2027 Future Talent Program - Global Supplier Management Group Business Ops - Co-op

Merck

Rahway (NJ)

Hybrid

USD 40,000 - 111,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Merck offers a 4–6 month co-op in the Global Support Division, focusing on process excellence, operations, and business intelligence. You will collaborate on supplier management, risk, and data analytics initiatives, building dashboards and KPI reporting for senior management.

Current students pursuing a B.S. in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, or related fields will gain hands-on project experience, risk systems maintenance, and cross-functional teamwork in a hybrid work setting in NJ/PA.

Qualifications

Pursuing a B.S. degree in a STEM or related field.

Responsibilities

Support execution of compliance plans and initiatives.
Review and update GSMG procedures and documents.
Deliver Risk & Compliance training.
Maintain risk data in GSMG risk systems and ensure data quality.
Collect, model, and analyze large data sets and develop dashboards and KPIs.

Skills

Interpersonal and communications

Data collection

Data analysis

Reporting

Project management

Work in NJ/PA area

SpotFire

Python

Education

Pursuing B.S. degree (Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical, Biochemistry)

Tools

SpotFire

Python

Job description

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Global Support Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Job Description

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.

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

The Business Operations function at our company is responsible for managing the process of Global Supplier Managements Group’s core function of creating and maintaining relationships with our service and material suppliers. These suppliers are key to our company’s ability to manufacture critical medicines used by millions of patients around the world.

Co-op assignments within the Business Operations function are offered in:

Work hands-on improving supplier manufacturing processes

Gain exposure to all global procurement functions and departments

Advance an understanding of group dynamics within working communities

Foster collaboration and innovation

Strengthen communication and interpersonal skills

Process Excellence & Operations

As a co-op you will support the daily operation of the Process Excellence & Operations team. You will help support the team with day-to-day operations, complete project related tasks and assist with risk systems maintenance.

Example responsibilities include:

Support execution of compliance plans/initiatives to ensure that GSMG complies with applicable policies and procedures.

Assist in the review and update of relevant GSMG procedures and documents (including contract clauses).

Assist with the preparation and delivery of Risk & Compliance training.

Support the maintenance and upkeep of risk related information housed in GSMG’s risk systems as well as protect data quality/integrity within those systems.

Business Intelligence & Systems

As a co-op you will support the data analytics function provided by the Business Intelligence & System team. You will participate in implementing long term project work as well as perform ad-hoc reporting requests. You will be required to work in a team environment as well as with internal stakeholders. You must be willing to learn new skills on the job. The responsibilities may include:

Collect and model large amounts of data.

Filter and ‘clean’ existing data

Explore data to understand data structures, definitions, and anomalies.

Interpret data, analyze results, and draw conclusions using statistical methodologies and mathematical formulas using SpotFire, R and/or Python.

Implement creative solutions to problems

Collaborate with our internal customers to establish dashboards and KPI’s that help create actionable analytics and data insights for senior management.

Education Minimum Requirement