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

jj; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in the Philippines seeks an Associate, Source-to-Contract, APAC to ensure delivery of procurement strategies within Global Services and One Procurement. You will work with business users and category teams to implement sourcing and contracting activities with strong spend management and compliance controls.

You will drive improvements, support automation and AI initiatives, and act as product owner for S2C tools, gathering requirements, prioritizing, testing, and rolling out

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 2-4 years in procurement, finance, or related field.
• Fluency in English and Japanese required.
• Willingness to travel up to 5%.
• Experience with Source-to-Contract processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Source-to-Contract operations, including sourcing events and contract drafting.
• Ensure regulatory, legal, and policy compliance.
• Drive process improvements and optimize user experience.
• Support automation and AI initiatives; act as product owner for S2C tools.
• Collaborate with business users and category teams.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Influencing

Adaptability

Learning agility

English & Japanese

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

S2C tools

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: 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