Director, Global Packaging Procurement

Director, Global Packaging Procurement – Merck

Hybrid role. Eligible locations:
United States or Europe (EMEA). Salary range: $ – $.

The Global Packaging Procurement Director is responsible to lead the Packaging Center of Excellence (COE) organization. The scope for this role includes leading the team to support overall category management for the packaging category led by the global COE’s, either directly (for local managed categories) or indirectly through strong collaboration with global/regional sourcing professionals. Annual spend in this category is more than $200 M, and delivery of high‑quality procurement performance and capabilities is expected as part of our company’s global procurement strategy.

Our Sourcing team partners with the business to ensure efficient acquisition of goods, services, and CAPEX 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.

The Director will take an active role in team leadership, development of procurement strategies and interfacing with key and senior stakeholders to align the procurement/sourcing strategy with needed business requirements. The candidate must have demonstrated leadership within procurement and proficiency in the strategic sourcing processes and supplier relationship management.

• Leadership – Participate in development and implementation of business strategy and ensure delivery of required business performance.
• Sourcing Management – Lead and implement Sourcing Management as a structured process, creating and leading cross‑functional teams. Lead the sourcing including RFX, RFP, negotiations and contracting.
• Strategy Creation – Work with cross‑function teams to create breakthrough strategies that generate a competitive advantage.
• Strategy Implementation – Proactively manage all aspects of implementation including entry and exit of suppliers and addressing complex change management issues.
• Continuous Improvement – Ensure that supplier relationships are set up for continuous improvement of cost down and cost out in line with company targets.
• Contract Management and Supplier Performance Governance – Ultimate accountability for governance and contract management to realize commitments in contracts.
• Relationship Management – Positive engagement of senior stakeholders, problem solving and proactive communication skills.
• Supplier Management – Proactively manage supplier relationships with a select group of strategic suppliers.
• Business Requirements – Understand business requirements and mitigate risk.
• Results and Performance – Demonstrated aptitude for boundaryless execution and enterprise leadership.
• Project and Change Management – Manage change internally and externally to successful completion.
• People Management – Responsibility for managing and developing a team of Sourcing Managers and Analysts.

• Lead the PKG procurement team to support the global Animal Health division, including managing the supply of direct and indirect materials and performing supplier relationship management.
• Collaborate with Global CoEs and SRM teams to implement global sourcing projects and develop sourcing strategies for local managed projects.
• Lead the team to deliver cost‑saving targets through cross‑functional collaboration.
• Negotiate local-to-local contracts, and/or regional contracts let by the team.
• Provide support on corporate and external Quality/EHS/Trade/Import/Export audits related to procurement topics.
• Design and lead execution of strategies to support supplier diversity and sustainability.
• Ensure supplier relationships support continuous improvement of cost down and cost out.
• Improve company cash position by extending payment terms following country laws (DPO).
• Design and execute people development plans.
• Maintain data integrity of SAP/Ariba SRM and GMP supplier systems; prepare annual operational plan and report savings, DPO, diversity, projects, supplier performance, etc.; support resolution of PTP related issues.

• BS in Business,…