Manager, Ortho SC Procurement; Jabil

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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 plans. In 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.

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Manager, Ortho SC Procurement (Jabil), located in Zuchwil, Switzerland

The Manager, Ortho SC Procurement (Jabil) is the end-to-end commercial, operational, and strategic owner of DePuy Synthes’ external manufacturing relationship with Jabil.

This role goes beyond traditional supplier management and acts as the single-point-of-accountability for:

• Commercial governance and pricing integrity
• Supply chain design and performance
• Contractual (MPPA) compliance and deal structuring
• Value delivery and cost transformation
• Risk, claims, and financial exposure management

The position serves as the primary DPS commercial authority for Jabil, driving alignment across Finance, Planning, Quality, Tech Ops and Operations while directly engaging senior Jabil leadership.

Given the scale and complexity of the relationship, the role requires executive-level judgment, strong financial rigor, and the ability to lead through ambiguity, organizational disruption, and high-pressure escalations.

• end-to-end pricing governance for Jabil, including validation of:
  • Raw material assumptions
  • Cost drivers and escalations
  • Baseline price setting
• Lead annual pricing cycles and ensure complete transparency and auditability of supplier submissions
• Identify and mitigate cost exposure risks
  , preventing unvalidated assumptions from becoming embedded in baseline pricing
• Challenge supplier inputs proactively to prevent supplier-driven margin expansion and structural cost leakage
• Establish and enforce structured governance mechanisms (ownership, SLAs, escalation paths) to replace ad hoc processes

• Own structuring and execution of Material Purchase Agreements (MPA), MPPA governance, and supply agreements
• Lead demand governance and inventory risk management, aligning Jabil and sub-tier retained suppliers to DPS demand plans
• Drive PO strategies and supply coverage across fiscal boundaries and capacity constraints
• Resolve contractual ambiguities and misalignments (e.g., inventory ownership, holding agreements, delivery commitments)
• Ensure contractual frameworks are aligned with operational execution realities

• Serve as primary global relationship owner for Jabil, including senior-level engagement and escalation handling
• Lead structured governance forums:
  • Joint Supplier Review Forums (JSRF)
  • Executive Business Reviews (E )
• Drive…