Procurement Associate

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is currently looking for a Procurement Specialist who will support strategic sourcing and supplier management activities within the Animal Health Global Supplier Management organization. This is a procurement specialist position with primary responsibilities in supplier and market analysis, cost modeling, sourcing and contract management, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong emphasis on change management and cross‑functional collaboration.

This is a contract opportunity with a leading global research‑driven biopharmaceutical company, operating on a hybrid schedule and located in Rahway, NJ.

Procurement Specialist
Rahway, NJ
Hybrid Schedule
Pay Rate: $44.58/hr W2

• Bachelor degree required
• 3‑5 years of experience in procurement, in direct and/or indirect spending categories such as logistics, fleets, travel and meetings, IT, professional services and marketing.
• Proficiency in SAP Ariba
• English proficiency written & spoken.

• Master degree preferred
• Excellent communication, relationship, and leadership skills.
• Change management – adaptable in dealing with ambiguous and complex environments.
• Able to effectively lead work within diverse cross‑functional teams to achieve Client, Division, and Company goals.
• Proficiency in Excel i.e. pivot tables

Specialist will utilize the Sourcing Management Process (SMP) for strategic analysis of suppliers, supply markets and supply chains for Veterinary Devices category within global Animal Health business, and will also support Commercial Indirect spend categories within MSD Animal Health globally. The position will be part of AH GSM‑Animal Health Global Supplier Management Indirect Procurement, under the Fortify our Future (FoF) Veterinary Devices project.

The Specialist will report to the Veterinary Devices Associate Director. The Specialist will take an active role in supporting category management, contract management, risk management, stakeholder management, and supplier value management within this category. Special focus on change management with the MSD Animal Health Technology Solutions team. The incumbent will develop and maintain productive relationships with global operations leads, suppliers, finance leads and with AH GSM team and Global Human Health Procurement.

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

• Supplier and Supply Market Analysis – to conduct a detailed supplier and supply market analysis looking at facts and data analysis with the objective of providing deep and meaningful insight to Sourcing Management teams.
• Cost Modeling – to construct detailed cost models/purchase price analysis of goods and services that are supplied to Merck; this may include supplier visits to create a complete understanding of the cost structure of suppliers.
• Negotiation Planning and Execution – to 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.
• Sourcing – to create and execute RFis and RFPs together with subsequent structured information analysis.
• Contract Management – to prepare, negotiate and implement appropriate forms of contract and commitment with suppliers.
• Supplier Performance Management – to ensure that appropriate supplier agreements and relationships have good supplier metrics embedded within them. Monitor, report, manage and continuously improve supplier performance.
• Stakeholder Management – Establish and maintain key stakeholder relationship within AH country or cluster commercial operations. Develop broad understanding of Stakeholder needs and priorities.
• Sharing of Learning – As Specialist, the incumbent will be expected to generate work of a world class quality and share and transfer this to colleagues throughout procurement and relevant shareholders.

Works independently with all levels of the organization, and has demonstrated the following skills:

• Rapid and Disciplined decisions
• Acts with courage and candor
• Drives results
• Escalation of issues and concerns to management, as appropriate
• Ability to prioritize, align and simplify
  
  This 12 Month Assignment Has a Tentative Start Date of 1/5/2026
  
  JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short‑term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.