Category Manager - MRO Lead EMEA

Johnson & Johnson Global Services, the global shared services organization supporting the businesses of Johnson & Johnson, performs select functional work in a consistent manner across regions and sectors using simplified, standardized end-to-end processes and state-of-the-art technology. The vision of Johnson & Johnson Global Services is “to be trusted business partners who deliver increasing value by creating and sustaining globally standard world-class services that enable the power of Johnson & Johnson.”

There are more than 2,000 employees in Human Resources, Finance and Procurement who work for Johnson & Johnson Global Services in key service centers located in Manila, Suzhou, Prague, Bogota and Tampa, as well as in local country-based hubs.

Category Manager – MRO Lead EMEA

Location: Prague, CZ, other locations possible, e.g. Beerse, BE

As the MRO Category Manager for the EMEA Global Services Sourcing team, you will:

• Build and implement a world class Procurement strategy for Europe‘s MRO spend and assist in the development of the long term Procurement vision
• Establish category management governance to align stakeholders and sourcing leadership on strategic objectives and provide updates on status
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to address concerns, provide process updates, and conduct change management activities 
• Perform data analytics, forecast demand, and identify baselines for purchasing that meet prioritized business requirements 
• Define and execute the sourcing strategy, including defining approach to market, managing sourcing event documentation and supplier invites, evaluating results, and awarding suppliers 
• Lead SRM programs with key preferred suppliers within the MRO category
• Maintain supplier relationships by resolving key disputes, negotiating final pricing and commercial terms, and performing key stakeholder activities 
• Negotiate with suppliers on final pricing and commercial terms during sourcing events   
• Lead and supervise a small team of buyers for delegated areas of spend within the so called CCFS category family (Capital Equipment, Capital Construction, Facilities, Energy, MRO)
• Manage supplier enablement and eMarketplace content (including system updates), automate purhase order flow by implementation of catalogs and other self-serve channels in eMarketplace
• Prioritize and validate potential strategic options, determine the benefits cases for these options, and measure the performance against established KPI benchmarks