Global Head of Creative & Production Procurement

Merck; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick leave

Job summary

Merck seeks a senior procurement leader to drive regional category management for Creative, Digital Production & Publishing, and Medical Education within Marketing Procurement. The role collaborates with Human Health partners and regional teams to implement global sourcing strategies in a matrix organization.

You will build cross-functional teams, lead strategic source plans, and strive for value creation, service delivery, and digitalization while upholding responsible business practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, procurement, and business administration.
• Minimum of 5 years in strategic procurement, creative agency procurement, marketing or related role.
• 5 years' experience analytical skills and data reporting dashboards.
• Subject matter expertise in creative and production agencies procurement and current industry trends.
• Proven success in developing and executing global or regional sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Strategize, plan and define long-term objectives for category management and sourcing.
• Lead tactical plan execution and drive operational procurement activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across global, regional and local levels.
• Build and manage supplier relationships; ensure supplier performance meets business needs.
• Engage stakeholders to define requirements and achieve savings targets.

Skills

Agency management

Agency relationship management

Commercial contract negotiations

Cost analysis

Cost savings

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation

Driving continuous improvement

People leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, procurement, and business administration

Tools

Decideware

Microsoft Office

Analytics dashboards

Procurement sourcing tools

Job description

Merck seeks a senior procurement leader to drive regional category management for Creative, Digital Production & Publishing, and Medical Education within Marketing Procurement. The role collaborates with Human Health partners and regional teams to implement global sourcing strategies in a matrix organization.

You will build cross-functional teams, lead strategic source plans, and strive for value creation, service delivery, and digitalization while upholding responsible business practices.