Senior Specialist, End-to-end Planner
MSD
Summary
The Senior Specialist E2E Planner manages the supply chain for a Vaccines product(s) to ensure inventory is available to fulfill customer demand. This role coordinates all aspects of the supply chain through plan, source, make and deliver. In this role, the planner will be responsible for demand management, supply planning and inventory management. Depending on the product and/or supply chain, duties may include developing production plans for the manufacturing and packaging of pharmaceutical products.
Job description
Job Functions
- Develop supply plans for the Vaccine Products to exceed customer service levels while maintaining inventory targets and adhering to planning parameters across the End-to-End supply chain.
- Lead the management of the supply chain issues working closely with Manufacturing Operations, Regulatory CMC, Technology, Quality, and Value Chain Management.
- Enable adoption of Global Planning processes and systems (Rapid Response).
- Guide the growing Product Supply Chain management through master data accuracy.
- Participate in monthly, quarterly, annual Integrated Business Process (IBP) standard work including Site/Global Supply Reviews, S&OP meetings, quarterly production planning, and annual budget planning.
- Responsible for tracking and running analysis of the key Supply Chain indicators (Plan Attainment, Customer Service, Forecast Accuracy, Demand Variability, Inventory).
- Provide comprehensive information, analytics and visibility around Product Supply, Demand, and Inventory status to Supply Chain Product Leaders, S&OP Business Owners, Global Supply Chain (GSC) Management and Line of Business (LOB).
- Ensure continuous improvement and drives changes in order to support an evolving corporation and initiate change in regard to assigned product.
Education Minimum Requirement
BA or BS degree in economics, engineering, or related field with three (3) years of experience in supply chain and/or operations within the pharmaceutical industry. MBA or MS with two (2) years of experience.
Required Experience and Skills
- Fundamental knowledge of supply chain operations
- Ability to show resilience in a dynamic and continuously changing corporate environment.
- Proficient use of MS Office, particularly Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.
- Strong interpersonal skills are also essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business.
- Ability to handle and manage multiple priorities within day-to-day business.
- Capability to work well in a cross-cultural and cross-functional business setting.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Experience with SAP ECC, SAP APO, Kinaxis Rapid Response
- Manufacturing / Operations experience
- APICS Certification
Requirements
- BA or BS degree in economics, engineering, or related field with three (3) years of experience in supply chain and/or operations within the pharmaceutical industry
- MBA or MS with two (2) years of experience
- Fundamental knowledge of supply chain operations
- Ability to show resilience in a dynamic and continuously changing corporate environment
- Proficient use of MS Office, particularly Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle and manage multiple priorities within day-to-day business
- Capability to work well in a cross-cultural and cross-functional business setting
- Experience with SAP ECC, SAP APO, Kinaxis Rapid Response
- Manufacturing / Operations experience
- APICS Certification
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Other Insurance Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate & Sick Days
- Annual Bonus
- Long-Term Incentive
Company overview
MSD, known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is a global research-intensive biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. Founded in 1891, the company has established itself as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations with a rich history spanning over 130 years. MSD operates as the international division of Merck & Co., Inc., focusing on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. The company's extensive portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments in oncology, infectious diseases, cardiology, diabetes, and vaccines, with notable products such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for cancer immunotherapy, Gardasil for HPV prevention, and Januvia for diabetes management. MSD maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing significantly in scientific innovation to address unmet medical needs worldwide. With approximately 75,000 employees globally, the company operates through four main segments: pharmaceuticals, animal health, healthcare services, and strategic alliances. MSD's mission centers on using leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world, guided by the principle that medicine is for people, not profits.