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Supplier Management:
New Pathways to Growth with Len DeCandia

Wednesday 12 October, 2022
15:00 GMT | Zoom Webinar

About this webinar

Join Len DeCandia, Chief Procurement Officer of Johnson & Johnson and recent recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Procurement Awards 2022, and Vizibl CEO Mark Perera for an exploration of Procurement with Purpose, and how a new approach to supplier management will define success – for our companies and for our world. 

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Len DeCandia, CPO, Johnson & Johnson

Leonardo (Len) DeCandia is Global Chief Procurement Officer at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), a $93 billion maker of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer health products with over 135,000 employees around the world.

Len rejoined Johnson & Johnson in 2014 after a previous tenure from 1982 to 1996. He assumed his current role in 2016. As Chief Procurement Officer, he is responsible for all global procurement policies, including supplier base strategy development, practices such as relationship management and functional headcount. He also serves as a member of the Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Governance Council (ESG Focus) and as Executive Sponsor of the second largest Employee Resource Group at J&J, the Alliance for Diverse Abilities.

He spearheaded an enterprise-wide digital functional transformation, from a decentralized procurement system to a center-led model, covering all categories of spend for Johnson & Johnson globally. He also led the deployment of the world’s largest cloud-based procurement technology, which processed more than $50 billion in spend for a $5.2 billion cost savings in the first three years. In his current tenure, Len has led the global citizenship strategies and the expansion of the diverse supplier program, increasing social impact spend by 100%. Len was recently recognized by Supply Chain Management Magazine as a Top 30 supply chain leader, and as CPO of the Year in 2021 by CPO Rising.

From 2009 to 2014, Len was Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Vice President for Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL), where he was accountable for all global procurement functions. He managed the deployment of all global strategies for major categories and pioneered advanced technologies as a platform for growth through supplier innovation, while delivering savings approaching $1 billion during his tenure.

Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, at AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC) from 2004 to 2008. He was responsible for all of AmerisourceBergen’s procurement spend as well as inventory management activities involving the distribution of branded, generics and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. He was a member of the Operating Committee and led the U.S. pharmaceutical distribution transformation to the fee for service model and held general management responsibility for the $4 billion generics business. Prior to joining ABC, he was with Roche (1996 to 2004) as chief supply officer for the North American pharmaceutical business.

Len is the founding chair (2002) of the Rutgers University Center for Supply Chain Management, and he is currently the Vice Chair of the Advisory Board at the Rutgers Business School. He currently serves on the Board of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and was also a previous Chairman of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance industry board from 2006 to 2008. Len holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University.