SR Manager, Vision Supply Chain Procurement/Pre Identified Candidate

About the role

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a SR Manager, Vision Supply Chain Procurement. This position will be located in Jacksonville, FL. We have a pre-identified candidate; however, additional qualified candidates will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of category strategies aligned to business priorities
• Deliver cost improvement (CIP) to meet margin expansion goals
• Translate long-term business requirements into actionable procurement strategies
• Drive competitive advantage through innovation, cost, and supplier capability development
• Own relationships with strategic suppliers, including executive-level engagement
• Drive supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and innovation
• Lead contract strategy, negotiations, and ongoing performance management
• Strengthen supplier partnerships to improve end-to-end value delivery
• Act as a strategic partner to SV stakeholders (Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Engineering)
• Align procurement strategies with demand, NPI, and lifecycle needs
• Ensure delivery of financial, operational, and growth commitments
• Lead supplier reliability and risk management programs
• Conduct structured assessments across multi-tier supply chains
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks impacting continuity of supply and financial performance
• Escalate critical risks to senior leadership with clear mitigation actions
• Lead and develop a high-performing team (direct reports as applicable)
• Influence global and cross-functional stakeholders
• Build organizational capability across strategy, negotiation, and supplier management

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Science, preferably complemented by other Master’s qualification
• Demonstrated success in: Strategic sourcing and category management Supplier relationship management (SRM) Financial value delivery and negotiation
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant work experience, preferably inside and outside Procurement and similar sectors or industries

Preferred Skills

• Deep strategic procurement experience and broad-based understanding of supply-chain and business operations and processes
• Proven people management and development skills
• Strong leadership, clear communication, strong influencing & collaboration skills
• Strong Business, Finance and Procurement Acumen
• Able to build sound, fact-based recommendations that are compelling and provides the right motivation for action
• Clear in terms of thought and strong critical reasoning skills to enable meaningful discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
• To go beyond the day-to-day operational cycle of purchasing and truly approach procurement in a strategic and intelligent manner
• Business-focused and oriented, and being able to translate business needs into tangible procurement goals and strategies
• Excellent ability to synthesize large amount of data to draw meaningful insights and to drive valuable discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong risk management capability