Category Manager - Direct Materials (m/f/d)

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: Category Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Job Description: Abiomed, a part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Category Manager for Direct Precision Materials, located in Aachen, Germany. 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 https://www.jnj.com/. Abiomed is a standalone business within Johnson & Johnson MedTech sector. Abiomed products are present in most markets of the world, representing more than $1 billion of revenue with projected strong growth and premier market positions. The spend in support of this business resides in multiple categories and sums up more than 500Million$ per year. With highly innovative heart saving products, Abiomed is one of the highest growing businesses of Johnson & Johnson. This position will report to the Associate Director for Direct Precision Materials (DPM). The DPM category is key for Abiomed’s business and comprises subcategories of Metals, Ceramics, Precision Plastics, Packaging and Chemicals. This position as category manager will be in the lead for at least one of the above-mentioned subcategories. We are currently particularly interested in a candidate with metals and/or precision plastics background. The Category Manager will develop, and /or support sourcing strategies and supplier strategies under guidance of Category Leader. In this role, you will plan, direct, and support the delivery against targets for financial performance, supply reliability across quality & service, and compliance adherence. This responsibility includes the need for strong engagement with internal stakeholders (particularly those located in Aachen, Germany) and robust connection with our external partners (particularly owning relationship with some key suppliers located in Germany). We are looking for an experienced candidate with the potential to grow into a people leadership role at J&J.

Category Management: · Develop and/or support the category sourcing strategy for the defined portfolio through business needs assessment, Market intelligence, supplier evaluations and sourcing choices. · Proactively engage business partners to identify needs and incorporate those needs into sub-category strategies. · Build supply network through developing, identifying suppliers applying deep subject matter expertise based on supply market analysis, industry intelligence. · Understand supply market trends, competitor analysis to deliver proactive sourcing strategies. Sourcing: · Lead or support sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier partners, Influence decisions, delivering on-going