Karen Orlowski

Sr Sourcing Manager - Global IT Procurement @Johnson & Johnson

Raritan, NJ, US

Leader of commercial negotiations to manage spend, create sourcing strategies, negotiate commercial deals and contractual terms on behalf of Johnson & Johnson IT following the global strategy for procurement systems, data and policies. Provide subject matter expertise and escalation of issues in support of ongoing contract inquiries, disputes and/or negotiations.Expectation to elevate overarching global sourcing strategies including validation of requirements gathering processes, financial analyses models, contract execution approach and vendor management governance policies.Management of Vendor assessments and compliance with all contractual provisions.Contribute to the delivery of annual business plan goals:$27M departmental targeted savings, supplier diversity deliverables and 80/100 quality assessment achievement over demand ratio excellence.Daily collaboration with executives in Legal, Finance and Business Partner teams. Monitor, quantify, validate and report cash impact of sourcing strategies on a continuous basis following the global strategy of purchasing systems, data, and policies (e.g. ACM, eICD, Ariba Sourcing, competitive bid policy, etc.)

Kean University

Bachelor of Science

Baruch College

Master of Science