Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract (Japanese Bilingual)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in the Philippines seeks a Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract to drive procurement excellence across Global Services. You will lead sourcing events, negotiate terms, draft contracts, and manage stakeholders to meet SLAs.

The role requires collaboration with Legal, Compliance, IT and Security, and you will contribute to automation and AI initiatives, serving as the product owner for S2C tools. Requires 4–6 years in procurement and fluency in Japanese.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 4–6 years in Procurement, Finance, or related field.
• Fluency in Japanese (written and spoken) required.
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and collaborate amongst a team of Source-to-Contract analysts.
• Conduct day-to-day Source-to-Contract operations including sourcing events and contract management.
• Negotiate terms and draft contracts to ensure SLAs and compliance.
• Drive improvements in user experience, efficiency, and process effectiveness.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, IT and Security to align sourcing with regulatory needs.
• Lead automation and AI initiatives for S2C tools and act as product owner.

Skills

Sourcing events

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical reasoning

Japanese language

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

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

Taguig, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines

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 negotiation, contract drafting and execution, and stakeholder management activities, responsibility for delivering based upon the agree SLAs and ensuring policy and legal compliance
• Drive continuous improvements in user experience, effectiveness, and efficiency in assigned area 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.
• Create Value by establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key business partners and peers with a view to pro-actively understand 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.

Education

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

Experience and Skills

• 4-6 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience
• Collaboration, Communication & Influencing Skills
• 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 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
• Experience in the Shared Services industry.

Other

• Requires up to 5% domestic and international travel

Preferred Skills

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