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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 high employer contributionTuition 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for a Senior Manager, Demand Planning in our Chicago, Lake Forest IL location. This person will be responsible for creating and meeting short- and long-term goals to support our customers and business requirements through management of the planning, material control, and instrument returns functions. Sets strategic direction for the materials organization in forecasting, planning, and production of goods and services for the site and commercial operations worldwide. Leads key supply chain strategic and tactical initiatives. The organization achieves this through balancing numerous conflicts and constantly changing elements, e.g. customer demand, inventory investment, production capabilities, changing business needs and strategies, regulatory requirements, technology changes and supplier capabilities.

What You’ll Work On

Responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the quality system, including quality policy, planning the organizational structure to support the quality system, and management review of the quality system to determine its effectiveness.Manages the development of production plans to support end customer sales, independent demand, and finished goods changes.Manages finished goods inventory level and safety stock sin support of end customer sales at the desired service levels, while maintaining the lowest inventory investment possible.Resolves product delivery conflicts with plans and prioritizes production schedules.Sets strategic and tactical direction for the materials organization to support business plans. Develops strategic improvement initiatives to meet long-range goals; assure implementation of these initiatives.Manages all aspects of material control supporting the production areas, to include the material flow, replenishment levels and inventory accuracy for production material. Provides short/long term production plans for capacity analysis to enhance decisions related to headcount, key equipment and/or facility investments.Consolidates, reviews, and approves information required for plans and updates; presents to senior management. Ensures schedule commitments and financial goals are met.Manages resources, provides direction to staff, approves broad staffing decisions and develops the organization to ensure effectiveness.Coordinates, reviews, and approves operations budgets, capital plans, productivity/quality projects, cost improvement projects and safety projects.Manages the introduction of new products to ensure a flexible strategy is maintained.Translates inputs from technical meetings and Marketing into impact on short term and long-term raw material procurement strategies.Coordinate plans with R&D/Mfg/Marketing to ensure adequate inventory levels are reached prior to Market entry.Serves as liaison with the commercial organization to assure customer expectations are met and relationships are maintained.Communicates with senior Abbott management and suppliers or executive management.Represents Abbott with external agencies.Works with peers in Purchasing, Manufacturing, TPD Engineering, Distribution, and Quality to support instrument production. Provides leadership and direction to Materials Management and other WW organizations to support multiple project teams.Monitors regulatory compliance; understands and applies GMP, corporate financial/purchasing policies, site operations procedures and provides resources for compliance training.Develops and tracks goals and objectives to assure annual improvements in operational performance, product quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Establishes effective measurement systems for performance to assure meeting of quality, customer, and cost expectations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree, In Engineering, Finance, Science or Business or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.Minimum 12 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree preferred.Technical and financial requirements of the position require strong analytical, planning and general management skills.  Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting Division.Apex or CPIM certification is a plusStrong leadership experience is a plus

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx. Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. 

The base pay for this position is $125,300.00 – $250,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.