Purchasing Manager

Johnson & Johnson MedTech · Milpitas, CA · 1 mo ago

On-sitePurchasing$118k–$204k/yrFull-time

Johnson & Johnson believes health is everything. Through innovative medicine and MedTech, the company delivers breakthroughs that prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases, creating smarter, less invasive, and personalized solutions for humanity.

Role Overview

The Purchasing Manager leads the daily execution and continuous improvement of purchasing operations for J&J Vision Surgical Equipment in Milpitas, California. This people‑leader role develops a high‑performing buying team, strengthens supplier performance, and ensures materials are available to support reliable production while maintaining quality, compliance, cost, and inventory expectations.

Impact

Your leadership will directly influence continuity of supply and operational performance. By anticipating shortages, accelerating mitigation plans, improving supplier reliability, and strengthening purchasing controls, you will protect production schedules and support the timely delivery of surgical technologies. You will partner with global suppliers and cross‑functional leaders to solve complex, high‑impact supply challenges, and shape team capability through clear priorities, coaching, standardization, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily departmental operations and personnel while building and sustaining a high‑performing team.
Lead monthly S&OP reviews with strategic suppliers to align priorities, performance, and actions.
Balance buyer workloads to ensure effective coverage and flexibility for additional project needs.
Standardize work practices and cross‑train team members to strengthen capability and business continuity.
Ensure supplier invoice discrepancies are resolved promptly to prevent credit holds.
Track and escalate material shortages, ensuring timely mitigation plans are in place to prevent production disruptions.
Lead root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage and improve purchasing KPIs, including supplier OTIF, raw material safety stock attainment, purchase order confirmations, invoice discrepancy resolution time, excess and obsolete inventory reduction, and RTS processing time.
Maintain accurate purchasing master data (lead times, pricing, order parameters) in the ERP system.
Establish and maintain effective supplier communication to foster strong, collaborative relationships.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; MA/MBA preferred.
Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
Advanced experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
Proven ability to develop, coach, and lead a team of buyers and team leads.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
Experience applying continuous process‑improvement tools to large, complex projects.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Preferred experience with APO/SNP & Advanced Planning Systems (OMP).
Ability to influence Director and VP levels in a matrix environment.
Working knowledge of financial processes and strong organizational and planning skills.
Green Belt Six Sigma certification and Supply Chain certification (APICS/IBF) preferred.
May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel.

Required Skills

Business Process Design
Compliance Management
Cost Management
Data Savvy
Demand Planning
Developing Others
Distribution Resource Planning (DRP)
Financial Competence
Inclusive Leadership
Inventory Management
Inventory Optimization
Inventory Turnover
Leadership
Logistics Optimization
Manufacturing Flow Management
Motivating People
Organizing
Resource Allocation
Supply Planning
Team Management

Preferred Skills

Advanced planning systems (APO/SNP, OMP)
Cross‑functional/virtual team leadership
Influencing senior leadership in matrixed organizations
Financial process knowledge
Six Sigma Green Belt
APICS/IBF supply chain certification

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $118,000.00 – $203,550.00.

Benefits

Retirement plan (pension) and 401(k) savings plan eligibility.
Long‑term incentive program eligibility.
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours in Colorado; 56 hours in Washington).
Holiday pay, including floating holidays – 13 days per calendar year.
Work, personal, and family time – up to 40 hours per calendar year.
Parental leave – 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care.
Bereavement leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver leave – 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period.
Volunteer leave – 32 hours per calendar year.
Military spouse time‑off – 80 hours per calendar year.