Senior Specialist, Global Packaging Procurement

Job Description

You will lead strategic packaging sourcing initiatives and drive supplier performance, innovation, and business value across our global Animal Health organization. Are you ready to make an impact in a dynamic, international environment?

For our Animal Health location we are looking for a Senior Specialist, Global Packaging Procurement

Our Global Supplier Management team plays a critical role in ensuring the effective sourcing and management of goods and services that support our business. Working in a collaborative and international environment, the team focuses on delivering value through strategic procurement, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.

We promote a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and professional development, providing opportunities to work with diverse stakeholders and suppliers across the globe.

As a Senior Specialist, Global Packaging Procurement you will support sourcing and supplier management activities with a primary focus on packaging categories. You will lead sourcing projects, collaborate with internal stakeholders, engage with suppliers, and contribute to initiatives that improve cost efficiency, supply continuity, standardization, and overall business performance.

This is a dynamic role requiring strong project management capabilities, procurement expertise, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to navigate changing business priorities while delivering measurable results. The position is expected to support key business initiatives between 2026 and 2030.

• Sourcing Project Leadership: Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including project initiation, business case development, stakeholder alignment, RFI/RFP processes, supplier due diligence, supplier qualification, supplier selection, contract negotiations, implementation, savings delivery, reporting, and change management.

• Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Partner closely with Technical, Quality, Operations, Finance, Legal, and other business functions to define requirements and deliver sourcing projects. Build and maintain strong supplier relationships through regular business reviews and performance management activities.

• Negotiation & Value Creation: Develop and execute effective negotiation strategies that maximize commercial value, strengthen supplier partnerships, mitigate risk, and support long-term business objectives.

• Contract Management: Draft, negotiate, implement, and manage supplier agreements in collaboration with Legal and key stakeholders, ensuring commercial terms, compliance requirements, and risk positions are appropriately addressed.

• Supplier Performance Management: Establish and monitor supplier performance metrics, including OTIF and other key KPIs. Drive continuous improvement, support innovation initiatives, and ensure suppliers consistently meet business expectations.

• Cost Optimization & Risk Management: Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities while balancing quality, service, and supply continuity requirements. Support standard cost management processes and coordinate approvals with stakeholders and Finance for cost reduction initiatives.

• Project & Change Management: Manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring effective communication, timely execution, stakeholder engagement, and successful implementation of sourcing strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, or Supplier Management.
• Experience sourcing packaging categories in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, and contract management skills.
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and business value.
• Experience leading cross-functional sourcing projects and managing multiple priorities.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently in a dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills in English; experience with ERP systems (Ariba is a plus).

Please send an email including the vacancy number and job title to the following email address: RecruitmentNL@MSD.com. You can only apply through our website.

Our Animal Health division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to the health and well-being of animals. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference in animal care and the world’s food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society and our planet. We offer one of our industry’s most innovative portfolio of products, services and technologies that serve to prevent, treat, and control diseases across all major farm and companion animal species.

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