adept at continuous learning and research

• Ability to navigate complex organizational ecosystems

• Ability to work in ambiguous situations—project scope may not be clear in initial stages and may need to be created

• Strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset required

• Strong project management skills

Education Career Background:

· Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably inMarketing,Supply Chain, Science or Business discipline; MBA or further advanced degree isdesirable

· Proven track record of at least8 years with multi-categoryand multi-sector experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses is required

· High level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management and performance, supply market analysis, category management, operational excellence, etc.). Experience in JJ Procurement preferred.

Others:

· Up to 10% Domestic and International travel required

Johnson Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.