Senior Buyer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Category

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Milpitas, California, United States of America

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

 

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Buyer in Milpitas, CA.

The Senior Buyer will manage and be Point Person for Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Milpitas with responsibility for managing the oversight of all Purchase Requisitions (PR’s), Purchase Orders (PO’s), Return To Supplier (RTS), Material Review Board (MRB), Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s), Supplier Contracts, Delivery Schedules, On Time Performance, End of Life Components for commodities and/or suppliers.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Pull drawing Packages for quotes and managing End of Life Components for commodities
• Manage Production and NPI Products by interacting with Product Development, Engineering, Document Control and Planning on technical issues while managing buyer owned interactions with Incoming Quality Assurance, Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse, MRB (Material Review Board) and RTS (Return to Supplier)
• Ability to drive Cost Savings while maintaining On Time Delivery Performance
• Support development of strategies with other partners for immediate and long-term cost savings during Contract/Supplier Negotiations
• Complete and Maintain Purchasing Site Records of “Compliance Wire” actions required by FDA.
• Develop and maintain communications with Suppliers on deliveries to maintain On Time Performance.
• Support efforts to encourage “one team” culture across departments and J&J sites

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Experience with SAP (JJV’s ERP System) is a MUST
• Experience with AGILE is Highly Preferred
• A minimum of an Associate’s Degree
• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience is required
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: working in an FDA regulated environment, experience with IDS 13485 and/or ISO 9001 Medical Device environment and/or Military Contracting company and/or background in managing Government Contracts is required
• Experience with managing supplier managed contracts and related cost negotiations are required
• APICS Trained, Certification in Purchasing, Materials and/or Manufacturing, Member of National Purchasing Association, Government Contracting Certification is preferred 

Additional Information:

• The anticipated base pay range for this position is 89,000 to 142,600.
• The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s perfor