Principal Strategic Sourcing Buyer​/Planner - Shockwave

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 Med Tech, 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.

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Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Strategic Sourcing
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal Strategic Sourcing Buyer/Planner - Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that's pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal Strategic Sourcing Buyer/Planner will play a pivotal role in supporting the development and production of our medical devices. This individual will be responsible for procuring and planning goods and services for R&D and production to meet and maintain service levels, quality, cost/project budget, and targeted inventory levels. The role also includes establishing and fostering relationships with suppliers, communicating, and negotiating to ensure delivery schedules are met, competitive prices are obtained, and all activities remain in compliance with regulatory requirements and Shockwave quality standards.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and category management for key direct spend categories (components, raw materials, packaging, subcontracts, finished goods). Develop sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, supplier risk, and quality.
• Source, purchase, plan, and schedule the movement of materials and services through production and inventory processes to meet service levels, quality standards, and project budgets.
• Create, review, and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders; validate supporting documentation, payment terms, currency, and specification clarity
• Deliver monthly forecasts to suppliers based on production plans and NPI timelines; maintain consistent supplier communications and forecast updates.
• Drive supplier selection, onboarding, and performance management; lead supplier negotiations (pricing, terms, lead times, quality, SLAs, MSAs) to achieve cost savings and value creation.
• Apply costing and pricing techniques (benchmarking, should cost, BOM cost, VA/VE, competitive bidding) to develop negotiation positions and business cases for supplier selection.
• Coordinate cross functionally with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Warehouse teams to manage requirements, engineering changes, quality issues, and supplier corrective actions.
• Monitor open POs and supplier performance; proactively expedite, mitigate supply risks, and implement contingency plans to prevent production disruptions.
• Resolve PO to invoice discrepancies, returns, and nonconformances; manage supplier claims and corrective actions through closure.
• Support R&D and NPI efforts with early supplier engagement, cost modeling, and supplier readiness activities.
• Lead MRP/ERP activities related to procurement and planning, including master data maintenance, transactions, reporting, work instructions, and system cleanup. Maintain strong ownership of ERP data integrity and process flows.
• Produce procurement and inventory reports and dashboards to track KPIs (OTD, inventory turns, days of supply, PO aging, savings).
• Plan and lead regular cadence meetings, including daily production/expedite stand-ups, weekly supplier reviews, and cross functional planning meetings.
• Mentor and guide junior buyers/planners; lead cross functional sourcing projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality system and regulatory requirements (traceability, QSRs, ISO, MDD/MDR as applicable).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive procurement/planning experience with demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and production planning.
• Prior experience in a regulated environment (medical devices, pharmaceuticals) strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems - Oracle Fusion Cloud experience…