Raj Kshatriya

Global SC Strategy & Risk Management
Johnson & Johnson

Raj Kshatriya is Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). Raj joined the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies in 1994 and since has been part of Engineering, Project Management, FPX, Process Excellence and Network Strategy groups within the Consumer Sector. Raj holds B.S. & M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and is a J&J certified Black Belt. In his current role, Raj leads SCRM for Consumer Sector globally and represents Consumer Sector on several Enterprise-wide SC initiatives. Additionally, he has driven development of the Enterprise Sourcing Risk Management (ESRM) approach and currently leads its deployment.

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Procurement of the Future: Meeting the Needs of Your Business in 2026

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

10:05 Roundtable Discussions:

Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from life science executives like these do not exist elsewhere. Take control of your own event experience. Don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) of other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you.

1. Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities

2. Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert

3. Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 35 minutes

Roundtable Discussions:
1. Building a Procurement Function from the Ground Up
Scott McKinney, Associate Director of Procurement, bluebird bio

2. Topic to be Determined
Tarbinlam Lafon, Director – Travel, Card & Meetings Procurement, Merck

3. Approach, Applicability and Importance of Understanding Multi-tier (or sub-tier) Suppliers
Raj Kshatriya, Program Manager -J&J Global Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson

4. Building Career Ladders to Keep Your Team High Performing and Engaged
Eliza Gonzalez, Director, Global Procurement Talent Management, Johnson & Johnson NEW

5. Best Practices in Category Management
Samuel Friedman, Director, Strategic Procurement Leader, Bristol-Myers Squibb

11:25 Roundtable Discussions:

1. Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities

2. Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert

3. Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 35 minutes