Merck KGaA Posted September 18, 2026

Service Lead

Bangalore, Karnataka, India 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 unimageable with us.

Your Role

Own the stability, governance, and continuous improvement of SAP Supply Chain, Asset, and Operations capabilities globally.

Lead Application Management Services (AMS) governance, including service performance, KPIs, SLAs, and provider oversight.

Drive effective incident and problem resolution, including coordination of major incidents and root-cause actions.

Ensure production readiness for critical SAP-enabled business processes, projects, releases, and changes.

Partner with Business Process Owners, Capability Leads, technical teams, and external service providers.

Convert operational challenges into measurable service improvements and promote a culture of operational excellence

Who You Are

You bring 8 or more years of experience in SAP functional consulting, application management, or Enterprise Resource Planning operations, with a strong track record in IT service delivery.

You have deep functional expertise in one or more of the following SAP capability areas: Materials Management, Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, Warehouse Management or Extended Warehouse Management, or Procurement and Supplier Management.

You have hands-on experience governing Application Management Services vendor performance, including service reviews, Key Performance Indicator tracking, and corrective action management.

You are experienced in incident, problem, change, and release management within complex, integrated SAP environments, and you understand how to assess business impact and drive timely resolution.

You are skilled at building effective partnerships with Business Process Owners, technical teams, and external service providers, and you communicate complex operational topics clearly to diverse stakeholders.

You have a continuous improvement mindset, with demonstrated ability to identify automation and standardization opportunities, reduce recurring incidents, and drive measurable operational maturity.

You hold, or are working toward, relevant certifications such as an SAP Functional Certification, IT Infrastructure Library Foundation or IT Infrastructure Library 4, or a recognized Agile or Service Management qualification.

You are comfortable working in a global or international environment, navigating cross-functional complexity with confidence and cultural awareness.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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 those impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1379 comparable Information Technology roles across 76 biopharma companies.

1379Comparable roles tracked
1265Currently active
76Companies hiring similar roles
35Countries represented

Salary context

188 of 1379 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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Business Technology Solutions Intern - Cybersecurity (Undergraduate) · AbbVie $21/hr – $37/hr (≈ $43,680–$76,960/yr)
Peer group range $60,320 – $400,000 (median $183,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1379 comparable roles

India586
United States322
Spain137
Poland98
Portugal27
Greece22

+ 29 more countries

Seniority mix

692 of 1379 peers have a known seniority level

Senior288
Manager165
Principal63
Associate Director52
Associate50
Director37
Senior Director16
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc15
Executive/VP6

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 1379 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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