Purchasing Manager

Johnson Johnson; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision is seeking a Purchasing Manager for Milpitas, California. The role leads daily purchasing operations, develops a high-performing team, and ensures materials meet production needs with quality and cost controls.

The position emphasizes supplier performance, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement in purchasing processes to protect production schedules and deliver surgical technologies.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and/or University degree required.
• MBA is preferred for advanced leadership.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience.
• Advance experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Ability to develop, coach and lead a team of buyers and team leads in the execution, strategies and realization of departmental and company goals.
• Ability to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels of the organization in both written & oral forms.
• Proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

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 to support 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 elevate 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.
• Ensure purchasing master data—including lead times, pricing, and order parameters—is accurate and maintained in the ERP system.
• Establish and maintain effective supplier communication to foster strong, collaborative relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Continuous improvement

Team coaching

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

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 jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function

Inventory Management

Job Category

People Leader

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./

Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision is recruiting for a Purchasing Manager, located in Milpitas, California.

Role Overview

The Purchasing Manager leads the daily execution and continuous improvement of purchasing operations for J&J Vision Surgical Equipment in Milpitas. 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.

The Impact You Will Have

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 help 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. You will also shape team capability by setting clear priorities, coaching buyers, standardizing work, and using relevant indicators to turn risks into timely decisions and sustainable improvements. You will apply advance purchasing processes through Lean thinking, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

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 to support 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 elevate 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.
• Ensure purchasing master data-including lead times, pricing, and order parameters-is accurate and maintained in the ERP system.
• Establish and maintain effective supplier communication to foster strong, collaborative relationships.

Qualifications

Education

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree and/or University degree required. MA/MBA is preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required

• A minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience
• Advance experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Ability to develop, coach and lead a team of buyers and team leads in the execution, strategies and realization of departmental and company goals.
• Ability to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels of the organization in both written & oral forms.
• Ability to drive & apply continuous process improvement tools and improvements to large and complex projects.
• Proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Preferred

• Experience with APO/SNP & Advanced Planning Systems (OMP).
• Ability to build strong collaborative teams and relationships, leading cross functional/ virtual teams where required.
• The ability to influence Director & VP Levels within the organization and in a matrix environment.

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