Senior Manager, External Warehousing Procurement (APAC)

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Senior Manager, External Warehousing Procurement in Singapore, within its MedTech Supply Chain Procurement organization. The role leads sourcing strategy, supplier management and key procurement initiatives for external warehousing across MedTech, partnering with Supply Chain and Deliver teams to build a resilient, compliant and cost-effective warehousing network.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute global and regional sourcing strategies for external warehousing aligned with business priorities
• Lead complex sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) end to end, including scope definition, supplier strategy, evaluation and award recommendations
• Negotiate and implement commercial agreements balancing cost, service, compliance and operational performance
• Act as a strategic partner to Supply Chain/Deliver on network design, footprint optimization, capacity planning and cost-to-serve initiatives
• Own strategic supplier relationships (SRM) and establish supplier governance routines (QBRs/MBRs), KPI management and corrective actions
• Lead procurement programs such as benchmarking, network changes and cost optimization, and deliver cost improvement, cost avoidance and value creation targets
• Maintain market intelligence on supplier landscapes and drive innovation in service, cost-to-serve and compliance
• Manage supply risk and business continuity, and ensure contract management and compliance with global standards
• Define and scale standardized sourcing and governance practices (COE) and strengthen sourcing and contracting practices across regions
• Support team capability development in negotiation, commercial strategy and supplier management

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Minimum of 5 years of people management experience
• Prior experience in logistics, procurement or sourcing, with a thorough understanding of warehousing and transportation services
• Knowledge of healthcare and/or logistics industry and logistics service providers preferred
• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Required skills

• Strong leadership, influencing, collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders and coordinate large matrixed or virtual teams
• Strong analytical and data management skills, highly proficient in Excel and sourcing tools
• Change management and continuous improvement expertise
• Preferred: category management, contract management, spend analysis, supplier selection, negotiation and risk management