Sr. Specialist, Procurement System Owner

What You’ll Do
- Act as System Owner for SAP Ariba capabilities, driving adoption, stability, and continuous improvement across sourcing, buying, and contracting.
- Ensure end-to-end S2S orchestration across Ariba, SAP ERP, and external platforms.
- Promote SAP Ariba capabilities (RFX, guided buying, contract workspaces) and enable punchout catalogs.
- Use hands-on SQL and data analysis to extract, validate, troubleshoot, and improve reporting/processes.
- Perform root cause analysis on integrations and data inconsistencies; coordinate testing/stabilization (e.g., cXML, ERP-to-ERP).
- Oversee material master-related activities; maintain SAP release strategies, approval workflows, and Order Management Team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (Procurement, IT, Finance, Operations) to implement scalable solutions; document requirements and test scenarios.

What You’ll Bring
- Hands-on SAP Ariba experience (sourcing, guided buying, supplier enablement, contracts).
- Strong end-to-end Source-to-Settle understanding and system orchestration/integration knowledge (SAP Ariba, SAP ERP, external systems).
- Required: hands-on SQL; ability to analyze/validate data for troubleshooting and process improvement.
- Experience with supplier onboarding/consolidation/connectivity; familiarity with cXML, APIs, and ERP-to-ERP connectivity.
- Experience with punchout catalogs and master data management (e.g., material master, purchasing info records).
- Experience managing approval workflows/release strategies; strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and documentation.
- Plus: exposure to Fieldglass or similar platforms.

Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, or related).
- 5+ years in enterprise systems/SAP Ariba/procurement systems or similar; experience supporting implementations/integrations/transformation.

Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (Workday Jobs Hub if a current employee).