Director, IM R&D Procurement

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Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Procurement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Director, IM R&D Procurement – CMC Product Development Category

Required location: Beerse, Belgium

Contract type: Full time, permanent

Role Purpose

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Director, IM R&D Procurement – CMC Product Development Category , located in Beerse, Belgium .

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personalized. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs and profoundly impact health for humanity.

The Director, IM R&D Procurement – CMC Product Development Category is a senior procurement leadership role responsible for developing and executing global category strategies supporting Clinical Manufacturing and CMC Product Development across the Innovative Medicine portfolio. This leader will drive value through strategic supplier relationships, robust market intelligence, supplier innovation, risk management, and category governance while supporting development programs from early-stage development through launch readiness.

This role requires an experienced procurement professional with deep expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, pharmaceutical development, and external manufacturing networks. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders while shaping supplier ecosystems that accelerate innovation, enhance operational performance, and support business growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and lead global category strategies supporting CMC Product Development and Clinical Manufacturing activities across all Innovative Medicine modalities.

• Own category strategy development and execution for services including Drug Substance, Drug Product, Process Development, Analytical Development & Testing, GMP Manufacturing, External Development Manufacturing, Technology Transfer, Scale-Up Activities, and Clinical Supply Manufacturing Support.

• Establish long-range category plans aligned with Innovative Medicine portfolio priorities, development pipelines, and business strategies.

• Continuously assess market dynamics, supplier capabilities, emerging technologies, and industry trends to ensure category strategies remain competitive and forward-looking.

• Drive category governance, decision-making frameworks, and performance management processes across key spend areas.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships to maximize innovation, quality, delivery performance, cost competitiveness, and business value.

• Lead executive-level supplier engagement and governance with key external partners.

• Identify and implement Supplier Enabled Innovation opportunities that support product development objectives and business priorities.

• Drive supplier segmentation strategies, performance management frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Establish robust risk management and business