Senior Manager Procurement NA Transportation

Senior Manager, Procurement NA Transportation

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Senior Manager, Procurement NA Transportation will manage approximately $125 million or less in spend for Johnson & Johnson Companies. This spend is complex to medium in nature and requires collaboration with key stakeholders to execute. The individual will identify, develop and direct the implementation of Procurement goals and strategy, plan and direct the organization’s activities, and deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, and service and compliance adherence including corporate social responsibility.

The role provides global as well as regional leadership for developing and executing global category strategies, and deploying these strategies within the regions. It also provides global and regional leadership for developing end‑to‑end category leadership such as strategy development, maintaining key relationships within the business, and managing key supplier relationships. The position must shape, connect and lead resources to deliver on key projects.

• Key Focus Areas:
  Logistics Services, including 4PL, Customs Brokerage, Freight Audit/Pay, and Ground (Full‑Truck/Less‑Than‑Truckload) sub‑categories.
• Develop and drive the Procurement vision with and through the stakeholder community.
• Develop and implement category strategies that address the unique requirements of Logistics Services and Ground logistics, including regional business needs and global opportunities to leverage scale.
• Interface directly with CEOs and other supplier leadership to assure alignment of JNJ’s objectives, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost.
• Understand operational considerations, identify business demand requirements, and partner with Business Engagement Leads to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage.
• Understand long‑range requirements of business partners and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment.
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
• Build and maintain relationships throughout JNJ to facilitate dynamic dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to development of optimal approaches and solutions.
• Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis, performance management and development, and improvement of end‑to‑end value and innovation.
• Identify, develop and direct the implementation of Procurement goals and category strategies, based on deep subject‑matter expertise and an informal understanding of industry/market dynamics.
• Escalate issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

• 30% develop and execute Procurement strategies aligned with business/sector needs.
• 25% manage supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and monitor supplier contract negotiations.
• 25% ensure execution of category strategies inclusive of sourcing strategy execution, negotiations, contract implementation, and performance against established targets.
• 10% facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, and Business Operating Principles.
• 5% lead team meetings and provide updates to Global Procurement Leadership.
• 5% manage & prioritize portfolio of Procurement segment‑specific initiatives.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 10 years related experience.
• Strong proficiency with core Procurement skills (supplier management and performance, supply…