Technical Sourcing Manager - Construction, Architecture and Engineering Americas Lead

Merck Group • $103K — $156K *
Saint Louis, MO 63129In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in Procurement, Construction or Engineering, preferably in multinational firms, with a focus on investment projects.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Proven ability to manage supplier qualification programs and maintain preferred supplier lists.
  • Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain a preferred supplier list for A/E/C in alignment with project needs.
  • Drive a portfolio-driven sourcing strategy to enhance project outcomes at early stages.
  • Map U.S. supplier capabilities and identify gaps for supplier development.
  • Develop criteria and contractual frameworks for supplier selection in collaboration with legal and finance.
  • Manage RFPs/RFQs and negotiate contracts for favorable terms.
  • Integrate FEL planning to ensure supplier readiness for projects.
  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives for construction portfolio best practices.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off (PTO).
  • Retirement contributions.
  • Potential eligibility for sales or performance-based bonuses.
Full Job Description
Your Role:

As Technical Sourcing Manager for Recurring Spend, you will directly support the Americas regional sourcing requirements at sites in the USA by establishing Master Services Agreements for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (A/E/C). You will Lead and manage the A/E/C category regional sourcing activities in partnership with the Engineering & Technology (E&T) Team and Value Stream.

The Technical Sourcing Manager works in close collaboration with other members of the global and regional Technical Sourcing and internal Sourcing teams.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Design, develop, and maintain a preferred supplier list (PSL) for (A/E/C) ensuring alignment with user/stakeholder requirements, project risk profiles, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany standards.
  • Drive a portfolio-driven sourcing strategy that reduces time-to-value and improves project outcomes at FEL (Front End Loading) stages.
  • Map supplier capabilities in the U.S. market, project needs, identify and mitigate gaps through supplier development or alternative sourcing.
  • Develop and formalize supplier selection criteria, scoring models, and contractual frameworks in collaboration with legal, finance, and E&T.
  • Manage RFPs/RFQs, negotiate contracts and rates, and secure favorable commercial terms while maintaining compliance with corporate policies.
  • Drive integration with FEL planning, ensuring two or more preferred suppliers are ready for project assignment and consistent with the portfolio strategy.
  • Transition from project-by-project bidding to a strategic, portfolio-level sourcing approach to reduce cycle times and increase velocity by reducing project execution by six months.
  • Establish governance and communication cadences with E&T, Value Stream leaders, and project teams; provide regular status updates and risk/ issue logs.
  • Develop and monitor KPIs (e.g., supplier performance, cycle time, cost savings, contract compliance, risk ratings) and continuously improve category performance.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives (standard operating procedures, playbooks, templates) to scale best practices across the construction portfolio.
  • Ensure alignment with safety, quality, compliance, and ESG requirements; oversee audits and corrective actions as needed.
  • Ability to bring together Technical Sourcing Managers from Capex and Recurring spend to act and think as one team.
  • Define and implement a structured stakeholder management approach.
  • Responsible for leading site support under the proximity scheme, coordinating with recurrent spend sourcing managers and ensuring alignment with the project sourcing managers.
  • Follow strategy outlined by Category Managers and Global Sourcing Managers.


The role as Technical Sourcing Manager in Technical Sourcing Americas does not include People Responsibility.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree preferably in business administration or engineering. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  • Minimum 5 years related experience in Procurement, Construction or Engineering working experience in multinational companies related to Investment Projects. Sourcing in chemical, pharma or life science industry is preferred.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Professional communication with ability to manage interests across different skill levels along with strong intercultural insights
  • Good management skills with ability to work effectively in cross-functional and diverse teams
  • Demonstrated ability to manage supplier qualification programs and to build/maintain PSLs.
  • Strong analytical and project management skills; experience with RFP/RFQ processes, contract negotiations, and rate setting.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills; proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams (E&T, Value Stream, Legal, Finance, Compliance).
  • Knowledge of U.S. construction markets, supplier ecosystems, and regulatory considerations.
  • Change management mindset with the ability to drive portfolio-level decisions and balance short-term delivery with long-term strategy.
  • Structured and reliable working attitude with curiosity to learn new things.
  • Ability to engage and lead cross-functional stakeholder meetings in a remote or virtual work environment.
  • Time zone flexibility working within a global environment.
  • Resilience & Pressure resistance with ability to fit into fast moving environments.
  • Agility to balance business relationships in a complex global organization.
  • Portuguese and Spanish are a plus.


Location: St. Louis, MO; Hybrid

Travel:

Pay Range for this position: $103,800.00 - $156,100.00

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

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