New Product Launch Lead Specialist

Merck•Burlington, MA

30d

About The Position

The New Product Launch Lead Specialist is a critical role in the New Product Discovery process for the Thin Films business unit because it is closely aligned with R&D programs underway at many of our strategic innovation partners. The learnings from these requests enable deeper insights into the materials being investigated for adoption in future technology nodes. The New Product Launch Lead Specialist role has both significant strategic and tactical components. Strategically, the role is responsible to support improvement projects that will strengthen our supply chain. Tactically, this is responsible for enabling the rapid flow of orders and quote requests through the process. This position is an exciting cross-functional influencer role that will need boundary-less collaboration with Marketing, Customer Applications Support, Technology, EH&S, Strategic Sourcing, and Integrated Supply Chain.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
4+ years of experience working within supply chain, or working within operations
3+ years of experience working with SAP and/or other ERP systems

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business or chemistry
Project management experience
Experience building dashboards
Experience working with R&D
MBA or advanced degree in chemistry
Green belt in Six Sigma methodologies
Strong communication (written and verbal) with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
Strong data analysis and database organizational skills
Strong organization and project management skills
Advanced skills using the Microsoft suite, including experience with SharePoint

Responsibilities

Effectively interfacing with Strategic OEM Partnerships and Customer Applications Specialists to support customer requests for quotes for new materials
Issuing quotes and managing the flow of quote requests through the process in a timely and responsive manner to meet customer expectations
Maintaining a competitive pricing model along with appropriate margins and accurate cost stack
Administering new orders and driving the order execution process to assure order cycle times are met
Maintaining and overseeing data integrity associated to quotations and orders
Reporting out monthly on performance vs. KPI metrics for the program
Facilitating monthly process deviation meetings to identify gaps and review metrics
Closely working with strategic sourcing to secure materials and develop strategic suppliers
Managing forecasting for non-SAP materials and containers with input from customer-facing team members and Market Managers
Employing continuous improvement methods to further streamline the quotation and order process and enable the efficiency of the program
Proposing recommendations to further improve and grow the program
Mapping supply chain set-ups for new products in SAP, including initiating and managing new part code set-ups