Senior Specialist, Procurement
MSD
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Millsboro • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $94,300 - $148,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead cross functional team of individuals through the day to day activities of supporting the manufacturing operations with responsibility for driving the category/subcategories sourcing strategies and stakeholder management
- Understand stakeholder requirements in relation to establishing supply strategy and proactive mitigation of supply risk/issues
- Work with Business representatives, Legal and other stakeholders, to develop requirements
- Conduct Relationship Management meetings with Key and Active suppliers across categories and manage Supplier Performance levels
- Create and execute Requests for Information and Requests for Proposals together with subsequent structured information analysis, using electronic procurement platform: ARIBA
- Create detailed pre-negotiation plans, to lead and participate any prolonged negotiation sessions with suppliers and to conduct post negotiation debriefs and follow through plans
- Ensure that all procurement within his/her area of responsibility, is carried out in an ethical and controlled manner in line with procurement policy and procedures
- Identify, Track and Deliver cost saving opportunities, focusing on the accuracy of delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- 3-5 years’ experience in procurement within the Life Sciences/ Pharma Industry
- Demonstrated strong negotiation/commercial skills
- Must be capable of prioritizing, multi-tasking, and working to an agreed schedule
- Must be self-motivated and able to work both individually and as part of a team
- Must have a flexible approach to workload
- purchasing qualification preferred, i.e. CPM, CIPS
- Procurement experience within a Manufacturing setting is preferred
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
procurementsourcing strategiessupplier performance managementnegotiationcost saving analysisinformation analysispre-negotiation planningelectronic procurementstakeholder managementsupply strategy
Soft skills
negotiation skillscommercial skillsprioritizingmulti-taskingself-motivatedteamworkflexibilitycommunicationrelationship managementproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeCPMCIPS