Strategic Sourcing Manager

6029-MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. Legal Entity; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for MedTech Supply Chain Procurement. Lead multi-category sourcing, engage with leadership, and optimize supplier performance and costs across global operations.

The role emphasizes early supplier engagement, complex negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation and quality in medical devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term sourcing strategy with value stream leaders to optimize costs and reliability.
• Lead competitive bidding and supplier selection across multiple categories and geographies.
• Manage key supplier relationships and negotiate favorable terms.

Skills

Negotiation

Project management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost management

Education

Bachelor’s or university degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Function: Procurement

Job Sub Function: Strategic Sourcing

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Irvine, 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/.

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Company, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is currently recruiting for a Strategic Sourcing Manager, MedTech Supply Chain Procurement!

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Value Stream Leaders to understand business strategy and develop long-term sourcing strategy to improve supply reliability and optimize material costs for key growth products
• Lead Market Engagement Programs to support competitive bidding for Make vs. Buy assessments, NPI supplier selection, and targeted component spend areas across Electronics, External Manufacturing, Direct Precision Material and Packaging Categories
• Orchestration of category/supplier management performed by the categories and oversight for the execution delivery of the strategic plan and business plan, in line with expectations put forth by BWI SC, Quality, R&D and Commercial functions
• Manage key supplier relationships / external manufacturing partnerships to drive performance delivery, risk mitigation, and value through supplier enabled innovation
• Support 5+ strategic sourcing initiatives simultaneously across multiple products, global procurement categories, and geographies
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Lead multiple complex supplier negotiations simultaneously.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders, drive terms that are favorable for Biosense, and hand off stabilized products, contracts and suppliers to base business sourcing teams.
• Lead SOURCE due diligence and transaction support for the Biosense business development teams for both product supply/distribution and acquisition activities.
• Optimize quality, supply reliability, innovation and cost through early supplier engagement during product development.
• Drive innovation through identifying and developing external partner capabilities to meet future technology needs.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s and/or University degree is required; Advanced degree preferred
• Required: A minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in a Procurement, Supply Chain/Operations, Quality, R&D or Engineering field Experience in Medical Devices or related industry
• Excellent negotiating skills, should cost modeling and other cost management tools preferred
• Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills
• Proven track record of project management, change management, and developing sourcing strategies
• Ability to engage at the leadership level with both Suppliers and within J&J
• Ability to absorb and analyze information to solve complex problems quickly
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to drive projects to successful completion
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent interpersonal skills – excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
• Strong Credo values
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to get desired results
• Customer focus (internal & external)

Preferred: Procurement experience working with components and products related to Electrophysiology industry Diverse procurement experience across category sourcing, new product development sourcing or other sourcing areas Professional (APICS, ISM, Six Sigma) Certification Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities

Preferred Skills:

• Business Data Analysis
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Business Savvy
• Category Management Strategy
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Compliant Spend
• Continuous Improvement
• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
• Critical Thinking
• Financial Competence
• Industry Analysis
• Negotiation
• Performance Measurement
• Process Improvements
• Procurement
• Procurement Policies
• Procurement Systems
• Program Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Supplier Collaboration
• Technical Credibility
• Vendor Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
• for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year
• for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• 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 the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• 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 period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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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/.