Senior Specialist, End-to-end Planner

MSD; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking a Senior Specialist E2E Planner to manage end-to-end supply chain for vaccines, ensuring inventory meets demand. The role coordinates plan, source, make, and deliver across functions and products, with exposure to IBP and S&OP processes.

The position requires a strong background in supply chain operations within the pharmaceutical industry, proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, and excellent communication skills. Hybrid work arrangement in the USA is offered.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in economics, engineering, or related field with 3 years of pharma supply chain/operations experience.
• MBA or MS with 2 years of experience in supply chain/operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop supply plans for vaccine products to meet service levels and inventory targets.
• Lead supply chain issues with Manufacturing Operations, Regulatory CMC, Technology, Quality and Value Chain Management.
• Enable global planning processes and systems (Rapid Response).
• Maintain master data accuracy to grow Product Supply Chain management.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, IBP, S&OP, and annual budget planning processes.
• Track and analyze key supply chain indicators like plan attainment and forecast accuracy.
• Provide analytics and visibility on product supply, demand, and inventory to leaders and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement and implement changes for evolving products.

Skills

Adaptability

Analytical thinking

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Logistics management

Order management

Production scheduling

Vendor management

Education

BA/BS in economics or engineering

MBA/MS with 2 years experience

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP APO

Kinaxis Rapid Response

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Specialist E2E Planner manages the supply chain for a Vaccines product(s) to ensure inventory is available to fulfill customer demand. This role coordinates all aspects of the supply chain through plan, source, make and deliver. In this role, the planner will be responsible for demand management, supply planning and inventory management. Depending on the product and/or supply chain, duties may include developing production plans for the manufacturing and packaging of pharmaceutical products.

Job Functions:

• Develop supply plans for the Vaccine Products to exceed customer service levels while maintaining inventory targets and adhering to planning parameters across the End-to-End supply chain.
• Lead the management of the supply chain issues working closely with Manufacturing Operations, Regulatory CMC, Technology, Quality, and Value Chain Management
• Enable adoption of Global Planning processes and systems (Rapid Response)
• Guide the growing Product Supply Chain management through master data accuracy.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, annual Integrated Business Process (IBP) standard work including Site/ Global Supply Reviews, S&OP meetings, quarterly production planning, and annual budget planning.
• Responsible for tracking and running analysis of the key Supply Chain indicators (Plan Attainment, Customer Service, Forecast Accuracy, Demand Variability, Inventory).
• Provide comprehensive information, analytics and visibility around Product Supply, Demand, and Inventory status to Supply Chain Product Leaders, S&OP Business Owners, Global Supply Chain (GSC) Management and Line of Business (LOB).
• Ensure continuous improvement and drives changes in order to support an evolving corporation and initiate change in regard to assigned product.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BA or BS degree in economics, engineering, or related field with three (3) years of experience in supply chain and/or operations within the pharmaceutical industry.
• MBA or MS with two (2) years of experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Fundamental knowledge of supply chain operations
• Ability to show resilience in a dynamic and continuously changing corporate environment.
• Proficient use of MS Office, particularly Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.
• Strong interpersonal skills are also essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business.
• Ability to handle and manage multiple priorities within day-to-day business.
• Capability to work well in a cross-cultural and cross-functional business setting.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience with SAP ECC, SAP APO, Kinaxis Rapid Response
• Manufacturing / Operations experience
• APICS Certification

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

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Location

Primary location for this posting is:

USA - Pennsylvania - West Point

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:

$106,200.00 - $167,200.00

This range reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Additional location(s)

Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

1st - Day

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

n/a

Job Posting End Date

11/5/2026

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