Episode 6 - Supplier Diversity & Inclusion

This month we are joined by Natalie Jaworski, Vice President, Procurement Citizenship at Johnson & Johnson. Natalie shares about the ways Johnson & Johnson has successfully established and embedded global SD&I efforts into their organization’s procurement processes. These efforts are supported by Johnson & Johnson’s Procurement Citizenship team, led by Natalie. As a lesser known term, she defines as procurement citizenship as encompassing, “…global supplier diversity and inclusion, environmental sustainability, human rights in the supply base, and supplier risk.” Throughout the episode, hosts Steve Tracey and Irv Grossman and our guest discuss the future of SD&I, health for humanity, social justice, and next steps for furthering development and growth.

Natalie Jaworski’s 22-year career with Johnson & Johnson has included various roles across Supply Chain and Procurement, in both the Consumer sector and at the Enterprise level. A dynamic and servant leader, she thrives on leading diverse teams to successfully achieve results they never thought possible. Currently, Natalie has the honor of leading J&J’s Procurement Citizenship agenda, which focuses on managing risk and protecting their reputation through their ever-growing supply base.  Supplier Sustainability, Supplier Diversity and Inclusion, and Supplier Risk are managed by her team on behalf of the enterprise, making them a significant contributor to Johnson & Johnson’s publicly-facing Health for Humanity goals.

Natalie graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Business Logistics.  Since joining Johnson & Johnson, she has worked cross-functionally and globally, through various roles in Customer Service, Logistics Analytics & Strategy, Commercial Procurement, Supplier Management, Category Management and Supply Chain Procurement.