Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany - Rahway, NJ
posted 5 months ago
The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Global Support Functions Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Our company in the United States and Canada is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its legacy for over a century. Our company's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. As part of our global team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. Strategic Supplier Management is a rigorous, data-driven methodology which relies upon high-quality market intelligence for suppliers, supply markets, and supply chains, as well as strategic analysis and reporting of internal business requirements, supplier performance, spend, and savings data. Intern positions last 10-12 weeks and will include several projects. This role will support several facets of the Research and Development Sourcing & Procurement organization. The successful candidate will prepare and conduct market intelligence gathering and strategic analysis; pre-negotiation planning; RFIs, RFP/Qs, and e-auctions; quotation analysis and cost modeling; financial solvency analysis, risk assessments, FCPA verification, and other compliance/due diligence assessments; supplier performance monitoring and issue resolution; budget planning process support and ongoing spend, savings, and compliance metrics reporting. Intern Positions are available in each of the following Sourcing & Procurement areas in Global Human Health as well as Global Animal Health: Research and Development Sourcing & Procurement is responsible for conducting strategic sourcing initiatives in support of drug discovery and development, specifically in the areas of discovery sciences, preclinical development, clinical development, regulatory affairs, and lab supplies and equipment, within our company's Research Labs.