Senior Specialist, Procurement - Contract Manufacturing

Job Description

Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

As part of the Contract Manufacturing Category team, the Senior Specialist leads strategic sourcing to ensure reliable, compliant and cost competitive Contract Manufacturers for our Company Animal Health products. The Senior Specialist plays a leadership role in the development, lead and execution of sourcing strategies, category/vendor management, contract management, risk management and stakeholder management within this category.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

As part of the Contract Manufacturing Category team, the Senior Specialist has responsibility for the day-to-day management of assigned vendors and leads strategic sourcing initiatives to ensure reliable, compliant and cost competitive Contract Manufacturers for our Company Animal Health products. The Senior Specialist plays a leadership role in the development, lead and execution of sourcing strategies, category / vendor management, contract management, risk management and stakeholder management within this category.

Primary Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Expected to lead and influence peers, as appropriate, in the leadership of projects or other initiatives (for example, cross functional team members on a sourcing project team)

Procurement Leadership

• Leads development, recommendation/presentation, and implementation leadership of category sourcing strategies and ensures alignment, compliance and delivery of business requirements/needs

• Collaborates with Supplier Relationship Managers to support their needs form a strategic sourcing perspective

Project Management

• Leads strategic sourcing projects (using an established sourcing management process) to establish sources of supply via market intelligence gathering and analysis, competitive sourcing events (RFIs, RFP/RFQs), costs analyses, strategic analyses, due diligence/compliance assessments, and contract negotiations

• Leads cross-functional sourcing teams (key manufacturing support functions) to execute sourcing projects

Proactive Cost Management

• Leads development, negotiation, and implementation of cost savings and productivity projects

Stakeholder Engagement | Management

• Leads engagement with the business stakeholders (at same organizational level or one to two levels above and across manufacturing support functions such Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Technology, Environmental Health and Safety, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Legal) across the world in support of strategic sourcing and relationship management

Strategy Development | Implementation

• Create breakthrough strategies which deliver quick wins and generate legitimate business value

• Drive innovation

Continuous Improvement

• Ensure that every supplier relationship is established with intent of future continuous improvement, and to lead and manage the measurement and review process to ensure delivery of expectations

Minimum Education Requirement

• At least a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related areas of study

Required Experience or Skills

• Minimum 4 (four) years Pharmaceutical procurement and business management experience, within manufacturing environment or company

• Minimum 2 (two) years of hands on work experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and execution

• Contract Manufacturers in Pharmaceutical or Animal Health

• Suppliers and customers across the world (“global” experience) in the pharmaceutical industry

• Excellent English speaking and writing skills

• Demonstrated ability to work well with people from many different disciplines

• Project management experience specifically related to strategic sourcing projects in a cross functional environment

• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to deal with ambiguous and dynamic situation

• Managing multiple simultaneous and complex projects requiring frequent communication, organizing/time management and problem solving skills

• Effective interpersonal, communication, collaboration, negotiation, analytical, and project management skills

• Demonstrated strong leadership, problem solving, and team building skills/experience and sensitivity to diverse cultures

• Ability to work independently with minimal coaching

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Post graduate degree in business, engineering or technical fields

• Ability to translate strategic vision into tactical plans and manage the change required to execute

• Ability to work with senior management with professionalism and discretion

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

Invent. Impact. Inspire.

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Requisition ID:R115638