Global SCM Planning Lead for Pharma & Life Sciences

Merck Healthcare; Eysins; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Healthcare is seeking a seasoned supply chain planning expert to strengthen production planning and detailed scheduling across its pharmaceutical manufacturing network. You will translate business goals into robust planning processes using SAP APO PP/DS and SAP E-PPDS, providing functional leadership and driving data-driven improvements.

You will collaborate across planning, production, procurement, quality, and IT in an international setting, develop training, and help adopt new planning

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in supply chain planning and production scheduling in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience designing or deploying planning processes across multiple sites, preferably globally.
• Strong understanding of planning constraints, data integrity, and KPI-driven improvements.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen production planning and detailed scheduling across the Healthcare manufacturing network.
• Translate strategic goals into robust planning processes using SAP APO PP/DS and SAP E-PPDS.
• Provide functional leadership for complex incidents and cross-site improvement initiatives.
• Define planning concepts, assess business requirements, and support transformation initiatives.
• Develop training and knowledge sharing to promote standard planning excellence.
• Ensure data quality and reflect pharmaceutical manufacturing constraints in planning models.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Production planning

Scheduling

SAP APO PP/DS

SAP E-PPDS

Data analytics

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Master data management

Job description

Merck Healthcare is seeking a seasoned supply chain planning expert to strengthen production planning and detailed scheduling across its pharmaceutical manufacturing network. You will translate business goals into robust planning processes using SAP APO PP/DS and SAP E-PPDS, providing functional leadership and driving data-driven improvements.

You will collaborate across planning, production, procurement, quality, and IT in an international setting, develop training, and help adopt new planning