Associate Director - Process Steward, Material Handling & Distribution

Job Description

Global Clinical Supply (GCS) supports all Phase I-IV clinical programs and is accountable for the delivery of clinical supplies to clinical sites around the world. Business Process Management is an integral part of the clinical supply chain, engaged with the business for the design, assessment, and improvement of the end-to-end processes.  Business Process Management is responsible to assure that clinical supply chain processes are clearly defined and documented with respect to the physical and informational workflows, the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, and the use of any enabling tools or technologies. Business Process Management Team members enable the business with the tools and data to best inform process health, which drive increased effectiveness, efficiency and consistency.   Members are expected to remain actively engaged with User and Process Owner communities to assure that processes are performing as designed and meeting both ongoing and developing business needs.  The scope of the role includes processes that enable our interactions with other stakeholder groups across the clinical development environment. 

Global Process Steward is responsible for our Research Division's SAP solution and has global oversight to Process Development in GCS. This role has primary focus in Order to Cash (OTC) and Distribution and Logistics (D&L) functionality for the clinical supply chain and will have dual accountability to the Process Steward Organization and Clinical Supply Operations. 

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the development and implementation of GCS processes that align with GCS short- and long-term objectives
• Act as overall knowledge expert of SAP and Global Business Processes for assigned focus area
• Drive business challenges to resolution with system solutions across our company's Research Division network.
• Support Business case (Enhancement Prioritization Management Form) development and Demand Tracker for enhancement requests and prioritization
• Responsible for business process improvements, standardization, drive implementation and training of new processes.
• Responsible to build strong SME network and teams.
• Ensures integrity of a single global business process, reviews SOPs, and assesses process changes vs system impact
• Contribute to our company's GCS Global Process Steward Network partnering with our Manufacturing Division Global Process Steward and COMET Functional Leads
• Support tier management and escalations for transactional issue resolution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process driven opportunities to improve business performance and productivity
• Develop strong, trust based, collaborative relationships to drive change and execute on priorities with a diverse group of stakeholders

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required; a degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, along with 7+ years of Supply Chain Logistics experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on SAP experience, including experience with supply chain modules.

• Ability to lead and create future state
• Understand cross work-stream touchpoints within the Supply Chain environment
• Understanding of local systems and transactional familiarity
• Collaborates well across other workstreams or functions.
• Prior project management, supply chain, logistics, or operations experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong, trust based, collaborative relationships to drive change within a large, diverse organization
• Detail-oriented, curious, motivated, flexible, organized, demonstrated initiative and ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Demonstrated logical thinking to evaluate and solve problems.  Strategic thinking and independent decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, effectively and tactfully to interact with different professional levels and international stakeholders
• Results-orientated with the proven ability to execute on collaborative projects and develop subject matter expertise

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in system and business process design, including process analysis, optimization, and solution development, preferably within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
• Experience supporting large-scale SAP implementations, including business process deployment, system enhancement initiatives, and/or master data migration activities.
• Hands-on experience with business processes.
• EWM implementation or working experience.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Change Management, Data Analysis, Process Optimization, Regulatory Compliance, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Terminology Management

Preferred Skills:

Cross-Functional Leadership, Drug Development, Risk Management, Sourcing and Procurement

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The 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:

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

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.

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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

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

No

Job Posting End Date:

11/24/2026

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