Associate, Source-to-Contract, APAC (Japanese Bilingual)

Johnson & Johnson; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Taguig/Philippines seeks an Associate, Source-to-Contract, APAC to support regional sourcing and contracting aligned with the Global Services strategy. You will collaborate with business users, category teams and related functions to ensure compliant, efficient spend management.

The role drives automation, gathers requirements, prioritizes enhancements, and acts as product owner for S2C tools and AI features, while maintaining SLAs and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience.
• Strong communication & influencing skills, and adaptability.
• Fluency in English and Japanese (written and spoken) required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct day-to-day Source-to-Contract operations including sourcing, contract terms validation, drafting and execution.
• Ensure regulatory, legal and company policy compliance; deliver against SLAs.
• Drive process improvements and support automation/AI initiatives; act as product owner for S2C tools.

Skills

Procurement experience

Finance knowledge

English & Japanese

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent University degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

S2C tools

Automation & AI familiarity

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:

Taguig, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines

Job Description:

Associate, Source-to-Contract, APAC

The Associate, Source-to-Contract, will ensure that the Regional Service Delivery Procurement Source-to-Contract organisation delivers results in support of the Global Services, One Procurement and Johnson & Johnson business strategy and objectives.

The role works directly with the business users, category procurement teams, and the related function. Additionally, you contribute to implementing sourcing & contracting activities to ensure right spend management and compliance controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducts the day-to-day operations of the Source-to-Contract function, including sourcing event management, price and other contract terms validateion or negotiaton, contract drafting and execution, and user communication. Delivers against defined Service Levels.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory, legal and company policies and procedures.

• Drives 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 area of responsibility; act as product owner for S2C tools and AI features; gather requirements, prioritize, test, and roll out enhancements.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent University degree is required.
• An MBA or further advanced degree is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 2-4 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience
• Collaboration, Communication & Influencing Skills: Should have the requisite communication skills to communicate & influence objectives and then develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally to achieve them.
• Adaptability & Openness to Change

• Learning agility and the ability to identify opportunities for continuous process and technology improvement.
• Fluency in English & Japanese (written and oral) is required.

Preferred:

• Good understanding of Sourcing and Contracting processes and Source-to-settle operations at a high level is preferred

Shared Services Industry experience.

• Can read Korean is preferred

Other:

• Requires up to 5% domestic and international travel.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Management (BPM), Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Commodity Risk Management, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Execution Focus, Innovation, Inquiry Handling, Negotiation, Office Administration, Process Oriented, Project Management, Report Writing, RFx Management, Risk Management, Supplier Collaboration, Vendor Selection