Data Analyst, Animal Health Global Supplier Management Specialist (Remote Option Available) - Hiring Our Heroes

Job Requirements

This posting is intended for the Hiring Our Heroes, Corporate Fellowship Program. Only those US active military members registered with Hiring Our Heroes should apply.

Company Overview

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.

Overview:

Animal Health Global Supplier Management (AH-GSM) is an organization of approximately 200 professionals with the common objective of compliant, competitive, and innovative acquisition of goods & services from leading suppliers who deliver a competitive advantage to Merck. AH-GSM manages approximately $2.5B in third party spend through an organizational structure that leverages categorical and regional subject matter expertise.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are looking to build or expand your career in Supply Chain or Procurement. You will be challenged to build on your talents through progressive on-the-job training while developing the interpersonal and leadership skills necessary to overcome strategic and tactical problems.

Your Fellowship Project

The Animal Health Packaging Category is seeking a Data Analyst to support the category. The Analyst will partner with Category & Sub-Category Leads to create & assess category data & initiate data “clean up”. The Analyst will support work in a collaborative, team environment and develop, execute and manage data for the team.

Some of the responsibilities may include:

· Familiarize yourself with our data reporting tool (Aera)

· Interpret data sets, analyze results, and draw conclusions using statistics methodologies

· Identify opportunities to optimize existing processes

· Determine logic-based rules to identify data inaccuracies

· Partner with Diversity, Risk, Process Excellence, and Business Intelligence teams as appropriate

In addition:

· Support the implementation of critical projects for Animal Health Packaging initiatives

· Understand the day-to-day decisions, opportunities and challenges

· Provide Packaging innovation & sustainability insight to the team

· Implement and manage programs related to Supplier Management, Risk Mitigation, Contract Management, People Management and Development

Benefits of Fellowship

· Mentorship & networking opportunities within and beyond our Animal Health and Manufacturing Divisions

· Exposure to procurement, manufacturing & supply chain leaders

· Opportunity to hone project management skills

· Build continuous improvement mindset within biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment

· Develop familiarity with ERP and data analytics tools and platforms

Preferred Experience/Skills:

· Works independently with all levels of the organization, and has demonstrated the following skills:

o Rapid and disciplined decisions

o Acts with courage and candor

o Drives results

o Escalation of issues and concerns to management, as appropriate

o Ability to prioritize, align and simplify

· Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication

· Collaboration, project management and organizational skills

· Strategic/critical thinking

· Experience working on cross-functional teams

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Primary Work Site/Schedule

• 100% Remote/Hybrid: Monday-Thursday (9:00am – 5:00pm US Eastern Time)
• On-Site is possible with preference to NJ/PA locations.
• The fellowship maybe completed 100% remote however full-time positions afterwards may require relocation to one our US locations (preference to NJ/PA locations)

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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.

Requisition ID:P-100633