Associate Director, Supply Chain Management

Merck; New Jersey; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck seeks an experienced Associate Director of Supply Chain Management to lead the global design, development, and rollout of demand and supply planning, production planning, and detailed scheduling solutions. You will work with Kinaxis Maestro, SAP ECC/S4, and cross-site teams to set technical standards and ensure scalable deployments.

You will drive data orchestration, ERP/MES integrations, and analytics, partnering with product owners and site leads to translate strategy into a unified

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain, industrial eng, info systems, CS, business mgmt, or related field.
• 10+ years of technical solution experience in supply chain, production planning, and site planning.
• Kinaxis Maestro authoring and Enterprise Scheduling with certification required.
• Extensive SAP APO Demand Planning, Supply Planning, PP/DS, MRP, master data mgmt.
• AI/Agent-based solutions for SC planning needs, including design and automation.
• Agile/product-based delivery with backlog management and releases.
• Strong leadership, communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical design of production planning and detailed scheduling solutions.
• Translate strategy into unified scheduling roadmap and architecture.
• Set design standards, integration patterns, and data models for global deployments.
• Lead configuration, development, data orchestration, ERP/MES integrations for scheduling.
• Own global technical rollouts, including deployment, readiness, cutover, testing.
• Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver business value.
• Lead data-driven resolution of planning and scheduling issues.
• Improve algorithms and processes; promote reusable best practices.
• Use AI-driven automation to boost productivity across planning communities.

Skills

Automation

Benefits Management

Capacity Management

Computer Science

Constraints Management

Demand Forecasting

Kinaxis

Management System Development

Manufacturing Resource Planning

Product Management

Release Management

SAP SCM APO Demand Planning

Site Planning

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

System Designs

Technical Presentations

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field

Tools

Kinaxis Maestro

SAP ECC/S4

Job description

We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. Join our team and use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.

As the Associate Director, Supply Chain Management, you will lead global design, development, and rollout of demand and supply planning, production planning, and detailed scheduling solutions. The role requires deep planning and scheduling expertise, hands-on experience with Kinaxis Maestro and SAP ECC/S4, and success leading complex multi-site implementations. The Associate Director sets technical standards, resolves complex issues, and ensures scalable, robust solutions aligned with supply chain and digital strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical design of production planning and detailed scheduling solutions with the Product Owner, architects, and site leads.
• Translate business strategy, supply chain goals, and site needs into a unified scheduling roadmap and architecture.
• Set design standards, integration patterns, and data models for scalable, high-performing, maintainable global deployments.
• Lead configuration, development, data orchestration, ERP, MES, and analytics integrations for scheduling and site planning applications such as SAP and Kinaxis Maestro.
• Own global technical rollouts, including deployment, readiness, cutover, and testing. Partner with the Product Owner on backlog, priorities, and releases while aligning with enterprise, solution, and data architects.
• Partner with site and supply chain stakeholders to capture requirements, deliver business value, and communicate technical topics clearly.
• Lead data-driven, cross-functional resolution of complex planning and scheduling issues, identifying constraints and optimization opportunities.
• Improve algorithms, configurations, and processes while promoting reusable best practices to enhance service, efficiency, and solution quality.
• Use AI-driven automation to improve productivity across planning communities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Management, or a related field.
• Ten or more (10+) years of technical solution experience in supply chain, production planning, and site planning, applying MRP, capacity planning, production scheduling, and constraint management concepts.
• Extensive hands-on experience in Kinaxis Maestro authoring and Enterprise Scheduling, with Kinaxis Maestro Author Level 2 or higher certification required.
• Extensive SAP experience across APO Demand Planning, Supply Planning, PP/DS, MRP, and master data management.
• AI/Agent-based solutions for Supply Chain Planning business needs, including design and automation experience.
• Strong experience working within Agile / product-based delivery models, including backlog management, iterative delivery, and release management.
• A strong leader who works well with different teams, solves tough problems in a clear, logical way, and communicates effectively with senior people to help everyone move in the same direction.

Required Skills

• Automation
• Benefits Management
• Capacity Management
• Computer Science
• Constraints Management
• Demand Forecasting
• Kinaxis
• Management System Development
• Manufacturing Resource Planning
• Product Management
• Release Management
• SAP SCM APO Demand Planning
• Site Planning
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• System Designs
• Technical Presentations

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