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 **Job Function:** Procurement **Job Sub** **Function:** Category **Job Category:** People Leader **All Job Posting Locations:** US017 NJ New Brunswick - 1 J&J Plaza, US159 NJ Titusville - 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd, US160 NJ Raritan - 1003 US Highway 202 N **Job Description:** Johnson and Johnson is recruiting for a Director Global Category Lead Software located in New Brunswick, Titusville, or Raritan NJ. This role is accountable for leading the procurement IT Services categories globally for Johnson & Johnson, representing approximately $0.8B in spend. **The role’s scope of responsibilities include:** + Determine business needs globally in the software categories, and devise Procurement strategies to advance those priorities + Identify industry trends that Procurement must build into its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to Johnson & Johnson’s Technology strategy + Lead and develop the category team, responsible for global category strategy development and implementation, and key supplier management, for the relevant categories + Lead major strategic negotiations for owned categories on behalf of the Johnson & Johnson + Coordinate with senior business leaders within J&J Technology to ensure alignment with business strategies + Participate in the Global IT Services Procurement Leadership Team, to provide leadership and drive an inclusive culture across the global team + Shape performance targets in service of sector/functional tech stacks and strategies and ensure target achievement + Own and lead category strategy development and implementation + Own and lead key global supplier relationships + Attract, retain, develop, and motivate talent in the team + Build relationships with key business stakeholders with responsibility for Technology **Required Qualification:** + Strong business acumen – the ability to understand challenges through the eyes of the business leaders + Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal + Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the senior executive level, as well as with peers + Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present complex information to senior executives + Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus (spend management, category management and supplier management) + Strong project and change management capabilities + Demonstrated learning agility, and the ability to improve both yourself and the people around you **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience in the technology industry + Ability to present to large audiences + Proven track record in attracting and developing talent + Ability to inspire an organization to achieve stretch goals + High level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community, based on broad experience + Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and executing significant change programs + Multi-country and Multi-industry experience with experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses + Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization is able to effectively and efficiently move through transition 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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. **The anticipated base pay range for this position is :** $146,000-$251,850 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.