Job Description
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.
The Manager position is at our Animal Health Distribution facility in Omaha, Nebraska. This facility is the sole distribution site of our Company's Animal Health products, shipping through out to the United States and thirty (30) countries around the world.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage and motivate a team of ten to twelve (10-12) warehouse/distribution employees
- Administer all Human Resource (HR) programs; i.e. reviews, discipline, etc.
- Oversee the training of job duties, safety procedures and maintain team morale
- Implement and maintain procedures designed to control accurate physical inventories and the proper storage and handling of materials
- Coordinate team efforts to receive, store, and ship all materials using the SAP ATLAS operating system
- Monitor and enforce quality and productivity standards
- Lead and institute data-based process improvements
- Develop customer relationships and visit customer sites
- Work closely with other company teams and foster relationships with the sales force and external customers
- Work closely with the leadership team on business strategy, cost containment and project management
- Ability to manage Less Than Truckload/Full Truckload (LTL/FTL), and small package shipping
- Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, and SAP Atlas systems
Education Requirement:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Associates degree or higher preferred
Required Experience & Skills:
- Six (6)+ years of experience in warehouse logistics
- Two (2)+ years of demonstrated leadership experience
- Familiarity with Transportation Management System (TMS) systems
- Familiar with SAP/WMS (Blue Yonder preferred)
- Experience with international shipping procedures
- Project management and process improvement skills
- Self-starter able to work in teams or independently while meeting deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective and positive interpersonal, coaching, and listening skills
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to lead meetings
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Required Skills:
Active Listening, Active Listening, Budget Management, Coaching, Customer Relationships, Driving Continuous Improvement, Executive Presence, Financial Forecasting, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Group Presentations, Inventory Control Management, Inventory Management, Inventory Monitoring, Meeting Facilitation, People Leadership, People Management, Presentation Delivery, Process Improvements, Procurement, Product Delivery, Product Distribution, Production Planning, Product Ordering, Relationship Management, Setting Performance Standards {+ 8 more}
Preferred Skills:
Current Employees apply
Current Contingent Workers apply
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
The salary range for this role is
$106,200.00 - $167,200.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at .
You can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
09/21/2026
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