Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement-Orthopaedics

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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: Procurement Business Engagement Leads Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America Job Description: DePuy Synthes is looking for a Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurment located in Raynham, MA, Raritan, NJ, Warsaw, IN, West Chester, PA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL! About OrthopaedicsFueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. The Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement is the end-to-end strategic, commercial and operational Procurement leader for the Spine, Sports Medicine and Craniomaxillofacial and Thoracic (CMFT) platforms. The role is a member of the Orthopaedics Supply Chain Procurement Leadership Team and the primary Source partner to the Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Leadership Team. The Director translates platform, product and Supply Chain priorities into integrated supplier, sourcing, contracting, innovation, risk, network and value-creation strategies. The position is accountable across the complete supplier lifecycle, from upstream R&D engagement and supplier selection through contracting, performance management, business continuity, implementation and stabilization. A central accountability is shaping and executing the future supply network, including acquisitions and integrations, external-manufacturing strategies, site exits, insourcing and outsourcing decisions, major product and manufacturing transfers, and supplier-network transformation. The role balances immediate service and continuity requirements with multi-year roadmaps supporting growth, quality, resilience, margin expansion, cash flow and innovation. Key responsibilitiesPlatform Leadership & Business Partnership Serve as the senior Procurement leader and single point of accountability for Spine, Sports & CMFT, representing Source in platform, value-stream, financial, innovation and operational governance. Translate business, product and Supply Chain strategies into clear Procurement priorities, roadmaps, resource plans and executive decisions. Partner across R&D, NPI, Technical Operations, Planning, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Operations, Commercial and regional teams; escalate material risks and decisions promptly. 2. Procurement Strategy, Financial Performance & Value CreationOwn 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. 3. Supplier Strategy, Governance & PerformanceOwn 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. 4. Supply Reliability, Business Continuity & RiskMaintain 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. 5. NPD, Innovation & Upstream R&D PartnershipEnsure 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. 6. Strategic Sourcing, Market Intelligence & Category AlignmentLead 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