Raw Material Planner / Buyer (m/w/d)

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:
Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:
Supply Network Planning

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Job Description:

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 

We are searching for the best talent for a Raw Material Planner / Buyer in Norderstedt.

The Raw Material Buyer-Planner’s main responsibility is to order raw materials within a timely manner to guarantee continuous supply.

The function has to consider all necessary parameters like leadtime, safety stocks, inventory targets, conversions, prices.

Further, the Raw Material Buyer-Planner needs to follow up on open orders, overdue orders and urgent deliveries and communicate them with the Capacity Planning teams and other internal departments.

Please note that for this role we offer 24 months fixed term contract.

Internal Job Posting: 02.10.

- 16.10.2025.

As a Raw Material Planner / Buyer, you will:

Under limited supervision with upper management and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

The function needs to establish and maintain the proper contacts with the different suppliers and with the manufacturing plants.

The Raw Material Buyer-Planner is also responsible to maintain data accuracy in the planning systems, order alignment between different systems and handle credit notes and invoice mismatches if applicable.

Supply of Materials


* Responsible for the procurement of Raw and Packaging Materials by converting the Production Schedule into weekly material requirements to ensure availability of the right quantity of components.


* Ensure that all material delivery schedules are communicated to the suppliers on time in order to meet plan requirements (confirm PO)


* Expedite operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions due to material challenges


* Manage potential abrupt deviations to the plan assessing with the suppliers the feasibility of the changes, rapidly highlighting to the affected internal stakeholders if the changes are not possible


* Interface with ...