Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 3-5 years

Education Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Senior Specialist, Data & Analytics at Merck Animal Health GSCM focuses on turning multi-source data into scalable insights to improve service levels, inventory performance, and manufacturing reliability in a regulated environment. It involves architecting analytics solutions and dashboards integrated with APS, TMS, and WMS to influence planning and supply network decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze large, multi-source datasets (ERP, APS, TMS, WMS) to identify trends, risks, and performance improvement opportunities
Develop statistical models and analytics to support service levels, safety stock, forecast accuracy, lead time variability and inventory optimization
Design and maintain dashboards and reporting tools that support daily execution and strategic supply chain decisions
Establish, standardize and monitor global supply chain focused KPIs (e.g., OTIF, inventory turns, working capital, forecast accuracy)
Leverage SAP expertise to align analytical outputs with planning parameters and system execution

Technical Overview

Role requires SAP ERP expertise (MRP), familiarity with APS/TMS/WMS, and analytics/visualization proficiency using Aera, Power BI, and Spotfire, with data modeling and dashboard development to support KPI-driven decision making in a regulated manufacturing setting.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data & analytics professional with 3+ years in supply chain analytics, strong SAP ERP knowledge, and hands-on experience building dashboards in APS/TMS/WMS environments within a regulated manufacturing setting.

Must-Have Skills

3-5+ years of experience in Supply Chain / AnalyticsStrong knowledge of SAP (MRP)Familiarity with APSTMSWMSProficiency with Power BISpotfireAeraPythonRSQLAbility to translate analytical findings into business recommendationsCross-functional collaboration and communication

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in regulated industry (pharmalife sciencesmedical devicefood manufacturing)Experience with SAP outputs for planning parametersRegulatory manufacturing experience

Required Skills

AdaptabilityAnalyticsCommunicationData AnalysisData AnalyticsData ScienceManufacturing EnvironmentsProblem SolvingSupply Chain Management (SCM)Work Collaboratively

Hard Skills

SAP (MRP)ERP systemsAPSTMSWMSAeraPower BISpotfirePythonRSQLdata modelingdashboardsOTIFinventory turnsforecast accuracylead time variabilityinventory optimization

Soft Skills

Cross-functional collaborationCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProblem solvingData storytellingStakeholder managementAdaptabilityTeamwork

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare & Medical

Job Function Architect analytics solutions to support planning and supply chain decision-making by transforming multi-system data into actionable insights.

Role Subtype Data Analyst

Tech Domains SAP, Power BI, Spotfire, Python, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior SpecialistData & AnalyticsSupply ChainERP systemsSAPMRPAPSTMSWMSAeraPower BISpotfirePythonRSQLdata modelingdashboardsOTIFinventory turnsforecast accuracylead time variabilityinventory optimizationregulated manufacturing

Deal Breakers

Bachelor's degree required, 3-5+ years of experience in supply chain analytics, Strong SAP (MRP) knowledge

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