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Job Function:
ProcurementJob Sub Function:
CategoryJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, BelgiumJob Description:
Manager IM EMEA Agile Procurement
Location: Beerse, Belgium; Zug, Switzerland
Contract type: Full time, permanent
Role Purpose
Accountable for delivering procurement results in support of the Innovative Medicine EMEA business strategy. The role partners with EMEA commercial leadership and procurement category teams to execute sourcing strategies, lead procurement initiatives, and manage supplier relationships across multiple markets.
The focus is on driving execution excellence at scale across EMEA, ensuring alignment between global category strategies and regional business needs, while embedding procurement into key business priorities and decision-making forums.
The role operates within an Agile Procurement model, leading critical sourcing projects and initiatives across multiple markets, and acting as a key connector between business stakeholders, category teams, and Global Services.
In addition, the role requires strong engagement with senior stakeholders to ensure procurement strategies are understood, adopted, and deliver measurable business impact, including value delivery, efficiency improvements, and supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities
Scope of responsibilities includes:
Understand EMEA Innovative Medicine business priorities (including local OpCos and ESO) and translate these into procurement-led initiatives
Partner with Procurement Category Leaders to adapt and deploy global strategies to EMEA market realities
Bring subject matter expertise in marketing procurement, including agencies, data & analytics, marketing operations, and distributor services, to shape sourcing strategies, challenge demand, and optimize supplier ecosystems in line with EMEA business priorities
Engage senior EMEA business stakeholders to ensure alignment, adoption, and impact of procurement strategies
Identify regional market trends, supplier dynamics, and innovation opportunities to enhance category strategies
Lead complex, multi-market sourcing events, negotiations, and strategic projects across EMEA
Drive delivery of procurement targets (savings, value, compliance, supplier performance) across assigned scope
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Agile Procurement operating model, including ways of working with Global Services and category teams
Serve as country / market procurement lead for assigned markets, acting as the primary interface between Procurement and the local business, ensuring business priorities are understood and effectively supported across Marketing, Business Services, and CCFS spend areas
Requirements:
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred
Experience: 5–7+ years of procurement experience, ideally in complex, multi-country environments
Industry Experience: Pharmaceutical / life sciences strongly preferred
Skills
Strong procurement execution and sourcing expertise, including complex negotiations
Proven ability to operate as a market-facing procurement lead / business partner
Experience working across multiple markets and stakeholder groups in EMEA
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including senior leadership interaction
Ability to translate business priorities into procurement delivery across multiple spend areas
Solid project leadership with ability to manage parallel priorities across markets
Strong collaboration across category teams, Agile teams, and Global Services
Strong business acumen, linking procurement outcomes to business impact
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Business Data Analysis, Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Coaching, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Market Savvy, Negotiation, New Program Development, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Procurement Policies, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Spend Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Supplier Collaboration, Sustainable Procurement, Technical Credibility, Vendor SelectionThe anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€79,800.00 - €137,770.00Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
