Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Senior Analyst

Bangalore, Karnataka, India FULL_TIME
Manufacturing & CMC Senior

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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 unimageable with us.

Your Role:

Responsible for end-to-end sourcing activities within assigned categories/products, including supplier identification, evaluation, onboarding, negotiation, and performance management. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery, cost savings, and compliance with company standards.

Manage end-to-end sourcing activities for assigned categories/products.

Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers/vendors.

Issue and manage RFQs/RFPs; analyze quotations from commercial and technical perspectives.

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities (MOQ), and contract terms with vendors.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders (engineering, quality, planning, operations) to align sourcing requirements and ensure project success.

Maintain sourcing trackers, cost sheets, supplier databases, and procurement documentation.

Drive cost-saving initiatives and deliver measurable value improvements.

Conduct supplier performance reviews; address and resolve supply-related issues.

Ensure timely delivery and adherence to company standards and policies.

Support supplier audits, sampling, and qualification processes as needed.

Execute sourcing activities within SAP/ERP or equivalent systems (POs, vendor master data, and related workflows).

Who You are:

Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.

Experience with RFQ/RFP processes and bid analysis.

Familiarity with supplier audit, qualification, and performance measurement methodologies.

Proficiency with SAP/ERP or similar procurement platforms.

Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication abilities.

Systems and Tools

SAP/ERP (or equivalent procurement platform) for purchase orders, vendor master data, and sourcing workflows.

Spreadsheets and procurement documentation tools for cost tracking and reporting.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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 those impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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

We currently track 400 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 59 biopharma companies.

400Comparable roles tracked
375Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
21Countries represented

Salary context

188 of 400 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Scientist II – CMC Developmental Sciences · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $222,900 (median $150,600)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 400 comparable roles

United States285
India37
Ireland11
Singapore10
Switzerland7
Slovenia7

+ 15 more countries

Seniority mix

400 of 400 peers have a known seniority level

Senior257
Principal82
Associate Director61

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 400 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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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.

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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.

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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.