Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Summary:

• Manages assigned inventory and receipts.
• Operates with limited supervision.
• Reviews are held periodically with manager to monitor goals and objectives.
• Complies with regulatory guidelines; understands and applies GMP, corporate financial/purchasing policies and site operating procedures.
• Signature authority to requisition and/or commit company funds, in accordance with site and corporate financial policies.
• Trains others within the area on materials procedures and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Develops and executes sound material management and forecasting practices to manage the flow of material between suppliers, manufacturing areas and internal customers.
• Creates and manages area or country product/shipment allocations during times of short supply. Maintains inventory levels and order policy modifiers to meet monthly financial goals.
• Optimizes inventory, customer service and profitability of each commercial operations area.
• Analyzes trend data from a variety of sources to determine true causes of problems.
• Develops plans to anticipate, resolve and avoid future problems.
• Coordinates and supports new product launches and retirements.
• Serves as team leader in projects that are cross functional in nature.
• Communicates internal and external to ADD Abbott worldwide and to outside suppliers.
• Responsible for identifying and leading initiatives to improve team performance on critical Demand Planning KPIs.
• Provide weekly product availability updates to management.
• Responsible for releasing field service and customer sales orders.
• Perform inventory impact assessments and cut-in timing approval of engineering changes.
• Travel: 0-5% (USA only)

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6-10(+) years manufacturing, materials, finance or marketing/sales experience.  
• 2-3 years supervisory or project management experience
• Supply Chain and/or previous demand planning experience a plus. 
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs, Medical Devices, and Biologics.
• Familiar with Oracle, SAP or forecasting software a plus, MS Excel and database experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills  
• Exceptions to the degree requirement will be considered.

Preferred Education, Experience, etc.:

• Demand Planning experience from medical device and/or medical instrumentation, pharmaceutical, or similar industries/companies. Will also consider experience from automotive industry.
• BPICS certification