Supply Chain Management & Customer Service Lead

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Jakarta Pusat; Hybrid; IDR 350,000,000 - 750,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme seeks a cross-functional IBP/S&OP leader responsible for validating sales projections and linking forecast accuracy to compensation and OTIF performance. You will oversee Demand Planning, Logistics, and Order Fulfillment, directing monthly consensus processes and ensuring alignment of commercial demand with operational capacity.

The role emphasizes performance against forecast precision targets (>85%), cost-to-serve reductions, and collaboration with Sales,

Qualifications

• 7+ years combining supply chain planning with commercial operations or S&OP leadership
• Experience instituting formal S&OP/IBP workflows from early-stage to maturity
• Experience transitioning planning from spreadsheets to automated workflows
• Strong ERP and BI tool experience for analytics and reporting

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly consensus forecasting with statistical baselines and commercial inputs
• Own end-to-end S&OP cadence and tie forecast to performance metrics (MAPE/OTIF)
• Partner with Sales & Marketing to model promotions and MOQs
• Direct 3PLs, optimize freight spend and warehouse throughput
• Chair cross-functional S&OP reviews aligning projections, inventory, and budget targets
• Design and enforce stock-keeping and inventory strategies across warehouses

Skills

Demand planning

S&OP leadership

Forecast accuracy

Inventory management

Logistics management

Supply chain analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related

APICS CPIM/CSCP or Lean Six Sigma

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Dynamics 365

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

This role should not operate as a back-office logistics coordinator; it must function as the cross-functional owner of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP / S&OP) cadence, possessing operational authority to validate sales projections and tying compensation directly to forecast accuracy (MAPE) and on-time fulfillment (OTIF).

Role Profile & Organizational Scope

Reporting Line

-Managing Director

Team Size

-Direct oversight of 3 personnel (Demand Planning, Logistics, Order Fulfillment)

Primary Mission

Align commercial demand with operational capacity to drive cost efficiency and achieve >85% forecast precision

Functional Pillar

Strategic Priority

Primary Accountabilities

• -Demand Planning & Forecast Accuracy
• Volatility reduction
• -Design and lead the monthly consensus forecasting process using statistical baseline models combined with commercial pipeline inputs. Enforce accountability on sales variance.
• -Commercial Operations Alignment
• -Commercial enablement
• -Partner with Sales and Marketing to model promotional lifts, establish minimum order quantities (MOQs), and manage customer service-level expectations to prevent stock-outs.
• -Supply Chain Efficiency & Logistics
• -Cost-to-serve reduction
• -Direct third-party logistics (3PL) partners, optimize carrier freight spend, streamline warehouse throughput, and systematically lower end-to-end landed costs.
• -Integrated Business Planning (S&OP)
• Enterprise visibility
• -Chair monthly cross-functional S&OP reviews reconciling commercial projections, inventory levels, production constraints, and financial budget targets.
• -Inventory & Working Capital Optimization
• Calculate and continuously tune safety stock parameters, manage product lifecycles (NPI through SKU rationalization), and minimize obsolete inventory write-offs.
• -Channel & Distributor Operations
• Channel pipeline transparency
• -Implement distributor management protocols to track sell-in versus actual sell-out data. Eliminate channel stuffing at quarter-end and audit distributor holding days to maintain accurate market demand signals.
• -Sales Enablement & Pipeline Cadence
• Pipeline velocity & conversion
• -Own CRM hygiene and lead-to-order workflow enforcement. Partner with Sales Directors during weekly pipeline reviews to pressure-test deal stages, close probabilities, and delivery timelines against supply capacity.
• -Revenue Allocation & Order Prioritization
• -Strategic customer retention
• Design and enforce commercial rationing rules during supply-constrained periods. Allocate inventory based on strategic customer tiers, net customer margin contribution, and contractual service agreements.
• -Order-to-Cash (O2C) Optimization
• -Frictionless customer fulfillment
• Streamline commercial handoffs between sales contract execution, customer credit approvals, order booking, and warehouse fulfillment to eliminate billing disputes and order cycle delays.

Competency Area

Mandatory Requirements

Preferred Differentiators

Professional Track Record

• >7 years combining supply chain planning with commercial operations or S&OP leadership
• Prior mid-market leadership experience executing rapid inventory or systems turnarounds
• Process Governance
• Proven background instituting formal S&OP or IBP workflows from early-stage to maturity
• Direct experience transitioning planning from fragmented spreadsheets to automated workflows
• Systems & Analytics
• Expert proficiency in ERP environments (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics 365) and BI suites (Power BI, Tableau)
• Working knowledge of advanced demand planning software or statistical forecasting engines

Credentials & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Engineering, or Business Administration
• APICS / ASCM certification (CSCP or CPIM) or Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Commercial Acumen

• Demonstrated ability to challenge sales assumptions constructively using empirical order history
• Experience managing inventory across multi-warehouse or hybrid direct-to-customer/B2B models

Additional location(s) Compensation Information

Required Skills

Adaptability, Analytical Thinking, APICS CPIM, Budgeting, Change Control Management, Data Analysis, Demand Forecasting, Detail-Oriented, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Order Management, Personal Initiative, Production Scheduling, Supply Chain Operations, Vendor Management

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Posting End Date

11/18/2026

Posting Details

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Requisition ID

R426059