THE OPPORTUNITY
- Opportunity to be a part of the Supply Chain Management team in Singapore!
- Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022).
- Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.
Our Supply Chain team ensures inventory is consistently available to meet customer demand. We coordinate all aspects of supply through supply planning, sourcing, making, inventory management, packaging and delivery. We partner across the Marketing, Finance and Manufacturing organizations to build a robust demand and supply plan and ensure we get products to the right customer, at the place, at the right time.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Demand and Replenishment Planning:
- Collect forecast assumption from Commercial team and understand drivers for demand changes.
- Perform demand data cleansing and generate/ review statistical demand forecast and make adjustment (if required) based on latest marketing intelligence.
- Facilitate Monthly Demand Review and follow up corrective and mitigation action.
- Identify risks and opportunities. Assess sales impact to markets.
- Update and commit the approved consensus demand forecast into planning system.
- Maintain clean demand signals are transferred to manufacturing site on weekly supply review.
- Monitor inventory levels, identify potential supply issue, communicate to relevant stakeholder and escalate when appropriate.
- Ensuring finished goods Sales Order and Purchase Order are created on time.
- Follow up shipment delivery to the destination markets.
- Manage planning parameter and master data maintenance.
- Support new product launch, network transfer, divestiture, source change and product life cycle management.
- Review supply chain key performance indicator.
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistic, engineering, pharmacy, data analytic and science.
- 2-3 years of experiences in demand and supply planning. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
- Good understanding of Business dynamics and Supply Chain
- Experience in Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, FMCG or Chemical manufacturing industry is preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication, interpersonal, and team management skills.
- Good presentation and facilitation skill.
- Experience in using ERP systems and advanced Excel/ Microsoft Power BI skills for data analysis and management.
- Experience in using Kinaxis Rapid Response is preferred.
- Experience in working with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and adapt to rapidly changing business conditions.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Keen driver for process improvement.
- Ability to travel as required.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- Limitless opportunities across various areas in Manufacturing; well-structured career path
- A state-of-the-art facility that delivers solution to its customers world-wide
Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.
Who we are…
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for…
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
