Merck KGaA Posted July 28, 2026

Procurement Specialist

Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines FULL_TIME
Procurement

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

The identified candidate for Procurement Specialist will report to the Purchasing Team Lead to perform but not limited to below tasks and responsibilities:

Validates Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for accuracy, completeness, and basic compliance with procurement guidelines ensuring PRs meet standard requirements before conversion to Purchase Orders.

Process PRs for conversion to Purchase Order, release to vendor and monitoring

Perform Purchase Order changes and modifications

Respond to inquiries of internal customers and suppliers regarding purchase order status, changes, or cancellations, and other procurement-related concerns

Create and maintain process documentation for the Purchasing process

Identifies common errors or missing information and escalates issues as needed.

Participates in Daily Management and supports CI activities with guidance.

Applies developing problem-solving skills to resolve basic PR-related issues.

Demonstrates accountability in managing assigned validation workload.

Performing other procurement ad hoc tasks that may be assigned from time to time

Who You Are: 

Bachelor’s/College Degree in Accounting or any Business-related courses

Minimum of 4-5 years work experience as a Procurement Buyer preferably from a shared service center

Adept technical understanding to relevant concepts and principles of Procurement and Supply Chain.

Strong background and experience working with SAP or other ERP and ERP-related systems such as Oracle and Ariba

Fluency in English language required

Good communication (oral and written) and Interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve the organization’s objective

Quick learner, flexible, responsible, and result-oriented and can work under pressure

Resourceful, driven, proactive, and independent

Willing to take the challenge and work in a multi-cultural work environment.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Procurement
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Procurement role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 98 comparable Procurement roles across 17 biopharma companies.

98Comparable roles tracked
93Currently active
17Companies hiring similar roles
23Countries represented

Salary context

9 of 98 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Medical&Patient Services US Category Mgr · UCB $126,000/yr – $165,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Director Third Party Risk Management · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $183,100/yr – $305,200/yr
Peer group range $145,500 – $244,150 (median $176,800)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 98 comparable roles

India21
United States12
Malaysia9
Poland8
Spain7
United Kingdom7

+ 17 more countries

Seniority mix

64 of 98 peers have a known seniority level

Manager48
Senior6
Director5
Associate3
Executive/VP1
Associate Director1

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 98 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

40%similar
Merck KGaA Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Same function Same country
40%similar
Merck KGaA Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Same function Same country
25%similar
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Same function

Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.

25%similar
Regeneron India Private Limited Hyderabad, India Manager
Same function

Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.

25%similar
Regeneron India Private Limited Hyderabad, India Senior
Same function

Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.

25%similar
Regeneron India Private Limited Hyderabad, India Manager
Same function

Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

40%
Business Process Expert I2P
Merck KGaA · Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines · Seniority not listed
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Associate Manager -Indirect Category Management
Regeneron India Private Limited · Hyderabad, India · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Associate Manager - Facilities, Capital & Logistics Procurement
Regeneron India Private Limited · Hyderabad, India · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Manager, Global Procurement
Regeneron Japan KK · Tokyo, Japan · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.