Senior Enterprise Platform Product Owner

Merck & Co.; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital System Owner to own and evolve a key enterprise platform that supports how employees buy products and services, engage suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage sourcing activities globally.

You will define roadmaps, improve usability, and expand capabilities by leveraging data, analytics, and integrations to deliver measurable business value. Hybrid work and a strong product ownership mindset are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience owning, implementing, improving, or supporting enterprise systems, digital platforms, or business applications.
• Experience as a Product Owner, Business Systems Analyst, Platform Owner, System Owner, or similar role.
• Strong understanding of how systems, users, data, workflows, and business processes interact.
• Hands-on experience using data and SQL to investigate issues and support decision-making.
• Ability to understand technical concepts, integrations, configurations, and data structures.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A product ownership mindset with technical curiosity and continuous improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the business owner for a key enterprise platform and its connected ecosystem.
• Build a deep understanding of users and continuously improve the experience they receive from the platform.
• Define and execute a roadmap focused on adoption, usability, capability expansion, and business value.
• Leverage capabilities across purchasing, sourcing, contract management, supplier management, workflow automation, and analytics to maximize value.
• Use data, user feedback, SQL, and platforms such as Databricks to identify opportunities, investigate issues, and measure outcomes.
• Understand system configurations, integrations, workflows, and data structures well enough to independently drive improvements.
• Partner with business and technology teams to simplify processes, automate manual activities, and deliver scalable solutions.
• Continuously look for ways to increase the value delivered through existing technology investments.

Skills

Business Acumen

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data Analytics

Digital Ecosystems

Digital Systems

Driving Continuous Improvement

Product Ownership

Supplier Strategy

System Configuration

Workflow Optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Supply Chain, or a related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

SAP

Workday

Salesforce

ServiceNow

Coupa

Fieldglass

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital System Owner to own and evolve a key enterprise platform that supports how employees buy products and services, engage suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage sourcing activities globally.

You will define roadmaps, improve usability, and expand capabilities by leveraging data, analytics, and integrations to deliver measurable business value. Hybrid work and a strong product ownership mindset are expected.