Senior Specialist - Value Engineering & Automation

Merck • Montgomery Township, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Become part of a team at the forefront of digital procurement innovation, advancing value engineering and automation to further strengthen how Procurement manages risk, operations, and supplier performance. You will lead two high‑impact automation initiatives - risk management and operations automation - while evolving a value engineering framework to improve cost transparency, track supplier performance, and ensure value realization. This is an ideal role for a technically savvy self‑starter who wants to leverage their technical background to drive direct, measurable business impact while expanding their influence and accelerating personal growth.

Requirements

• Hands‑on technical capability, including strong SQL skills and the ability to work directly with data to support automation, analytics, and performance measurement
• Proven experience designing and building workflow and automation solutions (e.g., Power Automate, ServiceNow, Pega), with a clear bias toward delivery rather than pure project management
• Working understanding of BI and dashboards (e.g., Power BI), including how data models, metrics, and visuals are built to support decision‑making
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to understand cost drivers, supplier performance, and value realization—and to link technical solutions to measurable business outcomes
• Ability to abstract complexity for business audiences, effectively translating technical concepts into clear insights and actions while managing stakeholders across Procurement, IT, and Finance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of experience building data‑driven or automation solutions in a business environment (e.g., procurement, operations, finance, IT).
• Demonstrated experience with data and automation technologies, including SQL and workflow/process automation platforms (e.g., Power Automate, ServiceNow, Pega).
• Proven track record of linking technical work to financial outcomes, such as cost reduction, efficiency gains, risk mitigation, savings tracking, or value realization.
• Experience working with business and finance stakeholders to define success metrics, quantify impact, and ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.

Nice To Haves

• Automation
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Process Automations
• Procurement
• Program Execution
• Program Management
• Supplier Negotiations
• Supplier Performance Management (PM)
• Supplier Strategy
• Value Engineering (VE)

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver automation initiatives across Procurement, translating complex problems into scalable solutions from design through value realization.
• Design, build, and advance automation solutions using data and technology to reduce manual effort, improve decision‑making, and scale digital ways of working across Procurement.
• Establish and evolve a value engineering framework to improve cost transparency, understand spend drivers, and assess whether the business is receiving the value it pays for.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders, IT, and Category Management to systematically track supplier performance, surface value leakage or overpayment, and drive timely commercial or operational interventions.
• Act as a technically savvy, self‑driven change agent, managing stakeholders effectively, introducing new ideas, learning emerging technologies, and translating complexity into direct, measurable business impact.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees