Senior MPS & Lean Transformation Specialist

MSD Malaysia; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC seeks a Senior MPS Specialist to lead and sustain Manufacturing Planning System (MPS) initiatives across the site. You will drive delivery through world-class supply practices, lean tools, and strong coaching of teams to improve performance.

Key focus areas include sustaining an active MPS strategy aligned with company goals, delivering training, and enabling improvements via cross-functional collaboration. Hybrid work is available with emphasis on results.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing facility and equipment knowledge and experience; GMP compliance knowledge and experience beneficial but not essential.
• Be capable of working under own initiative with minimal direction, with high integrity, credibility and energy.
• Possess detailed knowledge of and ability to employ multiple lean tools (Tier, Problem Solving, Leader Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban).
• Possess excellent leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to motivate and coach others to achieve results.
• Possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to lead and influence at all levels.
• Ability to influence without direct line authority.
• Knowledge of change execution management.
• Openness to and ability to effect change.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and effectively manage time, meet deadlines, and produce quality deliverables.
• Proactive, structured, and logical problem-solving skills, respond to change positively and flexibly.
• A keen interest in people development with a demonstrated ability to motivate and coach others to achieve results.
• Computer skills including word processing, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, SharePoint etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide support sitewide to deliver significant business results through use of MPS.
• Support critical improvement projects as the MPS subject matter expert.
• Work with the site MPS lead to maintain an active MPS strategy for the site, linked to the site and company strategy.
• Enable the company World Class Supply objectives through Value Stream analysis/ Supply Chain Design on key franchises.
• Deliver training and coaching to build a culture of self-sustaining MPS capability.
• Deploy companywide MPS initiatives as required e.g. Closed Loop Management System Fundamentals of Tier, Problem Solving, Leader Standard Work, Hoshin etc.
• Demonstrate the mindsets and behaviours required to drive a high-performance culture in daily work.

Skills

Adaptability

Benchmarking

Building Capability

Change Management

Data Analysis Tools

Data-Driven Decision Making

GMP

Influencing Without Authority

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word Processing

MS Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC seeks a Senior MPS Specialist to lead and sustain Manufacturing Planning System (MPS) initiatives across the site. You will drive delivery through world-class supply practices, lean tools, and strong coaching of teams to improve performance.

Key focus areas include sustaining an active MPS strategy aligned with company goals, delivering training, and enabling improvements via cross-functional collaboration. Hybrid work is available with emphasis on results.