Regional Category Manager

Johnson & Johnson; Beerse; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 138 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being program

Insurance plans

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson Beerse is seeking a Regional Category Manager to oversee end-to-end IT procurement for about $160 million in spend. You will lead category strategy, manage supplier relationships, and align with IT, Global Services and business units to optimize value.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration across diverse teams, with a focus on cost, quality, and innovation. A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement are expected.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of proven procurement experience.
• Minimum a Bachelor degree.
• Broad-based understanding of business operations and core procurement areas (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management).
• Demonstrated Leadership, communication, influencing and collaboration skills.

Responsabilités

• Drive the Regional vision for the category with partner communities including Global IT Procurement, Global Services, JJT Technology Services and Business Units.
• Develop strategy and implementation plan for a category or categories of spend to meet partner needs and deliver value for J&J.
• Interface with supplier leadership to ensure alignment of J&J objectives (quality, reliability, innovation, cost).
• Identify business demand requirements and partner with Business Engagement Leads to deliver value improvements and competitive advantage.
• Engage in strategic planning to ensure long-range partner requirements are met and aligned with business goals.
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation and growth commitments.

Connaissances

Business Relationship Building

Business Savvy

Critical Thinking

Data Analysis

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

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 jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Category

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

We are recruiting for a Regional Category Manager!

The Regional Category Manager will be responsible for managing the Procurement of IT in support of approximately $160 million in spend for Johnson & Johnson Companies. The spend is highly sophisticated in nature and requires close collaboration with key partners within IT, Procurement, Global Services and across businesses to run the category successfully. This individual will identify, develop and implement Procurement goals and strategy. Plan and direct activities that deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, service efficiency and compliance adherence.

He/She is responsible for end-to-end category management such as category strategy development, maintaining key relationships within the businesses and handling key supplier relationships. The position must shape, connect and lead resources to deliver on key projects.

Responsibilities

• Driving the Regional vision for the category for, with and through the partner community including, but not limited to, Global IT Procurement, Global Services, Johnson & Johnson Technology (JJT) Technology Services and Business Unit teams.


• Developing the strategy and implementation plan for a specific category or categories of spend that will effectively meet the long-range needs of business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J


• Interface directly with supplier leadership to assure alignment of J&J’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation and cost.


• Understands operational considerations. Identifies business demand requirements and partners with Business Engagement Leads to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage.


• Understanding long range requirements of the 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 J&J that result in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of efficient approaches and solutions


• Develop deep supplier relationships with suppliers to include data review and analysis, performance management, improvement of end to end value, and bring innovation to the business


• Identify, develop and advise the implementation of Procurement goals and category strategies, based on subject matter expertise, data analysis and understanding external industry/market dynamics


• Raise issues that may impact the Global Procurement organization.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Develop and execute Procurement strategies that are aligned with the business/sector needs including setting, alignment and execution of Business Plan. Growing spend with Social Enterprises and other Diverse enterprises.


• Handle supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and partner with the Legal and Supplier Contracting Service


• Ensure execution of category strategies to include: sourcing strategy execution, negotiations, contract implementation and performance against established targets in line with GS requirements


• Facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, content that drive end user efficiency

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of proven experience


• Minimum a Bachelor degree


• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management).


• Demonstrated Leadership, communication, influencing and collaboration skills.


• Able to prioritize requests, and propose effective cost/customer service alternatives when needed.


• Ability to show judgment in developing innovative approaches and resolving issues


• Customer Orientation - building and maintaining positive relationships with amongst others JJT Management and Procurement leadership


• Project management skills


• Eye For Business opportunities


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to continuously improve the impact of the category by cost, service and innovation


• Ability to manage and be comfortable with ambiguity

Required Skills:

• Business Relationship Building


• Business SavvyCritical ThinkingData Analysis
  

Preferred Skills:

• Business Data Analysis


• Category Management Strategy


• Coaching


• Competitive Landscape Analysis


• Contract Management


• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)


• Market Savvy


• Negotiation


• Performance Measurement


• Process Improvements


• Procurement Policies


• Relationship Building


• Risk Management


• Spend Analysis


• Strategic Thinking


• Supplier Collaboration


• Sustainable Procurement


• Technical Credibility


• Vendor Selection

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€79 800,00 - €137 770,00

Benefits:

• an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.


• vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health.


• service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.


• For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.


• *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.