Merck KGaA Posted October 21, 2026

Customer Service Export Specialist

Costa Rica Full time
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Role Overview

The Customer Service Export Specialist is responsible for independently managing export order management activities across the Life Science business. This role ensures accurate execution of customer orders, export documentation, and issue resolution while collaborating with customers, distributors, and internal stakeholders to deliver a high-quality customer experience. This position offers opportunities for professional growth for individuals who demonstrate strong operational expertise, customer focus, problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to manage complex situations in an international environment.

Your Role:

• Order Management: Independently manage customer orders, quotations, and export transactions, ensuring accurate and timely execution.

• Customer Support: Manage customer and distributor inquiries, complex requirements, and service-related requests.

• Export Documentation: Prepare and manage export documentation according to country-specific, product, shipping, and payment requirements.

• Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve moderately complex to complex operational issues, coordinating with stakeholders and escalating when needed.

• Payment & Shipping Management: Support complex payment and shipping requirements, including Letters of Credit and Cash Against Documents.

• Data Maintenance: Maintain customer master data, pricing conditions, and shipping requirements within applicable systems.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Supply Chain, Distribution, Trade Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, and Governance teams to ensure seamless order execution.

• Operational Analysis: Utilize reporting tools and operational data to identify issues, trends, and improvement opportunities.

• Knowledge Sharing: Support colleagues through coaching, best-practice sharing, and operational guidance.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify improvement opportunities and actively contribute to process optimization and operational excellence initiatives.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or a related field.

• More than 3 years of experience in Customer Service, Customer Excellence, Export Operations, Order Management, or a comparable international environment: focused in import/export operations.

• Advanced English proficiency required (C1-C2).

• Strong understanding of end-to-end customer service, order management, and export processes.

• Experience handling complex customer situations, operational challenges, and service escalations.

• Knowledge of international trade processes and export documentation.

• Experience using CRM, ERP, and reporting tools; SAP experience is considered a plus.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently resolve operational issues.

• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and professionally with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and manage complex situations in a fast-paced environment.

• Effective collaboration across functions and organizational levels.

• Willingness to support continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization efforts.

• Ability to coach, support, and share knowledge with team members.

• Customer-focused, solution-oriented, and comfortable working in a global and multicultural environment.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Commercial & General Management
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Costa Rica
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Commercial & General Management role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 236 comparable Commercial & General Management roles across 40 biopharma companies.

236Comparable roles tracked
213Currently active
40Companies hiring similar roles
49Countries represented

Salary context

27 of 236 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Peer group range $109,750 – $462,500 (median $238,050)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 236 comparable roles

United States62
China21
Canada10
Japan10
Poland10
United Kingdom9

+ 43 more countries

Seniority mix

126 of 236 peers have a known seniority level

Manager30
Director24
Senior22
Associate11
Principal10
Senior Director10
Associate Director8
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc7
Executive/VP4

Therapeutic area mix

32 of 236 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology16
Cardiovascular / CVRM4
Rare Disease3
Neuroscience3
Immunology3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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