Sr. Specialist, S2C, Americas

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Bogotá; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 120,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract, to lead procurement operations across the Americas. You will mentor analysts, manage sourcing events, draft and negotiate contracts, and drive automation and AI initiatives to improve efficiency and policy compliance.

You will collaborate with Legal, IT, Compliance, and Category teams to align contracts with strategy, data privacy, and regulatory needs while supporting travel up to 5% and regions across Latin and North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent University degree is required.
• An MBA or further advanced degree is preferred.
• 4-6 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience.
• Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.

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

Communication

Influencing

Adaptability

Learning agility

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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:

Strategic Sourcing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

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, OneProcurement 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.
• Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.

Preferred:

• Good understanding of Sourcing and Contracting processes and Source-to-settle operations.
• Continuous improvement and automation mindset.
• Fluency in one other 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:

This position will be part of the Americas Service Delivery Procurement organization and will primarily support the Latin America and North America regions.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI Judgement Integration, Analytical Reasoning, Business Data Analysis, Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Collaboration, Communication, Compliance Management, Customer Alignment, Due Diligence, Market Savvy, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, RFx Management, Risk Management, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Collaboration, Vendor Management, Vendor Selection