Director Specialty Chem & Innovation.

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J&J seeks a Director, Global Specialty Chemicals and Innovation, located in the Zug, Switzerland offices of Johnson & Johnson (J&J). J&J’ s develops and markets Medicines, Devices, and Consumer Products serving patients, healthcare professionals and consumers worldwide. The portfolio of products ranges from branded & generic regulated medicines, medical & surgical devices (all classes), eye-health & ophthalmic products, and consumer personal & self-care products.

Director, Global Specialty Chemicals and Innovation (f/m/d), Location: Zug, Switzerland

Chemicals are the core components of our products &/or are used as process materials / catalysts in the manufacture of our products / synthesis of our medicines. Our Enterprise Spend of Chemicals exceeds $1B and is a complex category of >2000 unique compounds / ingredients, >8000 specifications, and >9000 SKU’s / Codes as purchased from approximately 800 suppliers worldwide. The Enterprise spend comes in three broad clusters, 1) Base Chemicals, 2) Specialty Chemicals, and 3) Regulated & Process (R&P) Chemicals. Through our strategy of Innovation and early influencing of R&D choices, scale, choice and supply network optimization, the category aspires to drive all-aspect spend performance (reliability, managed risk, compliance, fair / improvable cost, sustainability, and innovation). While all the clusters of spend are exposed to commodities and supply market dynamics, Chemical category is heavily impacted by Supply & Demand imbalances and commodity market volatility (including COVID related supply shortages). Early-stage ingredient & supply choices, scaled / standardized specifications (preventing / reducing complexity), dual sourcing (where / how possible), and strong understanding of commodity markets and inflation mitigation (hedging, identification of “best time to strike”, etc…) tend to be more impactful drivers of spend performance.

Coordinating With His / Her Peers (Specialty & Regulated Chemicals), He / She Will

Reporting to the Category Lead, Enterprise Chemicals Category, and leading 6 Category Managers. The incumbent will own a spend of Specialty Chemical Ingredients (~$350 MM) largely used in our Consumer Essential Health products. The Subcategories include Flavours and Fragrances, Thickeners, Silicones, Actives, Naturals, Exfoliants, Colors and Dyes, Acids, Buffer and Salts, Sunscreens, Preservatives, Conditioners, Vitamins, as the key Specialty subcategories.

• Be accountable to strategize & drive all-aspect spend performance from Business engagement to execution to value capture; and owning the global pipeline of initiatives and targets w.r.t performance in terms of value, reliability, compliance and complexity reduction.
• Own of the current & future Basket of materials & footprint of suppliers (Basket) of assigned sub-categories effectively influencing R&D choices on all major future initiatives and product launches.
• Generate (continuously), own, and drive the execution of the Category’s pipeline of projects, including Dual Source.
• Collaborate and partner deeply with R&D to develop, drive and manage robust long-term Joint Strategic Plans (JSPs) focusing on technologies and innovation with our non-transact suppliers
• Own Global Supplier Relationship Management (GSRM) for Grow, Emerging and Essential suppliers through the category team(s), and manage supply agreements & awards, supply performance globally / regionally as appropriate (incl. issue resolution)
• Partner with Regional SC Procurement teams on execution, projects, delivery, and supplier management
• For team & category, own / drive skill, competency and talent development globally (regionally where appropriate)
• Frequently or daily, the incumbent will engage, partner &/or interact with suppliers, internal technical and functional partners, project managers, and finance.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of all sourcing skills, able to transfer knowledge to the team and educate x-functional counterparts and stakeholders on procurement fundamentals. Mastery of sourcing strategy development, negotiation and stakeholder management. Ability to penetrate the deepest technical details of sourcing and at the same time have the ability to step back and strategically drive teams towards meeting broader company strategic goals.
  
  

The incumbent will demonstrate and enhance skills in Category & Supplier Management, complexity reduction, and sourcing; and build deep expertise in Chemicals (and commodities), direct materials and strategic procurement within the end-2-end supply chain. Coaching, talent development and organization capability building of the team with a mix of diverse experience and background will be vital for this role. An inspirational people leader, able to envision, energize and motivate the team to follow the set strategy is what we are looking for.

Qualifications

• BS/Ba Degree in Engineering, Science (preferred), Business (advantageous)
• Broad Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing & SC dependent industries Experience preferred
• Demonstrated skills in Strategic Procurement, Sourcing, Category and Supplier Management, preferably in the Supply Chain Environment
• Ability and experience to manage teams, coaching, develop team’s skills and organization design skills are a must.
• Experience having worked frequently / daily with technical, supply chain and other functional partners.
• Strong business and finance acumen, deep understanding of managing for impact in complex matrix environment
• Proven / demonstrated ability to influence, partner on & shape projects without direct team / authority;
• Ability to engage, interact and negotiate value enhancing relationships with suppliers
• Experience in complex stakeholder environment; rich influencing skills; understands complexities of regulated industries
• min. 10 years of relevant professional experience, preferably inside and outside Procurement and in different J&J sectors or industries
• Relevant degree (e.g. Business, Engineering, Science), preferably complemented by top-notch MBA or other Master’s qualification
• Desktop software (e.g MS Office), eSourcing, optimization, intranet and ERP/equivalent platforms
• Chemicals Knowledge, Procurement Knowledge and Strong supplier & industry knowledge
• international travel 20-30% is required
  
  

Primary Location

Switzerland-Zug-Zug-

Organization

Cilag GmbH International (8525)

Job Function

Operations

Requisition ID

2206026393W