Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management & Digital - New Consumer Health Company. This position will be located in Skillman, NJ or Zug, Switzerland.

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**Position Description**:
The Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management is responsible for driving alignment between the business and functional strategy of Procurement for the New Consumer Health Company, globally. The billions of spend in scope spans a broad portfolio of direct and indirect categories, requiring strategic business and industry engagement to establish a reliable, resilient and effective supply base for the company. The Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management will lead the development of a vision for world class end-to-end procurement processes including, but not limited to, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracting, Requisition-to-Pay activities, Innovation, Talent Management, and Digital Strategy.

The Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management will be accountable to establishing long-range financial targets, including cost and working capital improvement, in line with the long-range financial plan of the business. Further, the leader will shape and deliver a roadmap against a balanced value proposition including risk management, innovation, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), and procurement process excellence. The leader will also be accountable for business case development, functional business plan activities, and leading functional capability and leadership development. The leader must embrace agile ways of working and will be accountable to developing and recruiting world class talent. The Director of Procurement, Strategic Value Management will be a member of the Procurement Excellence Leadership Team and engage with Boards across the New Consumer Health Company.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop an inspirational functional vision and strategy to establish a world class procurement organization and supply base that the New Consumer Health Company can leverage to create a competitive advantage
- Align procurement’s functional strategies with the company strategy and goals
- Coach and recruit world class talent
- Lead functional business planning activities
- Develop business cases for functional investment and support make vs buy analysis as a capability
- Deliver ESG strategies to achieve elements of New Consumer Health’s Health Lives Mission
- Advance financial policy and responsible supplier and procurement standards
- Design and deliver procurement specific competency learning journeys
- Engage with executive leadership in key supplier relationships
- Cultivate a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Benchmark industry best practices and continuously advance procurement capabilities

**Qualifications** Required Competencies**:

- Bachelor’s Degree is required
- A minimum of 10 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline is required
- Comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with procurement business processes, practices and technologies, including experience deploying them across businesses, functions, and geographies is required
- Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills are required
- Experience in identifying and harnessing customer oriented innovative solutions is required
- Ability to influence and understand the diverse needs of stakeholders (e.g., Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain) is required
- People management experience and talent development is required
- Experience leading a large, global organization is required
- Travel up to 10% domestic &