Logistics Procurement Manager-Orthopaedics

Logistics Procurement Manager

We are searching for the best talent for a Logistics Procurement Manager to be in Raritan, NJ, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Raynham, MA, West Chester, PA or Warsaw, IN!

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Operating within a regulated MedTech environment, the Logistics Procurement Manager will lead sourcing and supplier performance management across end-to-end logistics for the Orthopedics business-- spanning External Warehousing/3PL operations and Transportation (parcel, LTL/FTL, air expedite, courier, and enabling logistics services). The role is accountable for building category strategies, leading competitive sourcing events, negotiating and implementing agreements, and establishing foundational processes and governance for the Logistics capability within DePuy Synthes Supply Chain Procurement team.

This is a high-impact role ideal for a procurement leader who can operate at both strategic and execution levels-- delivering outcomes across cost, service, resiliency, quality, and compliance for a complex, service-sensitive Orthopedics supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute global category strategies for External Warehousing/3PL Distribution and Transportation, balancing enterprise leverage with service, patient impact, and compliance requirements
• Translate long-range business and operating model needs into a multi-year logistics sourcing roadmap; actively engage in S&OP/IBP forums to align demand, inventory strategy, capacity, and service risk
• Act as a thought partner in network design and transformation initiatives; quantify and optimize cost-to-serve through network, operating model, and commercial levers
• Lead make vs. buy assessments; define sourcing approach, supplier requirements, and transition strategy

Sourcing Execution & Commercial Leadership

• Lead complex RFx processes (RFI/RFP/RFQ) including requirements definition, supplier engagement, scenario and total-cost modeling, bid evaluation, risk assessment, award recommendations, and stakeholder alignment
• Design and negotiate commercial models appropriate for logistics services (e.g., open-book/indexed structures, volume bands, gainshare)
• Negotiate and implement agreements with strong commercial, operational, and compliance controls (SLAs/KPIs, governance cadence, audit rights, change control, business continuity, and transition/exit provisions)
• Maintain deep market intelligence on supplier landscapes and drive innovation/continuous improvement across service, cost-to-serve, and compliance (e.g., visibility, exception management, standardized controls)

Supplier Qualification, Performance & Governance

• Own supplier performance management for 3PL and transportation providers through governance cadence (MBR/QBR/EBR), KPI dashboards, issue escalation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Quality/Regulatory stakeholders to support supplier qualification, audit readiness, and ongoing compliance monitoring
• Drive measurable outcomes across service, resiliency, quality/compliance, and cost-to-serve

Operational Scope Coverage

• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Finance, and Legal/Contracting to ensure logistics decisions support patient service, compliance, and business continuity across end-to-end logistics scope, including:
• Warehousing / 3PL Distribution Services: distribution center operations, value-added services, quality support, loaner/instrument logistics, and reverse logistics
• Transportation (Global) and Logistics Enabling Services (as applicable): Parcel/LTL/FTL/air/courier and enabling services (e.g. 4PL, customs brokerage/trade, and visibility tech)

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 610 years of procurement/sourcing experience with depth in logistics services (external warehousing/3PL and/or transportation, with expectation to support both categories), including RFx leadership, negotiation/contracting, and supplier performance management
• Demonstrated success leading complex RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for services, including requirements definition, evaluation criteria, scenario/total cost modeling, and award recommendations
• Experience negotiating logistics services agreements with strong commercial and operating controls (e.g., SLAs/KPIs, rate structures/indexing/open-book where applicable, governance cadence, and change control)
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance through structured governance (MBR/QBRs), KPI dashboards, issue escalation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills; able to align cross-functional teams (Operations/Supply Chain/Finance/Legal; Quality/Regulatory interface as applicable) and present recommendations to senior leaders
• Demonstrated capability to build and scale processes and governance (templates, playbooks, approvals, scorecards) in a matrix and/or multi-region environment
• Analytical/problem-solving skills with sound judgment-- able to prioritize competing demands and recommend balanced cost/service/risk tradeoffs
• Project/change management capability-- able to manage sourcing-to-implementation milestones, supplier transitions, and stabilization

Preferred:

• Experience in a regulated MedTech / medical device environment, including quality partnership expectations and audit-ready discipline (documentation, traceability, deviation escalation)
• Exposure to network optimization/transformation initiatives (DC footprint changes, lane strategy shifts, major transitions, large RFx programs)
• Knowledge of distribution/warehousing operations (receive/store/pick/pack/ship, inventory control, cycle counts, value-added services) and/or transportation mode depth (parcel/LTL/FTL/air expedite/courier)
• Experience with loaner/instrument logistics (Ortho-specific) and/or reverse logistics (returns, recall/containment support)
• Experience with logistics enabling services/tech (TMS/WMS/visibility, freight audit & pay, 4PL/LLP, customs/trade partners)
• Certifications (optional): CPSM, CSCP, CLTD, Lean/Six Sigma, CIPS

Other:

• English Fluency Required
• Fluent command of English (verbal/written)
• 10-15% Domestic and International travel

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