Associate Specialist, Logistics

Merck•Millsboro, DE

1d•$65,100 - $102,500•Onsite

About The Position

For over 130 years, the company has pioneered groundbreaking science, driven by continuous innovation to develop breakthrough medicines, vaccines, and technology for animal health. The Quality Assurance group ensures that all materials within products are manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored, and distributed in alignment with high quality standards and regulatory requirements. The Associate Specialist will be responsible for the export of raw materials and finished goods. This position involves close collaboration with freight forwarders, QA departments, USDA, and other regulatory officers. The role requires providing data to the Finance department for transfer pricing and processing letters of credit. The Associate Specialist will manage export operations for all countries supported by Animal Health, selecting the most efficient freight forwarders based on cost and service. They will also work with manufacturing plants to identify cost-efficient shipping methods, maintain export country shipping metrics, and handle the export of research samples. Ensuring accurate and validated documentation for the department is crucial, as is identifying and recommending process improvements to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.

Requirements

High School diploma/GED with a minimum 4 years of relevant work experience OR Associate's or Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study
Must have the ability to read, write and understand information and to effectively communicate information to colleagues at various levels
Must have strong attention to detail and organization skills
Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
Must be proficient with PC operation and have the ability to use Microsoft applications
Strong working knowledge of MS Office including Access, Excel and Word
Adaptability
Clinical Supply Chain Management
Customer Handling
Cycle Counting
Distribution Management
Driving Continuous Improvement
Foreign Trade
Freight Forwarding
Hazardous Waste Management
Hazardous Wastes
Inbound Logistics
Inventory Control Management
Inventory Control System
Logistics Control
Manufacturing Processes
Materials Procurement
Meeting Deadlines
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Performance Metrics
Process Manufacturing
Production Planning
Sales Services
Shared Service Centers

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Communicate with our company's Animal Health and our Company International Affiliates and Third-Party Customers to schedule shipments and handle any export concerns.
Work with the markets to insure they have all the documentation necessary to clear customs.
Work with the plants to insure the due dates of the markets are met and/or work out other arrangements to service the customers.
Report out the export shipping metrics.
Update the reports for products/customers and products in transit.
Analyze data to improve current practices and processes.
Analyze exports to insure we are using the most efficient mode to transfer international products.
Handle miscellaneous export tasks including transfer pricing, research samples, Supplier show free goods, and facilitating transfers between countries.
Maintain order status, customer, product specifics and compliance databases.
Enter data, monitor order status for adequate supply of product to fill orders as scheduled.
Maintain compliance on export shipments as required with our company's Animal Health and our Company, US Government, international laws and destination country regulation.