SR Manager, Vision Supply Chain Procurement

About the role

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a SR Manager, Vision Supply Chain Procurement. This position will be located in Irvine, California.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of category strategies aligned to business priorities
• Deliver cost improvement (CIP) to meet margin expansion goals
• Translate long-term business requirements into actionable procurement strategies
• Drive competitive advantage through innovation, cost, and supplier capability development
• Own relationships with strategic suppliers, including executive-level engagement
• Drive supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and innovation
• Lead contract strategy, negotiations, and ongoing performance management
• Strengthen supplier partnerships to improve end-to-end value delivery
• Act as a strategic partner to SV stakeholders (Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Engineering)
• Align procurement strategies with demand, NPI, and lifecycle needs
• Ensure delivery of financial, operational, and growth commitments
• Lead supplier reliability and risk management programs
• Conduct structured assessments across multi-tier supply chains
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks impacting continuity of supply and financial performance
• Escalate critical risks to senior leadership with clear mitigation actions
• Lead and develop a high-performing team (direct reports as applicable)
• Influence global and cross-functional stakeholders
• Build organizational capability across strategy, negotiation, and supplier management

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Science, preferably complemented by other Master’s qualification
• Demonstrated success in: Strategic sourcing and category management Supplier relationship management (SRM) Financial value delivery and negotiation
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant work experience, preferably inside and outside Procurement and similar sectors or industries

Qualifications

• Deep strategic procurement experience and broad-based understanding of supply-chain and business operations and processes
• Proven people management and development skills
• Strong leadership, clear communication, strong influencing & collaboration skills
• Strong Business, Finance and Procurement Acumen
• Able to build sound, fact-based recommendations that are compelling and provides the right motivation for action
• Clarity in terms of thought and strong critical reasoning skills to enable meaningful discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
• To go beyond the day-to-day operational cycle of purchasing and truly approach procurement in a strategic and intelligent manner
• Business-focused and oriented, and being able to translate business needs into tangible procurement goals and strategies
• Excellent ability to synthesize large amount of data to draw meaningful insights and to drive valuable discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong risk management capability

Skills

• Preferred Skills: Deep strategic procurement experience and broad-based understanding of supply-chain and business operations and processes Proven people management and development skills Strong leadership, clear communication, strong influencing & collaboration skills will be crucial to deliver successfully in the role. Strong Business, Finance and Procurement Acumen Ability to build sound, fact-based recommendations that are compelling and provides the right motivation for action Clarity in terms of thought and strong critical reasoning skills to enable meaningful discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information Ability to go beyond the day-to-day operational cycle of purchasing and truly approach procurement in a strategic and intelligent manner Business-focused and oriented, and being able to translate business needs into tangible procurement goals and strategies Excellent ability to synthesize large amount of data to draw meaningful insights and to drive valuable discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers Strong risk management capability

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $122,000.00 to $187,127.50

Schedule

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Application Instructions

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