Category Manager, Precision Packaging & Chemicals
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Danvers
Posted on: April 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Abiomed is currently recruiting for a Category Manager,
Precision Packaging & Chemicals to be based in Danvers, MA or
Aachen, Germany. Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is a
leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory and
respiratory support, with a mission of recovering hearts & saving
lives. Abiomed's "Patients First!" culture drives our skilled
workforce and strong relationships with clinicians. Our innovative
product portfolio and robust pipeline provide us the incredible
opportunity to bring lifesaving technology to more patients around
the world than ever before. Founded in 1981, Abiomed has a proven
track record for growth, integrity and innovation. I Am Abiomed - I
Am Heart Recovery - Patients First! Job Responsibilities: Abiomed
is present in most markets of the world, representing more than $1
billion of revenue with projected strong growth and premier market
positions. The spend in support of this business resides in
multiple categories and sums up to 300 million$ per year. With
highly innovative heart saving products, Abiomed is one of the
highest growing businesses of Johnson & Johnson. The Category
Manager, Precision Packaging & Chemicals will be responsible for
driving spend performance and managing supplier relationships in
defined scope. the direct Packaging & Chemicals category is part of
the Direct Precision Materials division. The Category Manager DPM
will develop, and /or support sourcing strategies, and supplier
strategies under guidance of Category Leader. The incumbent in the
role, will plan, direct, and support the delivery against targets
for financial performance, supply reliability across quality &
service, and compliance adherence. The purpose of this position is
to manage specific sub-categories in the Direct Precision Material
portfolio for Abiomed, with approximate spend of $20-40M. This
responsibility includes the need for strong engagement with
internal stakeholders and robust connection with our key external
partners. Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Sourcing --- Lead
or support sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier
partners, Influence decisions, delivering on-going value
improvements while driving competitive advantage. --- Develop spend
analysis and gather market intelligence in alignment with business
goals. --- Develop and lead cost management initiatives; Prepare
and execute RFQs for medium to high complexity sourcing decisions;
Conduct negotiations with suppliers. --- Deliver on financial,
service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
--- Build and maintain relationships throughout Abiomed that
results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of
perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal
approaches and solutions. --- Support the development and drive the
Procurement vision for, with and through the stakeholder community.
--- Drive sourcing activities for defined categories to support new
products under development. Supplier Management --- Develop and
manage supplier partnerships to drive performance delivery, risk
mitigation, and value through supplier enabled innovation. ---
Cultivate and use strategic relationships with key business
partners (e.g., Internal partners, supplier leadership) to shape,
optimize, and diversify the supply base. --- Develop innovative and
sustainable solutions to identify and mitigate risk, drive
long-term, end-to-end value, and achieve unmet business needs.
Identify and pursue opportunities to develop supplier capabilities.
--- Conduct Business Review meetings with suppliers that include
holistic supplier performance management and review. Category
Strategy Development --- Develop and/or support the category
sourcing strategy for the defined portfolio through Business needs
assessment, Market intelligence, Supplier evaluations and sourcing
choices. --- Proactively engage business partners to identify needs
and incorporate those needs into sub-category strategies. --- Build
supply network through developing, identifying suppliers utilizing
deep subject matter expertise based on supply market analysis,
industry intelligence. --- Understand supply market trends,
competitor analysis to deliver proactive sourcing strategies.
Contracting --- Systematically and efficiently manage contract
creation, approval, administration, and compliance to maximize
financial and operational performance while minimizing risk. ---
Ensure that agreements and the manner they are performed meet
business demands of all collaborators and are aligned with the
organization's overall procurement and business strategy. Project
Support --- Represent procurement in End-to-End Supply Chain
initiatives of the manufacturing network, capacity programs,
digital tools/technology adoption, and resiliency. --- Lead /
Support projects in defined spend scope, to deliver procurement
KPIs. --- Escalate issues / inevitable risks that may impact the
Global Procurement organization and/or the Supply Chain
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Lynn , Category Manager, Precision Packaging & Chemicals, Executive , Danvers, Massachusetts
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