Logistics Senior Specialist

Merck; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company seeks a professional to lead Sales & Operations processes across the EEMEA region. The role focuses on budget management, logistics operations, and performance metrics to enhance efficiency. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and a background in finance and operations management.

Qualifications

• Experience in S&OP processes and budget management.
• Strong analytical skills for data analysis and financial forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly Executive Sales & Operations Meeting for EEMEA region.
• Manage and consolidate SCM Ops budget within EEMEA region.
• Oversee PO management for regional transportation.

Skills

Adaptability

Audit Management

Budget Cycle

Budget Management

Data Analysis

Driving Continuous Improvement

Financial Budgeting

Financial Forecasting

Inventory Management

Logistics Management

Job description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Executive S&OP Processes for EEMEA:

• Drive monthly Executive Sales & Operations Meeting for EEMEA region as EEMEA IBP Lead
• Gather input and materials from content owners for monthly Exec S&OP meeting for EEMEA region
• Prepare the monthly deck and share the pre-read with attendees prior to the meeting.
• Manage meeting invites and share with the attendees for the entire year based on the IEO calendar at the beginning of each year
• Draft agendas for upcoming meetings, including ad hoc topics, project status updates, and inviting guest speakers where necessary.
• Capture action items emerging in these monthly meetings and follow up on those for on time completion
• Drive for improvement in the content and the functionality of the meeting to increase the effectiveness of this monthly cycle

Budget Management for EEMEA:

• Consolidation and coordination of SCM Ops budget within EEMEA region, for all markets
• Drive each forecasting cycle for the whole region; updating assumptions, validating baseline for all operations/functions in the region, building the budget forecast for each market/function, ensure timely submission of budget estimates in collaboration with relevant regional Finance teams
• Create & Manage Purchase Orders (POs) for 3PL providers in the region; raising annual POs, managing POs during the year, validating and approving invoices for these POs, resolving invoice issues with the audit and finance teams where necessary.
• Conduct monthly checks on actual invoices and charges, explaining the drivers/root causes on variances of actuals vs latest submitted forecast estimate where the variances exceeds the threshold.
• Ensure monthly accruals are submitted for each PO across various markets and for EEMEA Regional Transportation ops.
• Consolidate EEMEA market and function data into summary tables for budget cycle discussions, explaining drivers on the changes for budget figures.
• Align management presentations on drivers and explanations, providing comparisons and insights on EEMEA accounts, portfolio volume splits, and cost structures (fixed/variable costs).

Regional Transportation Management:

• Oversee PO management for regional transportation across all region for different freight forwarder/ logistics providers
• Manage monthly accruals process based on invoice status and services received but not billed by the month end in line with finance teams.
• Monitor and approve tender requests in the tender management tool for regional transportation specific to EEMEA lanes.
• Analyse actuals spent for each market, compare with forecasted amounts, explain the drivers for variances if any
• Use the actual baseline as a basis for building the forecast for transportation cost for each route/lane for Market-SKU combinations across the region. Ensure timely submission of the budget as well as the drivers and assumptions.

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Employee Status:

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Audit Management, Budget Cycle, Budget Management, Data Analysis, Driving Continuous Improvement, Financial Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, International Trade Compliance, Interpersonal Relationships, Inventory Management, Invoice Processing, Invoice Review, Logistics, Logistics Management, Logistics Operations, Management Process, Performance Metrics, Personal Initiative, Procurement, Production Planning, Project Management, Purchase Order Management, Purchase Orders {+ 4 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

06/25/2025

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