Strategic Cost Engineering Manager, DTV Lead

Biopharma Careers; Beerse; Hybride; EUR 80 000 - 138 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Diversity and inclusion in hiring and

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson is seeking aManager, Cost Engineering/DTV to join our team in a hybrid onsite role. The position supports a multi-country setup, including Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland, with a focus on building and leading cost-modeling capabilities across Supply Chain Procurement.

You will lead engineers, collaborate with MSAT/PES, and deliver cost insights to enable strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in engineering, manufacturing, procurement, cost engineering, or a related technical field is required, including demonstrated experience leading technical teams or complex cross-functional programs.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological sciences, or a related technical discipline is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Extensive and varied experience in manufacturing precision plastics and/or packaging, preferably in a pharmaceutical or medical device environment.
• Detailed understanding of manufacturing process flows, cycle times, and yields.
• Experience specifying, purchasing, validating/commissioning, and supporting manufacturing equipment and process lines.
• Knowledge of clean room operations and utility systems in support of manufacturing.
• Experience with material types such as precision plastics; elastomers; laminates; glass; and polymer-, foil- and/or paper-based packaging.
• Experience leading a team of engineers or other technical staff and managing priorities and workloads, with demonstrated people-leadership and facilitation skills.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to identify gaps and root causes, challenge assumptions and methods, and develop practical solutions to complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decision-makers and value-chain partners and to embed best practices in cost engineering, analytics, supplier transparency, and negotiation.

Responsabilités

• Partner with Supply Chain Procurement leadership to build, prioritize, and maintain the cost-modeling pipeline, ensuring alignment with business needs and category strategies.
• Leading a team of engineers (internal and/or contract) to on-board, train, manage priorities, and ensure continuous alignment to standard methods
• Collaborate with technical partners, including MSAT and PES, to obtain the material and process specifications required for should-cost modeling. Translate these inputs into clear requirements for cost-modeling engineers, then review and present completed cost-model reports to Supply Chain category and technical teams.
• Develop cost-gap analyses comparing should-cost models with supplier cost transparency to identify negotiation opportunities and prioritize continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Supporting Supplier Relationship Managers through ad hoc analysis of price increase requests and contract terms
• Support market-engagement events by designing supplier questionnaires and cost-transparency templates and by conducting detailed bid analyses to inform sourcing decisions.
• Develop and refine material and product cost structures to support market-movement forecasting, budgeting, and supply-disruption analysis.
• Equip Procurement category teams with fact-based negotiation strategies, cost insights, and supporting analysis for supplier discussions.
• Build cost-engineering capability across Supply Chain Procurement and business partners by delivering training on should-cost principles, supplier cost transparency, supplier financial analysis, and related negotiation applications.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Connaissances

Strategic Sourcing

Cost Engineering

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Negotiation

Vendor Management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Johnson & Johnson is seeking aManager, Cost Engineering/DTV to join our team in a hybrid onsite role. The position supports a multi-country setup, including Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland, with a focus on building and leading cost-modeling capabilities across Supply Chain Procurement.

You will lead engineers, collaborate with MSAT/PES, and deliver cost insights to enable strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and