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Buyer (SAP ERP Experience Required)

Company: Kelly Services in Partnership with Johnson & Johnson

Employment Type: Full-Time, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM

Location: Raynham, MA (Hybrid – 3 days on-site, 2 days remote)

Pay Rate: $35–$40 Hourly

Comprehensive Benefits Package

About the Role:

Kelly Services is proud to partner with Johnson & Johnson, a global leader in healthcare innovation, to offer an exciting opportunity for a Buyer. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and results-driven procurement professional with expertise in supplier management, purchasing, contract negotiation, and SAP ERP software. The position offers three days on-site and two days remote, providing opportunities to contribute to key supply chain initiatives in a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Manage the full procurement lifecycle, ensuring timely and cost-effective purchasing of materials and components.

• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and service agreements to optimize cost, quality, and supplier performance.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring seamless communication, proactive issue resolution, and alignment with business needs.

Material Planning & Inventory Management

• Execute MRP strategies to align procurement activities with production demands and operational goals.

• Monitor supplier performance, analyze constraints, and resolve bottlenecks to maintain supply continuity.

• Manage inventory levels, warehouse capacity, and material transitions to minimize excess and obsolete stock.

SAP & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Utilize SAP for purchase order management, supplier performance tracking, and demand forecasting.

• Leverage real-time data insights to enhance procurement efficiency, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure supply chain optimization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with engineering, production, and quality teams to align material flow with business objectives.

• Identify process improvement opportunities, enhance forecasting accuracy, and mitigate procurement risks.

• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, corporate policies, and quality standards.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain management within a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Strong background in MRP, supplier negotiation, and contract management.

• Hands-on experience with SAP (purchase orders, inventory management, supplier tracking).

• Analytical mindset with the ability to optimize supply chain processes and drive cost savings.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach.

Ready to Elevate Your Career?

If you are a strategic thinker, proactive problem solver, and procurement expert, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry.

Submit your resume today and take the next step in your career with Johnson & Johnson and Kelly Services!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Engineering/Technology – Project Services?

Looking to work with leading project management organizations at top companies around the world? That’s where we come in. At Kelly Engineering and Kelly Technology, our Project Services Teams create expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with opportunities to work on intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects—all with a schedule that works for you. Do you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects? Or are looking for a long-term opportunity? Either way, our connections and expertise will help you take your career exactly where you want to go. That’s just good planning.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.