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The Senior Specialist, Source-to-Contract , will ensure that the Service Delivery Procurement Source-to-Contract organization delivers results in support of the Global Services, OneProcurement and Johnson & Johnson business strategy and objectives. The role works directly with the business, category procurement teams, and the broader function. Additionally, you contribute to and own the operational execution of prioritized category strategy implementations, sourcing and contracting cases, and other critical functional activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mentor and collaborate amongst a team of Source-to-Contract analysts
• Conducts the day-to-day operations of the Source-to-Contract function, including sourcing event management, price and other contract terms negotiation, contract drafting and execution, and stakeholder management activities, responsibility for delivering based upon the agree SLAs and ensuring policy and legal compliance
• Drive continuous improvements in user experience, effectiveness, and efficiency in assigned area of responsibility
• Support development and implementation of automation and AI (Artificial Intelligence) initiatives within assigned area of responsibility; act as product owner for S2C tools and AI features; gather requirements, prioritize, test, and roll out enhancements.
• Create Value by establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key business partners and peers with a view to pro-actively understand and constructively influence their needs and expectations
• Partner with Category Procurement teams, Legal, Compliance, IT, and Security, and other relevant functions to align sourcing and contracts with category strategy, data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory needs.

• Support digital requirements discipline: gather, document, and translate data needs, data quality, data lineage, integration points and privacy/security controls.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent University degree is required
• An MBA or further advanced degree is preferred

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 4-6 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience
• Collaboration, Communication & Influencing Skills

• Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills; recognized as a constructive team player representing Source-to-Contract within various teams.

• Adaptability and openness to change.

• Learning agility and the ability to identify opportunities for continuous process and technology improvement.
• Fluency in Japanese (written and oral) is required.

Preferred:

• Good understanding of Sourcing and Contracting processes and Source-to-settle operations at a high level is preferred

• Experience in the Shared Services industry.

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• Requires up to 5% domestic and international travel

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