Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc
Who We Are
At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands – including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up with 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.
What Will You Do
KENVUE develops and delivers medicines and consumer health products to >1B people everyday. Chemical ingredients are the core technology in our products, critical to the value we aim for our consumers & patients. KENVUE’s Enterprise Chemicals Ingredients is a sophisticated global category of >3000 materials, across 30 different sub-categories, supplied by ~700 active suppliers, valued at >$1B. The spend comes in three broad clusters, each with approximately a third (33%) of the total category spend-
- Base Chemicals
- Specialty Chemicals
- Regulated Chemicals
The Category Manager, Global Base Chemicals will
- Own (global scope) end-2-end strategy development and execution (from business needs to sustained value / spend performance) for assigned sub-categories of spend.
- Be accountable to drive spend performance from strategy-to-value capture; and own pipelines of initiatives and targets w.r.t performance in terms of value, reliability, compliance, complexity reduction & NPD support.
- Generate (continuously), own, and drive the execution of the Sub-category’s pipeline of projects.
- Own Global Supplier Relationship Management (GSRM) for specific suppliers through the category team(s), and manage supply agreements & awards, supply performance globally / regionally as appropriate (incl. issue resolution)
- Partner with SC and Procurement teams on execution, projects, delivery, and supplier management
- Demonstrate appropriate expertise in supply / supplier / market / industry dynamics impacting cost, supply, supplier & spend performance of assigned sub-categories, taking a predictive approach to cost, reliability, complexity, risk, and innovation.
Qualifications
- The candidate must have a University Degree in a Major Discipline (ie. Engineering, Business, Economics, Law,)
- Minimum 10-year experience in Supply Chain Procurement
- Chemicals sourcing experience min 3 years
- Strong business and finance acumen, deep understanding of managing for impact in complex matrix environment.
- Experience having worked frequently / daily with technical, supply chain and other functional partners.
- Ability to engage, interact and negotiate value enhancing relationships with suppliers.
- The candidate must be fluent, both written and speaking, in English
What’s In It for you
- Competitive Benefit Package
- Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups
Kenvue is proud to be 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
To apply for this job please visit kenvue.taleo.net.