Strategic Procurement Lead – External Manufacturing

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Ringaskiddy; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager of Supply Chain Procurement for a strategic network transformation project. You will lead the procurement workstream from contract negotiation through onboarding, ramp-up, and stabilization, coordinating with Legal, Quality, Finance and IT to ensure uninterrupted supply.

You will drive cost-reduction commitments, establish governance, manage supplier transitions and ensure readiness across multiple suppliers and internal teams in a regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, External Manufacturing, Operations or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex direct-material sourcing, supplier transitions, manufacturing transfers or external-manufacturing implementations.
• Strong experience negotiating and implementing complex supply or external-manufacturing agreements, including cost models, capacity, continuity and performance provisions.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workstreams in a regulated manufacturing environment and influence senior internal and supplier stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead completion and execution of the external-manufacturing agreement following supplier selection, partnering with Legal, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain and business stakeholders.
• Translate the awarded proposal into clear contractual commitments covering pricing, cost transparency, inflation governance, payment terms, capital and tooling, non-recurring expense, implementation support and change-control mechanisms.
• Embed service, quality, capacity, business-continuity, validation, regulatory, inventory, phase-in/phase-out and transition protections into the agreement and associated schedules.
• Maintain a structured register of open commercial issues, decisions, assumptions, obligations and approvals through contract signature and implementation.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or related field

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager of Supply Chain Procurement for a strategic network transformation project. You will lead the procurement workstream from contract negotiation through onboarding, ramp-up, and stabilization, coordinating with Legal, Quality, Finance and IT to ensure uninterrupted supply.

You will drive cost-reduction commitments, establish governance, manage supplier transitions and ensure readiness across multiple suppliers and internal teams in a regulated