Director, Bus Svs IT w/Int Mkts Egmt.

Johnson & Johnson; Ringaskiddy; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Ringaskiddy, Ireland, is seeking a Director-level leader to own global procurement for Business Services and IT, operating in a hybrid model with international scope. The role drives category strategy, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration across markets.

The successful candidate will lead a global procurement team, align strategies with senior leadership, and deliver value through end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and demand management in a complex

Qualifications

• Global category ownership for Business Services and IT categories.
• Experience leading procurement in a global matrixed environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and change leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for the Business Services categories to meet long-range business requirements and deliver maximum value.
• Translate business and sector strategies into multi-year category roadmaps supported by market intelligence, demand analytics, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling.
• Identify industry and workforce trends that should be embedded into category strategies to strengthen capability, resilience, and employee experience.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned to business and sector needs; ensure clear value cases, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution.
• Ensure end-to-end execution of category strategies including sourcing, competitive bidding, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and supplier transition/change management.
• Deliver performance against established targets across the balanced scorecard (financial value, service, reliability, quality, risk, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction) and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with DPS Service Delivery to ensure efficient and effective requisition-to-pay adoption, contracting intake, compliance, and operational performance.
• Develop and drive the procurement vision throughout the stakeholder community; communicate strategies, decisions, and progress with executive-level clarity.
• Build and maintain relationships across J&J to enable dynamic dialogue and input critical to optimal approaches and soluti

Job description

Job Function

Procurement

Job Sub Function

Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Job Description

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Director, Bus Svs IT w/Int Mkts Egmt. This hybrid position will be located in New Brunswick, NJ (USA). Alternate locations maybe considered at Raritan, NJ (USA); West Chester, PA (USA); Palm Beach Gardens, FL (USA); Raynham, MA (USA); Warsaw, IN (USA); or Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy (Ireland), Science Park Drive, Singapore

Job Overview

This role is accountable for leading global procurement for Business Services categories, including Fleet, Travel & Meetings; Human Resource Services; Corporate Services; Professional Education & Access; and Information Technology. Will develop the strategy, and implementation plan for these categories to meet the long-range requirements of the business and deliver maximum value for DePuy Synthes (DPS), as well as leading Business Engagement across International Markets. Operating in a complex, matrixed global environment, the role has a key accountability for Business Engagement, and ensuring Procurement strategy is executed across Internal markets. The Business Engagement responsibility entails a close partnership with senior business leaders, Business Engagement Leads, Global Services, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, Risk/Compliance, and DPS Service Delivery to ensure efficient end-to-end management of sourcing, contracting, and requisition-to-pay activities.

Scope & Impact

• Global category ownership for Business Services and IT Categories.
• Accountable for category strategy, sourcing execution, supplier performance, and continuous improvement across the spend base (approximately \$0.XB).
• Leads and develops a global category team and enables cross-functional teams through governance, stakeholder management, and change leadership.
• Key contributor to the DPS Procurement Leadership Team, helping drive enterprise performance and an inclusive, high-engagement culture.

Key Responsibilities

Category Vision, Strategy & Planning

Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for the Business Services categories to meet long-range business requirements and deliver maximum value.

Translate business and sector strategies into integrated, multi-year category roadmaps supported by market intelligence, demand analytics, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling.

Identify industry and workforce trends that should be embedded into category strategies to strengthen capability, resilience, and employee experience.

Procurement Execution & Value Delivery

Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned to business and sector needs; ensure clear value cases, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution.

Ensure end-to-end execution of category strategies including sourcing, competitive bidding, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and supplier transition/change management.

Deliver performance against established targets across the balanced scorecard (financial value, service, reliability, quality, risk, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction) and drive continuous improvement.

Partner with DPS Service Delivery to ensure efficient and effective requisition-to-pay adoption, contracting intake, compliance, and operational performance.

International Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement

Develop and drive the procurement vision throughout the stakeholder community; communicate strategies, decisions, and progress with executive-level clarity.

Build and maintain relationships across J&J to enable dynamic dialogue and input critical to optimal approaches and soluti

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