Marketing Procurement Specialist

Job Description

This role is responsible to support the sourcing of creative agency services, within Marketing Procurement. This role reports to the Associate Director of Procurement for Creative Agencies. 

The candidate will support Marketing Sourcing initiatives as well as optimization of Procurement platforms and tools to track and govern Creative Spend globally. Responsibilities include identifying and supporting key priorities: value creation, service delivery, global category management, agency evaluation surveys, scope of work management such as scope templates, rate card management and analysis, risk management, and supplier value management. Primary activities include but not limited to:

• Lead global, cross-functional initiatives for Decideware platform or platform of similar scope encompassing current state / new functionality, change management, and local market requirements across the enterprise. This includes scope of work management, agency evaluation surveys, training stakeholders and agency partners; reviewing Agency scope of work and staff plan for proposed roles, hours, and rate structures to provide financial guidance within procurement and to stakeholders

• Support supplier contract negotiations from initial contracting review to contract signing/execution

• Implement Supplier Value Management with key suppliers in the category to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, establish a Governance Model, and ensure continuous improvement

• Strong Proficiency in data and analytics skills; proactively support team with data and analytics to inform category decisioning and planning using various Procurement dashboards such as Power BI

• Develop, sustain, and evolve global stakeholder relationships through a service mindset

• Identify and deliver on key metrics including savings, supplier diversity and working capital to established objectives while ensuring value generation, resource management, talent investment, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) integration and business continuity

• Actively support diversity, both within the Company as well as expanding relationships and spend with diverse suppliers.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement: Undergraduate degree OR Equivalent Experience required

Required Experience and Skills:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in agency compensation. Ability to review agency multipliers to make recommendation on industry standard benchmarks for Time & Material and deliverable agency rates

• 3 - 5 years of Procurement, Business Management and / or Marketing specific experience

• Agile mindset, ability to learn quickly and connect the dots

• Strong data and analytic skills; ability to work in Power BI and other business analytics and data visualization tools to turn raw data into meaningful insights through reports, dashboards, and interactive visuals.

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and support multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint and Data Analytics

Preferred Skills

• Negotiation & Contracting: Skilled in negotiating terms and managing supplier agreements.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional teams

• Project Management: Organized and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.

• Tools & Systems: Familiarity with procurement platforms (e.g., SAP, Ariba)

Preferred Education:

• BS/BA Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain

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 Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Commercial Contract Negotiations, Driving Continuous Improvement, Foster Innovation, Inventory Control Management, Logistics Management, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Multi-Management, Procurement, Procurement Analytics, Production Planning, Risk Management, Sourcing Services, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Procurement, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Negotiations, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Metrics {+ 2 more}

 Preferred Skills:

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Titre du poste : Spécialiste, services d’agence créative – Approvisionnement marketing

Description du poste:

Ce rôle consiste à soutenir l’approvisionnement en services d’agence créative au sein de l’équipe Approvisionnement marketing. La personne titulaire du poste relève du directeur associé, Approvisionnement – agences créatives.

La personne retenue soutiendra les initiatives d’approvisionnement marketing ainsi que l’optimisation des plateformes et outils d’approvisionnement visant à suivre et à encadrer les dépenses liées aux agences créatives à l’échelle mondiale. Les responsabilités comprennent l’identification et le soutien des priorités clés : création de valeur, prestation de services, gestion mondiale des catégories, sondages d’évaluation des agences, gestion des énoncés des travaux comme les modèles de portée, gestion et analyse des grilles tarifaires, gestion des risques et gestion de la valeur fournisseur. Les principales activités comprennent notamment :

• Diriger des initiatives mondiales et interfonctionnelles liées à la plateforme Decideware ou à une plateforme de portée similaire, couvrant l’état actuel, les nouvelles fonctionnalités, la gestion du changement et les exigences des marchés locaux à l’échelle de l’entreprise. Cela comprend la gestion des énoncés des travaux, les sondages d’évaluation des agences, la formation des parties prenantes et des partenaires d’agence; l’examen des énoncés des travaux et des plans de dotation des agences pour les rôles proposés, les heures et les structures tarifaires afin de fournir une orientation financière à l’équipe Approvisionnement et aux parties prenantes.

• Soutenir les négociations contractuelles avec les fournisseurs, de l’examen initial du contrat jusqu’à la signature et l’exécution.

• Mettre en œuvre la gestion de la valeur fournisseur avec les fournisseurs clés de la catégorie afin de favoriser l’innovation, gérer le rendement des fournisseurs, établir un modèle de gouvernance et assurer l’amélioration continue.

• Faire preuve d’une solide maîtrise des données et de l’analytique; soutenir proactivement l’équipe au moyen de données et d’analyses pour orienter la prise de décisions et la planification liées aux catégories, à l’aide de divers tableaux de bord d’approvisionnement, comme Power BI.

• Développer, maintenir et faire évoluer les relations avec les parties prenantes mondiales dans une optique de service.

• Déterminer les indicateurs clés, notamment les économies, la diversité des fournisseurs et le fonds de roulement, et atteindre les objectifs établis tout en assurant la création de valeur, la gestion des ressources, l’investissement dans les talents, l’intégration des facteurs ESG (environnementaux, sociaux et de gouvernance) et la continuité des activités.

• Soutenir activement la diversité, tant au sein de l’entreprise qu’en développant les relations et les dépenses auprès de fournisseurs diversifiés.

Qualifications du poste:

Formation minimale requise : diplôme de premier cycle OU expérience équivalente requise

Expérience et compétences requises :

• De 3 à 5 ans d’expérience en rémunération d’agences. Capacité à examiner les multiplicateurs d’agence afin de formuler des recommandations fondées sur les références standards de l’industrie pour les tarifs d’agence en temps et matériel ainsi que pour les livrables.

• De 3 à 5 ans d’expérience en approvisionnement, en gestion des affaires et/ou en marketing.

• Esprit agile, capacité à apprendre rapidement et à faire des liens.

• Solides compétences en données et en analytique; capacité à travailler avec Power BI et d’autres outils d’analytique d’affaires et de visualisation des données afin de transformer des données brutes en renseignements utiles au moyen de rapports, de tableaux de bord et de visuels interactifs.

• Compétences organisationnelles exceptionnelles, avec la capacité d’établir les priorités et de soutenir plusieurs projets et parties prenantes simultanément.

• Maîtrise de Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint et de l’analytique des données.

Compétences souhaitées

• Négociation et contrats : habileté à négocier les modalités et à gérer les ententes avec les fournisseurs.

• Mobilisation des parties prenantes : capacité à bâtir des relations et à influencer des équipes interfonctionnelles.

• Gestion de projets : sens de l’organisation et capacité à gérer plusieurs projets simultanément.

• Outils et systèmes : connaissance des plateformes d’approvisionnement (p. ex., SAP, Ariba).

Formation souhaitée :

• Baccalauréat en finance, marketing ou chaîne d’approvisionnement

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The salary range for this role is

$79,200.00 - $124,700.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, 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:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

06/30/2026

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