Planning and Scheduling Specialist
Merck Healthcare KGaA
Summary
This Planning and Scheduling Specialist at the Milwaukee, WI site is responsible for developing, adjusting, trouble shooting, and maintaining the Master Plan for the packaged products at the Milwaukee Site. This position is responsible for ensuring packaged products are available for our distribution centers and work with the operational team to meet our fill rate objectives for our domestic and global customers.
Job description
Your Role
This Planning and Scheduling Specialist at the Milwaukee, WI site is responsible for developing, adjusting, trouble shooting, and maintaining the Master Plan for the packaged products at the Milwaukee Site. This position is responsible for ensuring packaged products are available for our distribution centers and work with the operational team to meet our fill rate objectives for our domestic and global customers.
Job duties include:
- Develop and monitor production schedules in SAP to optimize throughput, meet customer service targets, and satisfy business goals.
- Maintain and audit critical SAP MRP parameters, including safety stock, lot sizes, lead times, and procurement keys.
- Analyze planned orders and convert them into packaging orders, evaluating impacts across the supply chain.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and purchasing planners to validate demand forecasts and material availability in SAP and PPC.
- Coordinate with global planning teams to integrate system designs, inventory requirements, and end-to-end logistics.
- Evaluate inventory levels and demand trends to prevent stockouts and maintain high service levels.
- Build SAP-generated metric reports to track performance, test scenarios, and refine planning strategies.
- Lead initiatives to eliminate waste, streamline production workflows, and increase operational productivity.
- Test and implement solutions to reduce cycle times, improve throughput efficiency, and optimize working capital.
- Master end-to-end operational processes to diagnose bottlenecks, resolve execution issues, and drive ongoing enhancements.
Physical Attributes
Regularly use phones, computers, computer monitors and all office/laboratory equipment. Typing at a computer keyboard along with the ability to read CRTs/computer monitors.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management or other Business fields
- 2+ years of experience managing materials through the end-to-end product delivery lifecycle
- 2+ years of experience in supply chain, forecasting or planning/scheduling
- Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Palantir, etc.)
- ISO standards (in relation to preparing documents)
- Certification from APICs or IBF
- SAP system experience
- Experience in Process Improvement
- Basic scheduling techniques and material requirements planning knowledge
- Proven computer proficiency and strong data analysis skills
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Contributions
Company overview
Merck Healthcare KGaA is the healthcare business sector of the Merck Group, a German multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt. Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest operating pharmaceutical and chemical company. The Healthcare division focuses on developing innovative therapies across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, neurology & immunology, fertility, and cardiovascular, metabolic, and endocrinological disorders. With approximately 62,557 employees globally, Merck Healthcare operates in more than 65 countries and generated 40% of the Group's sales in 2024. The company's oncology portfolio includes blockbuster products like Erbitux (cetuximab) for colorectal and head and neck cancers, Bavencio (avelumab) for urothelial carcinoma, and Tepmetko (tepotinib) for MET-altered cancers. In neurology, Mavenclad (cladribine) has achieved blockbuster status for treating relapsing multiple sclerosis, while the fertility division has helped bring over 6 million babies into the world through products like Gonal-f. Merck Healthcare combines a strong established business with specialty innovation, delivering a diversified portfolio of therapies to millions of patients worldwide.