Merck & Co Hiring for Associate Director, SAP Material Handling IT Lead (Hybrid – NJ or PA) job in Rahway Full Time

Our company’s Information Technology division partners with colleagues across the organization to help serve our patients and customers around the world. Ours is a high-energy team of dynamic, innovative individuals dedicated to leveraging information and technology to efficiently drive revenue and productivity, thereby advancing our company’s contribution to global medical innovation.

Enterprise IT (EIT) is an essential component of the current IT division that provides support to the Pharmaceutical Research (Research and Development Division), Supply Chain (Manufacturing Division), Marketing (Human Health) organizations as well as Enabling Functions. The SAP Platform Team is part of our EIT organization and owns our SAP Global Template asset which enables enterprise-level capabilities through harmonized business processes and data. The team is responsible for the operation of all SAP and integrated solutions, governance of the associated enterprise assets, and cost-effective delivery of capabilities to support achievement of immediate and future state business objectives.

The SAP Material Handling IT Lead will play a critical role in the delivery and global design integrity of the Warehouse Management solutions which includes integration across the SCM team space and with cross – functional ERP team to deliver SAP solutions across the organization.

As the SAP Material Handling IT Lead you will be responsible for:

• Managing Material Handling solutions through all aspects of the project Software Development Lifecycle, including technical design, solution build, system testing and installation, acceptance, and transitional support to operations.
• Collaborating with IT Delivery and Business Leaders to design and develop solutions that may require integration across the Manufacturing Team business areas (MH, EHS, & PE).
• The management of integrated projects can involve various activities, such as enhancing and expanding custom solutions like the SAP TOCS (Time Out of Controlled Storage) system. This system is designed to track and manage the exposure times of sensitive products. In order to effectively implement this solution, collaboration with the company’s Manufacturing & Research Global Material Handling steward is important. This collaboration ensures that the supported business processes are identified, and the necessary training is provided to ensure that the solution is used appropriately within its intended scope.
• Collaborating and partnering with the business MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) team to ensure seamless integration of MES with SAP.- Ensure that the interfaces & solutions support critical Make Team requirements.
• Collaborating with the extended ERP team on cross functional projects as appropriate.- Relevant projects may include Serialization, Labeling, Research Labs Hana S4 implementation, etc.
• Influencing individuals across a global matrixed organization (NA, EU, Asia- Pac and LA) to realize the above objectives.
• Communicating risks, issues, challenges and technical design and build status/progress.- Ensuring issues and risks are tracked and mitigation plans are in place.-

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree required. Concentration in Computer Science preferred.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of IT warehouse experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of end to end Material Handling processes & integrations.
• Technical knowledge and experience in SAP; specifically SAP warehouse design and configuration experience.
• Inventory Management / Warehouse Management solutions experience.
• Storage Units / Handling Units solutions experience.
• SAP interface to 3rd party MES systems experience.
• Automated warehouse interfaces to SAP (MMES)
• Inner and intra company Sales Transfer Orders.
• 3PL (3rd party logistics) interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience in leading the design, configuration, and implementation of large scaled solutions in a matrixed environment
• Experience in system enhancements, implementations and upgrades
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with both a business and a technical audience
• The ability to work both independently and effectively as a team across global hubs and maintain a highly collaborative and transparent effort.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with and through others to achieve shared goals
• Experience working with and managing partners/suppliers and consultants/contractors
• Aptitude for learning
• Experience in managing multiple and at times competing priorities.

Preferred Experience:

• Deep knowledge and understanding of our company’s (COMET SAP) global template.
• Technical Experience supporting highly regulated Chemical, Pharmaceutical, or Vaccine manufacturing industries.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Material Handling with secondary experience in Production Execution and best practices
• Hana S4 implementation experience
• Extended Warehouse Management experience
• Experience with areas of integration responsibility (EHS, PE, MES, etc)
• Understanding of GxP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations and guidelines

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Expected salary range:
$135,500.00 – $213,400.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here .

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
1st – Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Required Skills:
Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:
06/20/2024
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Job Posting End Date:06/20/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R297202