Supply Chain Management Associate Director

Job Description

Overall responsible for managing production & replenishment planning, and procurement of materials. The Supply Chain Management team in De Soto, KS consist of 5 colleagues, for which the Associate Director has the responsibility. Interaction with both Global Supply Chain Management as well as Commercial organizations globally to optimize customer value, effectively manage product flow, production schedules and inventory levels.

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Supply Chain Management Associate Director that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)

• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world

• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Key Functions

• Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion

• Responsible for defining, planning, and coordinating the scope of services provided within the Department of Supply Chain Management

• Oversee the planning functions to ensure business processes/systems and metrics are in place to monitor the performance of Midterm planning | Shop floor scheduling | SAP master data accuracy | Inventory management | Capacity Constraints

• Actively involved in establishing and communicating the organizations strategy and related goals for the business

• As necessary, provide hands-on management to resolve issues affecting customers or cross-functional conflicts of priorities

• Frequent interaction with marketing and manufacturing to coordinate and implement decisions regarding forecasting and inventory controls

• Oversee the generation of production plans for manufacturing which follow sound lean manufacturing principles and maximize customer value

• Review planning metrics to continuously improve customer value (Internal and external)

• Initiate, participate, and document Value Stream Mapping activities

• Manage projects using good project management skills to establish and improve supply chain management

• Focus on maximizing customer value through total quality/continuous improvement initiatives to ensure stability in business and production processes, reducing lead times, improving the quality of both products and services and in reducing costs

• Work with all departments on site in order to ensure that supply chain metrics are sustained, and performance is maintained at targeted levels

• Present routine metrics to site and site leadership: Schedule stability (i.e. Production issues, forecast inaccuracies, etc.)

• Make visible product supply status and future risks to supply

• Ensure that site management is informed of capacity constraints that may impact product supply

• Participate in addressing and resolving plant capacity issues

• Actively participate and represent the manufacturing site in New-Product Introductions

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Business or related field with seven plus years related industry experience

Required

• Supervisory, production planning, project management and negotiation experience

• Working understanding of lean manufacturing and lean planning principles

• Strong and principled verbal and written communications

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience, preferably SAP

Preferred

• GMP knowledge and experience

• APICS certification or equivalent

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

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Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Requisition ID:R201190