A Senior Procurement Specialist performs day to day processing of more complex Procurement and Purchase-to-Pay Process for indirect spend within a specific category or regional area/s. They solve complex problems based on analytical thought and complex judgement that require in-depth knowledge and experience in own job discipline and knowledge of related disciplines. They are prepared to drive implementation of technological solutions such as tools & system deployments, Robotics projects, etc., and to assist in the review, development and implementation of process improvements or amendments within key areas.
• Support the Shared Services Center in the day to day Purchase-to-Pay Process (P2P) for indirect spend within a specific category or regional area/s.
• Guide Merck entities in their P2P Process and ensure full compliance of procurement activities with Merck Code of Ethics, Procurement policies and procedures.
• Respond to complex requests and inquiries of internal customer and supplier regarding purchase orders and other procurement related concerns, in a timely manner and escalating issues as needed.
• Solve problems of relatively higher complexitiy based on analytical thoughts, sound investigation and complex judgement which requires in-depth knowledge and experience in own job discipline and knowledge of related disciplines.
• Provide high quality reporting and advanced analytics to enable data driven decision making
• Advance discussions and build consensus across the business and with external parties regarding own technical area.
• Assist in the review, development and implementation of process improvements or amendments within key areas; be involved in projects that deliver efficiency and savings.
• Maintain and help build process document for the P2P process of Merck entities supported.
• Lead and participate in special tasks and projects that may be assigned.
• Acts as a consultant for any new and existing tool/system solutions to stakeholder organizations
• Performs a range of routine or even non-routine assignments to solve problems using existing procedures or even works autonomously within established procedures and practices that require expert knowledge of concepts and procedures within one's job discipline or specialized technical expertise in an analytical/scientific method or operational process.
• Drive thought leadership in own discipline. Influences the strategic and/or operational decision making within assigned responsibility.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, applying effective verbal & written communication in English and local language.
• Good prioritization skills –doing what matters most first and has a sound planning and time management skills.
• Is customer oriented and very good understanding and satisfying the requirements of the customer; can explain complex or even difficult/sensitive information to stakeholders in straightforward situations and interact across business areas.
• Has strong determination and self-motivation, impacts the effectiveness of own work team through quality and timeliness of services or information provided
• Has a certain flexibility working according to stakeholders/projects needs and supports the Team Leader and Manager in establishing the BCP of the Procurement team.
• Has keen understanding of company Spend in terms of reporting and analysis, and knows how to read, analyze and interpret data reports, comprehend, filter and utilize relevant business data to enable data driven decision making.
• Has excellent Excel skills, and the ability to work with and present large data sets.
• Drive implementation of technological solutions such as ERP deployments, Robotics projects, etc. and assist in the review, development and implementation of process improvements or amendments within key areas.
• Receives clear instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles or even solves problems of low complexity independently identifying and selecting solutions by analyzing factual information.
• Understands own team and supported the AP area specific to content knowledge, i.e. the organization, all documentation, procedures, best practices, business nature, int/ext stakeholders etc.
• Practices basic Project Management and is able to support projects through assigned tasks, and reports the progress appropriately