Associate Director of Logistics

Job Description

Our Supply Chain team ensures inventory is consistently available to meet customer demand. We coordinate all aspects of supply through supply planning, sourcing, making, inventory management, packaging and delivery. We partner across the Marketing, Finance and Manufacturing organizations to build a robust demand and supply plan and ensure we get products to the right customer, at the place, at the right time.

The Associate Director of Logistics for Animal Health is a position which will focus on creating and leading the current distribution team and set the future vision and guidance of the logistics operations. This role is based in the US, Omaha, NE facility and is primarily a domestic role. The Logistics position is comprised of Distribution, Transportation, Compliance, Manufacturing, Commercial and Order Fulfillment. This position is heavily weighted to supporting a best in class Safety and Environmental culture and Inclusion mindset. This role is for a dynamic leader with expert People Management skills and knowledge that can set both short term and long-term goals, plans and communicate a proven track record of excellent performance.

Position Responsibilities:

• This strategic leadership role will be tasked with improving and advancing the most efficient transportation strategy while delivering best in class quality performance.

• Compliance to both regulatory and company rules and regulations is required and includes several Federal and State agencies like FDA, USDA, TSA, DEA and other regulatory bodies.

• The position will also help set the future automation performance, metric reporting and customer satisfaction of the supply chain.

• Ideal candidate will have a passion for open mindfulness, innovation and continuous improvement.

• It is imperative that the candidate has the ability to work across different departments, manufacturing sites, subsidiaries and global countries.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience and Skills:

• Comprehensive understanding of distribution and transportation systems, and processes. 10 years’ experience required in Pharma Distribution and logistics.

• Validated People Management experience with a proven record of managing supervisors/Leads.

• Subject Matter Expert on SAP, All word applications, TMS Systems

• Experience in working with and handling conversations with TSA, FDA, USDA, VAWD, DEA.

• Experience with Project Management Class(es)/Certification

• Yellow Belt or equivalent Process Improvement

• Exhibited strong leadership skills in running meetings, projects, tier-based colleague meeting's

• Best in class safety and environmental performance skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Significant logistics operational experience with subject matter expert level knowledge across the supply chain

• Recent strong Preference for experience in a fast-paced Animal Health/Human Biological and Pharma D.C.

• Demonstrated, deep understanding of end to end distribution and logistics processes, especially on how that directly impacts our animal health customers.

• Experience in deploying and reporting KPIs with leading indicators

• Working knowledge of import / export operations

• Multi Shift Management Experience

• Strong communication, presentation, decision making and negotiation skills

• Ability to work in a global, matrix organization

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and capital projects strongly preferred

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.

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:R240982