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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
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Manager

William J. Devlin

Downingtown,PA

Summary

A CREDO focused Johnson & Johnson global procurement professional with a strong record of innovative enterprise leadership resulting in improved quality, delivery, and COGS reduction. Recognition from management, peers, and suppliers for characteristics of both the visionary and hands-on level, as a partner that keeps the long-term vision in view while providing the change management guidance required by the realities of risk and near-term results. Extensive background in franchise operations, goal development and execution for GS and GO. In depth experience with New Product Development through product launch and lifecycle maintenance. Broad-based experience with the North American, EU, and Asian supply chain enables the positioning of Johnson & Johnson as a collaborative business partner that brings a global cultural approach with local focus to its relationships. Possess a common sense and intelligent understanding of the space, exceptional foundational aptitudes, and a business acumen that results in strong, successful partnerships across a widely capable supply chain.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager

Johnson and Johnson Medtech Surgery Supply Chain Procurement
03.2025 - Current
  • GSRM leadership for the largest Growth supplier in DPM (Norwood Medical) with $177 million (2024) annual spend in machining with $5 billion+ NTS impact for Ethicon and DePuy
  • Accomplishments:
  • Leader of cross functional team collaborating with supplier to execute CIP through a formal governance process with a goal of delivering 6% Year over Year CIP
  • Negotiating Affiliate Agreement with Norwood Medical for Medtech Surgery

Category Manager

Johnson and Johnson Direct Precision Materials Sourcing
03.2021 - 03.2025
  • GSRM leadership for the largest Growth supplier in DPM (Norwood Medical) with $170 million annual spend in machining with $5 billion+ NTS impact for Ethicon and DePuy
  • GSRM leadership for the largest Additive Mfg. supplier for 3D printed implantable products for DePuy
  • Accomplishments:
  • Completed MSA negotiations with Norwood Medical with aggressive and attainable goals for Cost Improvement, Quality, and Diversity Spend
  • Created and implemented Continuous Improvement program for Norwood to automate for quality improvement, efficiency, and total cost reduction
  • Negotiated inflationary cost increase of 1.3% with Norwood vs. original request for 4.0% resulting in a $4.3 million cost avoidance during
  • Partnered with Supplier Quality organization to lead Norwood through Quality improvements needed due to unacceptable audit
  • Partnered with J & J EM and Quality organizations to successfully lead 3D Systems through a 2022 recall event.
  • Successfully negotiated to prevent cost increases with 3D Systems during significant demand reduction and inflationary pressures

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Johnson and Johnson Enterprise Precision Plastics Sourcing
01.2019 - 03.2021
  • GSRM leadership for Segment One Precision Plastics Enterprise suppliers supporting over $5 Billion NTS
  • Enterprise leader for Direct Materials supplier Corporate Citizenship excellence
  • Servant leader of procurement and project management professionals for enterprise initiatives and KTLO activities
  • Co-leader of Enterprise asset management program roll out and utilization
  • Accomplishments:
  • Lead COVID rapid response activities to source ventilator splitters and PPE development
  • Lead CIP projects with $6.4Million annualized CIP
  • Negotiated capital expansion investments with suppliers with no capital expenditures for J & J enabling capacity expansion for GS and GO
  • Partnered with SQE and BEL to successfully lead large molding supplier through PIP for Quality and OTD
  • Successfully integrated workload of two additional FTEs during 2019 hiring freeze

Global Supplier Relationship Manager

Johnson and Johnson Enterprise Precision Plastics Sourcing
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • SRM leadership for injection molded plastics in GS, GO, Consumer, and Pharmaceutical supply chains
  • Enterprise leader for plastic and metal supplier Corporate Citizenship excellence
  • Cultivating and Driving innovation environment with preferred plastics suppliers through partnerships
  • Collaborate with NPI in all three Johnson & Johnson sectors to develop and implement the strategic vision of the long-range supply base
  • Accomplishments:
  • Lead negotiator on MSA and MEP initiatives resulting in Enterprise YOY Cost Improvement
  • Developed and Implemented supplier rating process resulting in SBO of preferred plastics suppliers
  • Developed and implemented sub level segmentation criteria for precision plastics suppliers
  • Mentored preferred plastics supplier to a 2015 Johnson & Johnson Sustainability Award

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Johnson and Johnson MD&D Plastics Sourcing
07.2011 - 01.2014
  • Supplier Management for $60 million of injection molded plastic components and associated assemblies
  • Co-leader for development of MD&D injection molding strategy and Supply Agreement development
  • Crisis Management mentor for MD&D sourcing staff members
  • Accomplishments:
  • Generated $4.5 million CIP savings through injection molding tool optimization/replacement projects
  • Partnered with diverse supplier and J & J facilities management to obtain power generation equipment for the supplier after a natural disaster thereby enabling business continuity
  • Lead inventory/planning improvements that reduced freight charges by 50% with Asian suppliers

Metals Commodity Manager

Johnson and Johnson DePuy
11.2008 - 07.2011
  • Corporate lead for strategic procurement of externally sourced castings, forgings, and raw metals
  • Commodity Team Leader and mentor for global procurement personnel responsible for metals purchases
  • Lead DePuy franchise for Johnson & Johnson Enterprise metals team initiatives for CIP and SBO
  • Accomplishments:
  • Negotiated savings of $10 million in contracting titanium and cobalt chrome for DePuy global operations
  • Conceived and executed the sale of cobalt chrome scrap that generated $1.0 million in non-forecasted COGS savings
  • Co-designed and implemented a web based - Market Intelligence cost forecasting tool for alloy and precious metals that are imperative to the performance and success of the Medical Device supply chain. Forecast accuracy in excess of 90%

Supplier Manager

Johnson and Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery
05.2002 - 11.2008
  • Sourcing lead for machining, stamped, and injection molded components for MCA and ERCA product lines
  • Asian sourcing lead for EES for metals products
  • Active and collaborative member on enterprise - matrix cross franchise sourcing team for CIP and SBO
  • Accomplishments:
  • Negotiated agreements with metals suppliers that generated $2-3 million annual savings YOY
  • Lead sourcing programs with Asian suppliers that generated quality improvements and CIP savings of 20%
  • Designed and led supplier exit strategy for major product lines that greatly improved quality and generated $4.5 million in annual savings for direct materials and tooling

Director of Materials

Emerson Electric – Brooks Div
03.2000 - 05.2002
  • Franchise Director for the overall operation of procurement, planning, and inventory operations for one US and two European manufacturing facilities
  • Lead activities that exceeded corporate goals for performance and cost improvement year over year
  • Member of Emerson Corporate Procurement Leadership Council driving leverage and best practices
  • Accomplishments:
  • Co-leader with the Director of EMEA Operations in the construction, staffing and launch of a low cost manufacturing facility in Hungary
  • Savings targets exceeded YOY through dynamic electronics market conditions
  • Developed managers that moved on to higher levels of responsibility inside and outside of the organization

Global Commodity Manager

Emerson Electric – Brooks Div
04.1995 - 03.2000

Senior Buyer

Tetra Laval Corp.
07.1989 - 04.1995

Education

BA with honors - Management

DeSales University

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making

Accomplishments

  • Consistently achieving/exceeding CIP targets in volatile markets
  • Achieved market knowledge by introducing Beroe software for Metals Sourcing.
  • Achieved $1MM CIP by completing partnering with Cobalt supplier to disposition scrap material with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Lead a team of 10 in the in0sourcing of MCA Product Line.

Certification

  • Johnson & Johnson Sustainability Certification
  • Dale Carnegie Leadership Graduate
  • Six Sigma Certification

Timeline

Manager

Johnson and Johnson Medtech Surgery Supply Chain Procurement
03.2025 - Current

Category Manager

Johnson and Johnson Direct Precision Materials Sourcing
03.2021 - 03.2025

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Johnson and Johnson Enterprise Precision Plastics Sourcing
01.2019 - 03.2021

Global Supplier Relationship Manager

Johnson and Johnson Enterprise Precision Plastics Sourcing
01.2014 - 01.2019

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Johnson and Johnson MD&D Plastics Sourcing
07.2011 - 01.2014

Metals Commodity Manager

Johnson and Johnson DePuy
11.2008 - 07.2011

Supplier Manager

Johnson and Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery
05.2002 - 11.2008

Director of Materials

Emerson Electric – Brooks Div
03.2000 - 05.2002

Global Commodity Manager

Emerson Electric – Brooks Div
04.1995 - 03.2000

Senior Buyer

Tetra Laval Corp.
07.1989 - 04.1995

BA with honors - Management

DeSales University

Training

  • Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
  • FPX Project Management
  • Multiple ERP system application training and experience

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