Supply Planner CMO EU

Merck; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global health care leader is seeking a Supply Chain professional in Milton Keynes. The role involves ensuring supply continuity, managing supplier performance, and conducting financial analysis in a pharmaceutical context. Candidates should possess at least 3 years of relevant experience, proficient skills in data analysis and SAP, and have excellent communication abilities. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and contributes to supplier management and operational improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 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.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to deal with ambiguous situations.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supply continuity by planning, executing and coordinating orders, shipments and deliveries from CMOs in the EU region.
• Prepare analysis and reporting of category spend, savings, compliance, and other metrics data regularly.
• Support execution of operational reviews of the supplier base and resolution of quality or service issues.

Skills

Clinical Supply Chain Management

Collaborative Team Building

Contract Management

Cross-Functional Communications

Data Analysis

Driving Continuous Improvement

Inventory Control Management

Production Planning

Supplier Relationship Management

Supply Chain Metrics

Supply Change Management

Vendor Management

Education

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

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Aera

Job description

Job Description

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer healthproducts, 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 UK.

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.

• 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

Closing date for applications: 06/12/2025

Required Skills

Clinical Supply Chain Management, Collaborative Team Building, Contract Management, Cross-Functional Communications, Data Analysis, Driving Continuous Improvement, Inventory Control Management, Production Planning, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Metrics, Supply Change Management, Vendor Management

Preferred Skills

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

12/6/2025

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