Merck
Role Summary
The Associate Director of Procurement for Capital Projects will be responsible for overseeing and managing procurement activities for a portfolio of large and complex capital projects. This role includes project procurement planning, supplier management, contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with company policies and processes. Reporting to the Director of Capital Procurement Project Execution within the Global Capital Procurement organization, the Associate Director will serve as the primary point of contact for businesses or functions in their assigned area. They will collaborate with Global Capital category teams and cross-functional teams to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, services, and equipment critical to capital projects, creating significant business impact. Role Responsibilities
Project Procurement Planning: Influence global project teams and senior management in developing procurement strategies for large capital projects, ensuring predictable project performance aligned with safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives. Manage Project Procurement Plans and strategies to enable successful project execution, aligned with project objectives and global procurement category strategies. Proactively manage planning and due dates for sourcing activities by leveraging market knowledge, in coordination with Global Capital Procurement Category teams. Engage in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence, ensuring consistent sourcing across engineering, construction, equipment, and automation categories for all capital projects. Contribute to unified category strategies and ensure supplier risk management aligns with market conditions and business objectives. Forecast and track metrics on assigned projects to drive procurement and supplier performance, ensuring achievement of procurement and project objectives (awards, savings, payment terms, impact spend, safety, sustainability) while maintaining compliance with procurement practices. Establish and maintain recurring discussions with Project Leadership teams and conduct performance reviews with suppliers and contractors to measure progress on all metrics and address issues. Ensure timely reporting by suppliers in the proper IT system to drive consistency. Drive continuous process improvement across projects and elevate supplier performance using consistent metrics. Support the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program by aligning supplier project performance with stakeholders. Lead in community impact and sustainability best practices to meet corporate goals. Oversee contract management by project, and lead negotiations for selected contracts, purchase agreements, and service contracts to secure favorable terms. Experience
A minimum of 8-10 years of procurement leadership experience, including design, construction, equipment, and commissioning on large-scale pharmaceutical or related industry projects. Proven track record of managing suppliers and procurement activities for concurrent high-impact projects, with collaboration across cross-functional teams. Knowledge
Procurement practices, contract management, strategic sourcing, and category management. Key performance indicators related to sourcing and supplier performance. Understanding of project management and capital project lifecycle. Budgets, pricing models and cost structures; strong analytical skills; experience with data. Regulations/regulatory standards impacting pharmaceutical industry (GMP, FDA). Industry trends, market dynamics, and analytical methods related to sourcing and procurement. Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives and supplier impact and sustainability concepts (desirable). Proficiency in procurement software (e.g., Ariba) and ERP systems. MS Office, advanced Excel; MS Teams, SharePoint, Power BI. Adaptability, attention to detail, problem solving, and ability to influence cross-functional leaders. Strong communication and presentation skills for stakeholders and suppliers. Work Environment
Hybrid role. Location: based at a large manufacturing or research site; occasional travel to other sites and supplier locations.
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The Associate Director of Procurement for Capital Projects will be responsible for overseeing and managing procurement activities for a portfolio of large and complex capital projects. This role includes project procurement planning, supplier management, contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with company policies and processes. Reporting to the Director of Capital Procurement Project Execution within the Global Capital Procurement organization, the Associate Director will serve as the primary point of contact for businesses or functions in their assigned area. They will collaborate with Global Capital category teams and cross-functional teams to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, services, and equipment critical to capital projects, creating significant business impact. Role Responsibilities
Project Procurement Planning: Influence global project teams and senior management in developing procurement strategies for large capital projects, ensuring predictable project performance aligned with safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives. Manage Project Procurement Plans and strategies to enable successful project execution, aligned with project objectives and global procurement category strategies. Proactively manage planning and due dates for sourcing activities by leveraging market knowledge, in coordination with Global Capital Procurement Category teams. Engage in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence, ensuring consistent sourcing across engineering, construction, equipment, and automation categories for all capital projects. Contribute to unified category strategies and ensure supplier risk management aligns with market conditions and business objectives. Forecast and track metrics on assigned projects to drive procurement and supplier performance, ensuring achievement of procurement and project objectives (awards, savings, payment terms, impact spend, safety, sustainability) while maintaining compliance with procurement practices. Establish and maintain recurring discussions with Project Leadership teams and conduct performance reviews with suppliers and contractors to measure progress on all metrics and address issues. Ensure timely reporting by suppliers in the proper IT system to drive consistency. Drive continuous process improvement across projects and elevate supplier performance using consistent metrics. Support the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program by aligning supplier project performance with stakeholders. Lead in community impact and sustainability best practices to meet corporate goals. Oversee contract management by project, and lead negotiations for selected contracts, purchase agreements, and service contracts to secure favorable terms. Experience
A minimum of 8-10 years of procurement leadership experience, including design, construction, equipment, and commissioning on large-scale pharmaceutical or related industry projects. Proven track record of managing suppliers and procurement activities for concurrent high-impact projects, with collaboration across cross-functional teams. Knowledge
Procurement practices, contract management, strategic sourcing, and category management. Key performance indicators related to sourcing and supplier performance. Understanding of project management and capital project lifecycle. Budgets, pricing models and cost structures; strong analytical skills; experience with data. Regulations/regulatory standards impacting pharmaceutical industry (GMP, FDA). Industry trends, market dynamics, and analytical methods related to sourcing and procurement. Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives and supplier impact and sustainability concepts (desirable). Proficiency in procurement software (e.g., Ariba) and ERP systems. MS Office, advanced Excel; MS Teams, SharePoint, Power BI. Adaptability, attention to detail, problem solving, and ability to influence cross-functional leaders. Strong communication and presentation skills for stakeholders and suppliers. Work Environment
Hybrid role. Location: based at a large manufacturing or research site; occasional travel to other sites and supplier locations.
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