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Job Description

Our Global Supplier Management Group (GSMG) partners with the business stakeholders to ensure efficient acquisition of goods and services that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines and Animal Health products. We are multinational organization grouped into centralized categories and regional operating teams.

The Senior Specialist, NA Transportation Procurement is an integral role that sits within the Integrated Logistics Procurement & Sourcing Operations team. The role will report into the NA Transportation Procurement Lead.

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Category management ensuring compliance with the procurement process, alignment of implementing sourcing strategies for Transportation and Thermal Protection System categories.

+ Support project execution and drive sourcing activities (RFI, RFP, e-sourcing, Supplier onboarding, Due Diligence, Negotiation, Contracting).

+ Involvement in all of our Company's divisions: our Manufacturing Division; our Animal Health Division; our Research & Development Division.

+ Participate in the Transportation Supply Strategy Council (SSC). Establishing and leading cross-functional teams through structured process (SSC) to develop and deliver procurement strategies that create value for the organization.

+ **Supplier Performance Management** - Build relationships and continuous improvement mindset with strategic suppliers

+ **Stakeholder Alignment and Management** – ensure buy-in, develop and support stakeholder initiatives, support profit planning process. Work in a way that positively engages the support of stakeholders using problem solving and proactive communication skills.

+ **Project and Change Management** - High quality project and program management skills and a proven ability to manage change both internal and external to successful completion.

+ **Diversity & Sustainability** - Actively participate in achieving organization's supplier diversity and sustainability goals.

+ **Proactive Cost Management -** Achieve cost control, cost reduction, and cost containment targets, and add value to area of expenditure through a strong Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) orientation and process management.

+ Collaborate with the Centralized Function team members to ensure compliance and adherence to our company's procurement processes.

+ Support project management activities (manage project plans, track, and follow-up on actions).

+ Ensure that all contracts for NA Transportation category maintained and managed according to our policy.

Education Minimum Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s Degree required

Required Experience and Skills:

+ Minimum 3 years of experience in strategic procurement, supply chain, logistics or related role.

+ Good analytical skills, ability to translate data into insights.

+ Knowledge in the Logistics field

+ Proven success in developing and executing global or regional procurement activities

+ Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels

+ Self-starter and able to work in dynamic environment, adaptive, flexible, and able to multitask.

+ Experience in conducting business reviews and developing communication plan.

+ Proven ability to collaborate with a wide variety of individuals, including senior management, stakeholders, team members, other departments and suppliers

+ Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment

+ Effective time management skills, organizational and interpersonal skills, conflict management

+ Experience with e-sourcing tools.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

+ Analytical - Strong analytical skills, ability to analyze large complex data sets to derive relevant intelligence in developing sourcing strategies or supporting negotiations

+ Industry experience - Strong experience in either logistics procurement or logistics.

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The salary range for this role is

$94,300.00 - $148,500.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

**San Francisco Residents Only:** We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

**Los Angeles Residents Only:** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Category Management, eSourcing, Independent Thinking, Influence, Management Process, Negotiation, Procurement, Sourcing Suppliers, Supplier Selection, Supply Chain, Task Coordination

Preferred Skills:

Business Management, Life Cycle Logistics, Logistics Management, Purchasing Management, SAP Logistics, SAP Procurement, SAP Project Management, SAP Retail, SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM), Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supplier Management, Supply Management, Transportation Management

Job Posting End Date:

06/21/2025

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.

**Requisition ID:** R353088