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- Assoc. Dir, Procurement - Eggs & Birds Category

We are looking for an Associate Director, Procurement, to join our Integral Supplier Management team within Animal Health division in Our Company Salamanca (Spain), Our Company Millsboro (US) or Our Company Boxmeer (Netherlands) and support a critical supply chain for Animal Health Manufacturing. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to shape sourcing strategy for a critical category supporting Large Molecule manufacturing sites, with direct influence on supply continuity, product quality, cost competitiveness, and long-term category resilience.

The role requires a strategic and hands-on leader who can navigate a specialized and oligopolistic supplier market, build deep expertise in egg-based vaccine production, and partner across functions to drive category strategy, supplier value, risk management, and critical process improvement. This is a unique opportunity to become the market reference for the category while leading with influence, rigor,



and business impact.

Responsibilities
- Lead strategic initiatives for the Eggs & Birds category aligned with Animal Health Global Supplier Management priorities and business objectives.
- Set strategic and operational objectives to strengthen procurement capabilities, secure supply lines, and support budget and growth plans in close partnership with key stakeholders.
- Serve as the AH-GSM sourcing and procurement partner to key Animal Health stakeholder groups.
- Own category performance across supplier value management, risk, supplier performance, and financial results.
- Drive operational execution across sourcing, supply risk, supplier performance, cost improvement, sustainability, working capital, production planning, materials management, quality, technology transfers, investigations, and continuous improvement.
- Translate procurement strategy into disciplined execution, partnering with oper

📌 Assoc. Dir, Procurement (Salamanca)
🏢 Merck
📍 Salamanca