Senior Chemical Procurement Leader Strategy and Growth

Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Zug; Hybrid; CHF 140.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Johnson & Johnson Innovation in Zug, Switzerland, seeks a Senior Manager, Procurement — Chemical Category Leader to direct end-to-end procurement strategy for the Chemicals category. You will lead a team of four, partner with Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, Legal, and Finance to define sourcing strategies and drive supplier performance.

This role may be posted across countries; remote work may be considered case-by-case.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of procurement/category management experience.
• Expertise in sourcing strategy, supplier management, and contract negotiation.
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel and analytics tools.
• Familiarity with digital and AI procurement tools.
• Strong stakeholder influence and presentation skills.
• Project management experience.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned with short-, mid-, and long-term business needs.
• Lead or coordinate large, complex procurement projects aligned with supply chain strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers to drive performance, innovation, and improvement.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and contracts balancing value, risk, and continuity.
• Partner with suppliers to identify cost reductions, quality improvements, and process efficiencies.
• Oversee contract lifecycle activities within the Chemicals team and with Legal, including renewals and amendments.
• Represent Procurement in cross-functional category and project forums.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, and R&D to enable product launches and operational readiness.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable sourcing plans.
• Champion sustainable procurement and supplier diversity initiatives.
• Deliver cost-effective sourcing solutions across existing and new products.
• Drive cost avoidance and cash-flow improvements through negotiation strategies.
• Ensure accurate forecasting and budgeting aligned with financial cycles.
• Manage key procurement performance indicators (CIP, Cash, Cost Avoidance, Inflation, etc.).
• Identify commercial, supply, quality, and regulatory risks.
• Coach, Develop, and maintain contingency and continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
• Escalate critical issues and lead mitigation actions.
• Leverage procurement systems and analytics for insights and decision-making.
• Promote digital tools and automation opportunities.
• Use data to drive continuous improvement in supplier and sourcing performance.
• Translate category needs into supplier innovation projects.
• Represent Procurement in innovation initiatives globally and regionally.
• Lead projects through commercialization, ensuring qualification and verification.
• Ensure appropriate representation from Quality, R&D, and Procurement throughout project phases.

Kenntnisse

Sourcing strategy

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Analytical skills

Excel

Analytics tools

Digital procurement tools

AI procurement tools

Stakeholder influence

Presentation skills

Project management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain/Business/Engineering)

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

Analytics tools

AI procurement tools

Procurement systems

Jobbeschreibung

Johnson & Johnson Innovation in Zug, Switzerland, seeks a Senior Manager, Procurement — Chemical Category Leader to direct end-to-end procurement strategy for the Chemicals category. You will lead a team of four, partner with Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, Legal, and Finance to define sourcing strategies and drive supplier performance.

This role may be posted across countries; remote work may be considered case-by-case.