Sr Category Mgr- Primary Packaging

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.

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Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Category

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

R-073388 Sr Category Mgr- Primary Packaging

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing- Packaging , Category team. This position can be located in Raritan, NJ, US, Jacksonville, FL, US or Zug, Switzerland.

The Primary Packaging Category Team Leader will oversee a global team of category managers & SRMs responsible for developing and executing strategies across the primary packaging portfolio (Thermoforms, Tyvek & Films, Foils, etc.) for all RemainCo MedTech Business Units (Surgery, EPNV, Vision). This leader will set the strategic direction, ensure alignment with corporate goals, and build a high-performing team that delivers innovation, resilience, cost optimization, and sustainability in packaging supply.

Success in this role requires a customer-centric mindset, ensuring that internal business units—including R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Marketing—are engaged as key customers. By understanding their priorities and translating them into procurement strategies, the leader will position Packaging Procurement as a trusted partner that enables product innovation, compliance, and commercial success.

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/.

The scope of the Senior Manager- Primary Packaging Category team leader will include:

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead the Primary Packaging Category and Supplier Relationship Management Team to develop E2E business category strategy
• and execution, supplier management and risk mitigation across Surgery, EPNV, Vision business units in MedTech.
• Reporting into the MedTech Center Category Management Leader, the role will provide overall coordination, facilitation and
• enablement of programs that will drive best practices and leverage across J&J Enterprise.
• Set clear goals, priorities, and performance measures to ensure alignment with business objectives while fostering a culture of
• collaboration, accountability, and innovation within the team.
• Responsible for providing a practical and intellectual understanding of the global MedTech industry and its channels in order to provide a strong combination of strategic vision and hands-on leadership in all aspects of global sourcing operations.

Category & Strategy Governance

• Provide oversight and direction for global packaging category strategies.
• Ensure alignment across sub-categories and business units to capture synergies and scale benefits.
• Drive portfolio-level decisions (make/buy, supplier footprint, risk diversification, sustainability, simplification &
• rationalization).
• Oversee category pipeline execution to deliver cost savings, resilience, and innovation.
• Be responsible for managing all aspects of the relationship within Packaging Material suppliers to deliver reliable product
• supply and total cost reduction.
• Develop a supplier strategy that segments suppliers, assesses and governs performance, rationalizes the supply base, and
• drives continuous improvement.
• Monitor supplier contract maintenance and negotiations, ensuring alignment with current business requirements

Supplier & Market Engagement

• Guide the team in supplier segmentation and relationship management, ensuring strategic partnerships and performance excellence.
• Act as executive sponsor for key supplier relationships, enabling innovation and executive-level engagement.
• Monitor global packaging market trends, cost drivers, and index-based pricing models to inform sourcing strategies.
• Monitoring and benchmark existing supply base within the global marketplace.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Foster a customer-first culture within the team, positioning procurement as a trusted advisor and value-adding partner.
• Represent Packaging Procurement with senior stakeholders in R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Quality.
• Partner with Design and Sustainability teams to drive next-generation packaging solutions.
• Ensure the team supports regulatory compliance (FDA, MDR, UDI, serialization) and patient safety standards.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deploy local strategies that align with Category objectives andthat impact cost, quality, service, SEI, Supplier Diversity, SRM and supplier consolidation activities and metrics.

Performance & Results

• Deliver on financial targets including savings, cost avoidance, cash flow and value creation (short, mid and long term).
• Establish and track KPIs across quality, service, risk, sustainability, and innovation.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives such as digital procurement, PPWR, supplier diversity, and ESG commitments.

Required Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree Other: Master or MBA Preferred

Required Years of Related Experience: 7-10 Years

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic Leadership – ability to set vision and direction for category managers.

• Talent Development – proven experience in building high-performing teams.

• Business Acumen – strong financial, operational, and supply chain expertise.

• Stakeholder Engagement – ability to partner and influence across R&D, Ops, and commercial functions.

• Supplier Executive Management – experience managing global supplier partnerships.

• Innovation & Sustainability Advocacy – drive towards next-gen, eco-friendly packaging.

• Supplier Relationship Management & Negotiation Skills

• Customer-Centricity & Stakeholder Focus – ability to view business units as customers, anticipate needs, and tailor category strategies to enable business success

• Strong Communication and Executive Presence>

• Ability to travel 10-15% (Domestic/International)

Preferred Minimum Education:

Masters in Engineering, Material Science, Packaging Science, Supply Chain Management

Preferred Related Industry Experience:

• Prior Category Management experience in Packaging

• Working knowledge and experience in Sourcing Processes, Contracting, Negotiations

• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, technologies, and supply markets, ideally within medical devices, pharma, life sciences or FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)

• Familiarity with regional and global regulatory and quality standards in healthcare packaging (ISO, FDA, MDR,UDI, serialization, PPWR etc.).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• APICS / ISM/ CPSM Certification

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Data Analysis, Business Savvy, Category Management, Category Management Strategy, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Market Savvy, Negotiation, Performance Measurement, Procurement Policies, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Spend Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Supplier Collaboration, Sustainable Procurement, Team Management, Vendor Selection