Demand Supply Planner

Abbott • Lake Forest, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. 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. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business Administration, Finance or related field required.
• 2 years’ minimum of relevant work experience; forecasting, demand planning or supply planning.
• Ability to interpret data and proficiency using spreadsheet software.
• Strong written and verbal communication and elevation skills required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a broader enterprise / cross-division business unit model.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in fast paced environment.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Experience with SAP and planning software preferred.
• MS Excel and Power BI experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews data from various sources to establish and refresh demand forecasts.
• Analyzes trends and updates forecasts as necessary.
• Facilitates meetings with relevant stakeholders to ensure clarity between demand and supply.
• Responsibly manages inventory levels balancing customer service levels and division financial objectives.
• Forecasts inventory levels and reports on actuals.
• Partners with internal / external suppliers, warehouse partners and/or affiliates to optimize the flow of material.
• Elevates short supply risk and leads mitigation efforts.
• Coordinates with customer service and/or affiliates on product allocations during periods of short supply to minimize impact to revenue.
• Represents planning on key divisional New Product Launch (NPI) projects and product phase outs.
• Executes necessary new item setup steps in MRP and SAP systems.
• Leads and/or contributes to cross functional business processes and supply chain continuous improvement projects.
• Maintains addone planning tool, ADMS and SAP planning master data.

Benefits

• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees