Associate Director, AH Global Supplier Management Finance (Hybrid PA/NJ)

Job Description

Attention NJ Applicants: In April 2020, our Company announced plans to consolidate our New Jersey campuses into a single New Jersey headquarters location in Rahway, NJ by 2023. Therefore, the NJ work location for this role will be temporarily based and the exact timing of the departmental move to Rahway, NJ will be communicated at a future date.

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Our Company's Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being and performance of animals. We offer veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments the widest range of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services. Our strategic goal is to achieve sustained growth through the continued provision of integrated solutions with innovative animal health products and services that meet the evolving needs of our customers. AH is committed to building the best animal health company in the industry, making a different to veterinarians, producers, pet owners and society.

Our Finance team acts as a trusted advisor and consultant to business management on strategies and operational decisions providing financial perspectives into overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Position Description:

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Finance Leader to partner to the business, lead and support primary AH Procurement Indirect and our Company's Animal Health Technology Solutions procurement in many aspects of supplier relationships such as: Vendor selection, contract negotiation & review, supplier risk assessments, savings calculations, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting as well as financial decisions in support of the overall AH objectives. The position will report to the Finance Director, AH Global Supplier Management.

You will have exposure to senior leadership and be able to build and develop your career within the organization.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implement and oversee financial reporting and controls associated with AH Technology Solutions procurement

• Manage various aspects of AH-GSM relationship through collaboration with finance, procurement, and operations stakeholders

• Analyze contract award proposals for Indirect spend confirming cost savings and assessing other terms and conditions

• Perform required supplier financial health assessments for new suppliers identified during project initiatives

• Provide business case support for supply decisions based on cost optimization

• Review and provide feedback on supplier awards prior to Animal Health Technology Solutions leadership and Global Sourcing Committee

• Prepare and analyze monthly results, forecasts, and other reports for use by management. Preparation of these reports requires a comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing accounting policies, procedures, and cost system

• Support development of digital solutions as necessary. Identify dashboards, reports and analyses that can be completed using a digital solution as opposed to current excel workbooks

• Prepare financial analysis: cash flows, Net Present Value (NPV), income statements, balance sheets

• Take significant role in the annual Budget and LROP process

• Provide management with clear insights into drivers of business and financial performance and risk

• Provide finance support for any other ad hoc issues that may develop.

• Visit suppliers, if necessary, therefore international travel may be required

• Be part of a team that provides strong finance support to the business

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BS in Finance, Economics or Accounting or similar field of study

• MBA / CPA / CMA Preferred

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years’ of demonstrated experience in an accounting, finance or similarly positioned role

• Demonstrated ability to act in a business partnership role, advising and guiding

• Strong influencing, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to lead through change and ambiguity

• Strong financial acumen

• Team-oriented attitude and ability to work collaboratively with and through others

• Candidate must be highly proficient working with MS Office tools (mostly Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI)

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Prior experience in pharmaceutical / biological manufacturing operations

• 2 years of demonstrated experience in a manufacturing finance or cost accounting related role

• Ability to work independently and be decisive in ambiguous environment

• Excellent data analytics required alongside ability to take an assumptions-based approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Other educational backgrounds accepted in context of business experience, demonstrating strong financial and analytical skills, and ability to serve as a team leader

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

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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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Requisition ID:R230675