Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract, Americas

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Bogotá; On-site; COP 282,912,000 - 345,781,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Bogota, Colombia, seeks a Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract, Americas, to drive end-to-end S2C activities and partner with business units to execute category strategies. The role ensures contract execution, compliance, and continuous improvement in sourcing processes.

You will mentor analysts, lead sourcing events, negotiate terms, and advance automation/AI initiatives while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across regions.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of Procurement, Finance, or related experience.
• Strong collaboration and influencing abilities; team player.
• Adaptability and openness to change.
• Learning agility and opportunities for process/tech improvement.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and collaborate amongst a team of Source-to-Contract analysts.
• Conducts the day-to-day operations of the Source-to-Contract function, including sourcing event management, price and other contract terms negotiation, contract drafting and execution, and stakeholder management activities, responsibility for delivering based upon the agreed SLAs and ensuring policy and legal compliance.
• Drive continuous improvements in user experience, effectiveness, and efficiency in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Support development and implementation of automation and AI initiatives within assigned areas of responsibility; act as product owner for S2C tools and AI features; gather requirements, prioritize, test, and roll out enhancements.
• Create Value by establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key business partners and peers with a view to proactively understanding and constructively influence their needs and expectations.
• Partner with Category Procurement teams, Legal, Compliance, IT, and Security, and other relevant functions to align sourcing and contracts with category strategy, data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory needs.
• Support digital requirements discipline: gather, document, and translate data needs, data quality, data lineage, integration points and privacy/security controls.

Skills

Procurement experience

Collaboration skills

Adaptability

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA preferred

Job description

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:

Contract & Processing Services

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract, Americas

The Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract, will ensure that the Service Delivery Procurement Source-to-Contract organization delivers results in support of the Global Services, One Procurement and Johnson & Johnson business strategy and objectives. The role works directly with the business, category procurement teams, and the broader function. Additionally, you contribute to and own the operational execution of prioritized category strategy implementations, sourcing and contracting cases, and other critical functional activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and collaborate amongst a team of Source-to-Contract analysts
• Conducts the day-to-day operations of the Source-to-Contract function, including sourcing event management, price and other contract terms negotiaton, contract drafting and execution, and stakeholder management activities, responsibility for delivering based upon the agreed SLAs and ensuring policy and legal compliance
• Drive continuous improvements in user experience, effectiveness, and efficiency in assigned areas of responsibility
• Support development and implementation of automation and AI (Artificial Intelligence) initiatives within assigned areas of responsibility; act as product owner for S2C tools and AI features; gather requirements, prioritize, test, and roll out enhancements.
• Create Value by establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key business partners and peers with a view to proactively understanding and constructively influence their needs and expectations
• Partner with Category Procurement teams, Legal, Compliance, IT, and Security, and other relevant functions to align sourcing and contracts with category strategy, data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory needs.
• Support digital requirements discipline: gather, document, and translate data needs, data quality, data lineage, integration points and privacy/security controls.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent University degree is required

An MBA or further advanced degree is preferred

Experience and Skills Required:

• 4-6 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience
• Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills; recognized as a constructive team player representing Source-to-Contract within various teams.
• Adaptability and openness to change.
• Learning agility and the ability to identify opportunities for continuous process and technology improvement.

Preferred:

• Good understanding of Sourcing and Contracting processes and Source-to-settle operations.
• Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.
• Fluency in Portuguese language (written and oral) for the supported region(s) is preferred.
• Experience in the Shared Services industry.

Other

Requires up to 5% of domestic and international travel

Work Location & Schedule

• Shift: Monday to Friday
• Hours: 8:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Bogota time), including a 1-hour break
• Duration: 8 hours per day

Preferred Skills:

Business Data Analysis, Business Process Management (BPM), Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Commodity Risk Management, Communication, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Innovation, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Program Management, Report Writing, RFx Management, Risk Management, Supplier Collaboration, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Vendor Management, Vendor Selection