Strategic Supplier Development Leader

Brighter Signals; Raynham (MA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, through DePuy Synthes, seeks a Senior Manager, Supplier Development & Performance Management to lead supplier development, performance management, and risk reduction across the medical device supply base.

You will partner with Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to strengthen supplier capability and product quality while driving continuous improvement and governance across regions.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Supply Chain within regulated industries.
• Experience leading cross-functional supplier improvement programs.
• Experience communicating with senior leaders and supplier executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supplier development strategy, governance, and deployment roadmap.
• Define and maintain supplier development & performance measures, scorecards, dashboards, and escalation criteria.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive supplier improvement initiatives and risk reduction.
• Guide root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and process validation for supplier quality.
• Monitor improvement-plan execution and verify sustainability of actions.
• Promote integration of quality, delivery, service, and regulatory considerations into decisions.

Skills

Supplier quality management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Quality management systems (QMS)

Job description

Johnson & Johnson, through DePuy Synthes, seeks a Senior Manager, Supplier Development & Performance Management to lead supplier development, performance management, and risk reduction across the medical device supply base.

You will partner with Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to strengthen supplier capability and product quality while driving continuous improvement and governance across regions.