Senior Manager, Procurement Network Strategy

Role Overview

• Lead procurement activities to execute strategic projects related to warehousing and transportation, including a major network transformation initiative.
• Act as thought partner in network design reviews, and long-range planning.
• Drive market engagement activities to identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for large-scale network projects.
• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and external partners to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to design and lead complex RFP events; lead supplier development workshops to build and test future state.
• Negotiate contracts with multiple suppliers to secure optimal terms prior to project go-live.
• Maintain deep market knowledge of warehousing and transportation procurement landscapes, including industry trends, supplier capabilities, and best practices.
• Partner closely with the Warehouse Global Category Execution Team and senior leadership to ensure strategic alignment and effective relationship management.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring successful execution of network strategy initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance regarding the make vs. buy business supplier selection process.
• Interface directly with executive leaders of 3PL partners to assure JNJ’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost; develop deep supplier relationships with strategic 3PL partners.
• Understand operational considerations deeply; identify business needs and partner with DELIVER and BU Source Leaders to drive competitive advantage.
• Build and maintain relationships throughout JNJ that result in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions.

Requirements

• Experience in warehousing & transportation procurement, with a proven track record of leading large-scale, complex transformational projects.
• Understanding of Distribution and Warehousing operations and practices.
• Strong supplier relationship management skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and negotiate with multiple suppliers.
• Experience negotiating complex contracts with 3PLs.
• Excellent stakeholder management acumen with strong influencing skills.
• Strong leadership presence, and proven ability to coach and build teams.
• Strong ability to set strategy direction and align others to it.
• Able to prioritize requests and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when necessary.
• Ability to show judgment in developing new approaches and resolving issues.
• Demonstrated success leading market engagement activities such as RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, especially for large, strategic projects.
• Experience working with external consultants or leading large, multi-stakeholder market engagement events.
• Strong project and change management capabilities.
• Strong business and P&L acumen.
• Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information to senior level stakeholders.
• Ability to continuously improve the organization and to effectively challenge the status quo.
• Fluent command of English (verbal/written).

Benefits

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time
• 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time
• up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year