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Job Description

Join us in our mission to INVENT the future. Let’s be part of our team of dedicated, energetic individuals who are committed to be the most trusted supplier of pharmaceuticals and health products worldwide. Apply now as (Sr.) Procurement specialist to be based in South Korea.

Our Sourcing team partner with the business to ensure efficient acquisition of goods and services that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines and Animal Health products. We collaborate internationally and are grouped into center-led categories and regional operating teams.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Understands the supplier/site strategy developed by the supply sectors and executes action plans to achieve the sourcing team’s objectives.


• Develops an understanding of stakeholder’s needs and leads strategic sourcing activities by competitive bidding and selected most appropriate suppliers in accordance with stakeholder’s requirements.


• Participates in Site Sourcing strategies and local program implementation.

Contract Negotiation and Management

• Leads and participates in negotiation sessions with suppliers.


• Understands company policy and contract terms and conditions and Leads contracting process.


• Resolves issues regarding supplier delivery of assurance, quality and service, and documents resolution.

Supplier Management

• Manages, monitors, reports and seeks to continuously improve supplier performance.


• Acts as a primary point of contact for supplier interactions and assists in supplier’s performance assessments.


• Maintains a working knowledge of supplier’s organization, services and contractual agreement.


• Assists Sourcing Managers in analyzing departmental spends with certain suppliers and recommends consolidation or redirection to preferred suppliers.

Analysis

• Conducts data analysis at the local level on suppliers, service categories, cost/price and trend of goods and services.

Continuous Improvement

• Keeps understanding of current procurement general knowledge, procedures, and business issues in order to facilitate effective and practical solutions to stakeholder’s requests, concerns, and inquiries.


• Continuously learns new areas of the global procurement supply sectors, its business practices, and issues in order to provide superior support to stakeholders.


• Makes recommendations on how to improve the existing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor holder


• Min 6 years of Procurement(purchasing, indirect sourcing) experience


• Market prices knowledge

We are a research-driven bio-pharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are

Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

What we look for

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing for Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

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Number of Openings:

1

Requisition ID:R8818