Supply Chain Specialist

Supply Chain Specialist

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity
This position works out of our Rapid Diagnostics Head Quarters in Lake Forest, IL supporting our Toxicology business unit. Abbott's rapid diagnostic tests allow healthcare professionals and their patients to get same-day results. For healthcare workers, this means they can diagnose and advise their patients in a single office visit. For patients, quicker results mean earlier treatment, less anxiety, less time, and money spent on repeat doctor visits and a faster return to good health.

A Supply Chain Specialist is an experienced, high caliber employee. Under limited supervision, develops, maintains and communicates finished goods and sub-assembly supply plans over the long-term planning horizon. He/she will provide direction on manufacturing schedules for assigned products. This role will also be responsible for working with commercial to develop a global demand plan that follows the S&OP process. Works cross-functionally with purchasing, production, commercial, engineering, quality and other teams as necessary to resolve scheduling issues. Manages manufacturing schedules to achieve product availability and line fill rate goals, key performance indicators.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for estimating future demand by defining, tracking and measuring market elements and determining what inventories are necessary to facilitate approval of demand plans and improved category and/or channel decision-making.

• Responsible for the planning of materials and production, providing resources and materials according to pre-established demand.

• Communicate to production, procurement and material handling the manufacturing schedule on a weekly basis.  Ensure that all stakeholders are aware of priority jobs and strive for quick resolution of issues that could prevent jobs from meeting their scheduled completion dates.

• Implements inventory policies set by Supply Chain management to manage finished goods and manufactured subassembly inventory.

• Generates reports of moderate complexity and performs data analysis to proactively revise plans or resolve issues.

• Develops and provides a detailed plan for finished goods and subassemblies which supports the top-level approved build plans, assuring quantity and mix are clearly communicated to manufacturing.

• Releases work orders in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

• Reviews forecast data, backorder reports and commodity/purchasing updates, including early warning signs, to prioritize and expedite manufacturing jobs to prevent or clear backorders.

• Reviews and updates material master data on regular basis to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

• Manages safety stock in partnership with purchasing.

• Partners with purchasing, finance and material handling to minimize and dispose of slow moving, obsolete and expiring inventory.

• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent, OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Minimum 4 years progressively responsible experience in manufacturing scheduling planning. One year of experience with planning / work order systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year experience working in a medical device manufacturing environment preferred.

• APICS or other planning related certification preferred.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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