Supply Planner CMO EU

MSD Animal Health UK Ltd; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD Animal Health UK Ltd in Milton Keynes is seeking a Specialist CMO EU to join the Animal Health Global Supplier Management team. You will be responsible for supply planning for CMOs in the EU region and ensuring continuous supply of high‑quality, cost‑competitive products.

Reporting to the CMO Category Lead EU, you will analyze data, optimize processes and coordinate orders, shipments and contracts using SAP and other tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; master’s degree preferred.
• At least 3 years in supply chain, preferably pharma/healthcare.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
• Experience with SAP and reporting tools (Aera).
• Strong leadership, problem solving and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and coordinate orders, shipments and deliveries from EU CMOs.
• Communicate and resolve purchasing systems issues; educate internal customers on supplier management processes.
• Support operational reviews of the supplier base and resolve quality or service issues.
• Create and execute RFIs, RFPs and e-auctions; analyze information using electronic procurement processes.
• Share learning and drive continuous improvement within AH‑GSM.

Skills

Supply chain management

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Negotiation

Team leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Industrial Engineering/Business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Aera

Excel

Job description

COMPANY PROFILE

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Job Description

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Animal Health Global Supplier Management (AH‑GSM) is an organization of approximately 150 professionals with the common objective of compliant, competitive, and innovative acquisition of goods & services from leading suppliers and partners that deliver a competitive advantage to our organization. AH‑GSM manages approximately $2B of third party spend through an organizational structure encompassing the global leverage of center‑led categories and regional operating resources.

While our preferred location is the UK, we welcome candidates based across the EU.

As part of the Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO) team for Animal Health, the Specialist CMO EU contributes to and drives the operational activities to ensure supply continuity of high quality and cost competitive products manufactured at the CMOs.

This role will report to the CMO Category Lead EU within the Animal Health Global Supplier Management team and will be responsible for supply planning activities for finished products manufactured by CMOs in scope. The Specialist CMO EU will therefore play an essential role in maintaining supply performance and continuity in the region. Additionally, this position is responsible for conducting the necessary analysis to support the monitoring and measurement of process performance optimization within the region.

Duties And Responsibilities

Ensure supply continuity by planning, executing and coordinating orders, shipments and deliveries of products from the CMOs in the EU region. Leverage existing systems and data to create visibility on supplier performance, financials and contracts.

Additionally, serve as an operational and technical resource for the AH‑GSM organization and stakeholders in the Animal Health organization to communicate and resolve purchasing systems issues; negotiate successful resolution to problems or concerns; educate internal customers about process and technology of supplier management functions.

Additional Responsibilities May Include As Follows

• Supplier Performance Management – Supplier performance monitoring, root cause investigation, issue management, risk assessment and mitigation
• Financial Analysis & Reporting – To prepare analysis and reporting of category spend, savings, compliance, and other metrics data on a regular (quarterly) basis. To support the annual budget / profit planning process for the category at the global level. To maintain financial reporting and management systems (including SAP) with up-to-date data on an ongoing basis.
• Supplier Management – To support the execution of operational reviews of the supplier base and support the resolution of any supplier related quality or service issues
• Sourcing – To create and execute RFIs, RFPs, and e‑Auctions, together with subsequent structured information analysis wherever possible using electronic procurement processes.
• Sharing of Learning’s – The incumbent will be expected to generate work of a world class quality and share and transfer this to colleagues throughout AH‑GSM.
• Continuous Improvement – Hold self, team members, and suppliers accountable to the intention of continuous improvement, and to lead and manage the measurement and review process to ensure delivery of expectations.

Minimum Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree preferable in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a quantitative field; master’s degree preferred

Required Experience Or Skills

• At least 3 years of experience in supply chain, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, negotiation, analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent data analysis skills in Excel
• Confidence with SAP and reporting tools such as Aera to manage and analyze significant datasets
• Demonstrated strong leadership, problem solving, and team building skills/experience, including ability to relate to or demonstrate awareness of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to deal with ambiguous and dynamic situation
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous and complex projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Confidence in decision making skills and ability to work independently

Preferred Experience And Skills

• Ability to translate strategic vision into tactical plans and manage the change required to execute.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or customer‑service industry
• Participation and membership in a team‑based organization or activity

Requisition ID

R419245

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

N/A

Job Posting End Date

10/31/2026

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