Director, Orthopaedics Supply Chain & Sourcing

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement based in the U.S. Warsaw, IN is listed among locations.

You will lead Procurement for Spine, Sports & CMFT, partnering with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Finance and Operations to deliver value, risk management and continuity. This role requires a decade of leadership in procurement and a track record in strategic sourcing, supplier governance and cross-functional collaboration to drive cost reduction and supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, External Manufacturing, Engineering or a related field.
• Significant leadership experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, contracting, financial value delivery and cross-functional business partnership.
• Demonstrated people leadership, executive supplier engagement, complex negotiation and ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement platform and be single point of accountability for Spine, Sports & CMFT.
• Translate business and Supply Chain strategies into procurement priorities, roadmaps, resource plans and executive decisions.
• Partner across R&D, NPI, Technical Operations, Planning, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Operations and regional teams; elevate material risks and decisions promptly.
• Procurement Strategy, Financial Performance & Value Creation.
• Own the integrated platform Procurement strategy and contribution to business planning, latest estimates, long-range financial planning and annual targets.
• Build and govern a credible pipeline for margin expansion, cost competitiveness, productivity and cash flow, supported by defined baselines, Finance validation, milestones and accountable owners.
• Drive sustainable value through strategic sourcing, negotiation, supplier development, design-to-value, material and process optimization, commercial restructuring and network changes.
• Monitor purchase-price exposure, claims, inflation/market movement, capital, tooling, non-recurring expense and other commercial risks.
• Supplier Strategy, Governance & Performance.
• Own the platform view of the supplier base, including spend, product dependency, ownership, criticality, capability, capacity, performance, risk and growth relevance.
• Develop supplier segmentation, product-to-supplier mapping, strategic supplier roadmaps and executive engagement plans.
• Sponsor supplier business reviews and directly engage supplier executives on service, quality, capacity, cost, innovation, contracts and long-term strategy.
• Establish measurable performance and development plans, clear escalation paths and disciplined follow-through for critical suppliers.
• Supply Reliability, Business Continuity & Risk.
• Maintain executive oversight of supplier, component, technology, capacity, financial, geographic, logistics and regulatory risks affecting continuity or growth.
• Lead the Procurement response to significant disruptions and coordinate mitigation with Planning, Quality, Operations, Technical Operations and Regulatory.
• Drive alternate-source, dual-source, supplier-development, capacity-expansion, transfer, insourcing or inventory-protection strategies where justified.
• Embed continuity protections and phase-in/phase-out requirements in sourcing strategies, contracts and supplier plans.
• NPD, Innovation & Upstream R&D Partnership.
• Ensure early Procurement engagement in product and technology development, providing supply-market, capability, cost, commercial and risk insights.
• Oversee supplier identification, due diligence, selection, contracting, qualification and readiness for new-product development, validation, launch and scale-up.
• Drive competitive sourcing solutions that support target cost, quality, time-to-market, scalability, intellectual property and continuity requirements.
• Connect unmet business and technical needs with supplier-enabled innovation, automation, materials and manufacturing capabilities.
• Strategic Sourcing, Market Intelligence & Category Alignment.
• Lead critical RFx processes, market engagements, supplier evaluations and complex negotiations across base business, NPD and transformation programs.
• Build fact-based perspectives on supplier markets, technologies, materials, capacity, manufacturing routes, total cost and risk.
• Align platform needs with key stakeholders, resolving conflicts through transparent governance and business-based recommendations.
• Use target cost, should-cost, total cost of ownership and competitive benchmarks to support major decisions.
• Contracting & Commercial Governance.
• Maintain executive oversight of contract coverage and commercial risk; prioritize agreements based on supplier criticality, spend, exposure and growth dependency.
• Sponsor strategic supply, development, external-manufacturing and other commercial agreements, amendments and significant claims.
• Network Strategy, Acquisitions, Transfers & External Manufacturing.
• Lead the Procurement dimension of acquisitions, business integrations, site exits, insourcing and outsourcing decisions, external-manufacturing transitions, product transfers and supplier-network redesign.
• Define decision criteria balancing run cost, innovation and future savings, execution capability, quality and regulatory readiness, financial strength, capacity, continuity, workforce, systems and long-term strategic fit.
• Remain accountable beyond supplier award through supplier readiness, implementation, operational stabilization and long-term value realization.
• People & Executive Leadership.
• Lead, coach and develop the geographically dispersed Procurement team; establish clear accountability across platforms, value streams, suppliers and programs.
• Align permanent and project resources to the highest business priorities, including acquisitions and network transformations.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing culture with strong succession, capability development, transparent communication and accountability.
• Provide structured recommendations and updates to senior leaders and lead through ambiguity, high-pressure escalations and organizational change.

Skills

Platform Leadership

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Relationship Management

Contract Management

External Manufacturing

Acquisition Integration

Network Transformation

Risk Management

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-Functional Leadership

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement based in the U.S. Warsaw, IN is listed among locations.

You will lead Procurement for Spine, Sports & CMFT, partnering with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Finance and Operations to deliver value, risk management and continuity. This role requires a decade of leadership in procurement and a track record in strategic sourcing, supplier governance and cross-functional collaboration to drive cost reduction and supply