Director, Global Engineering Strategy and Planning

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

6h

About The Position

Purpose : Provide leadership for the capital planning and strategy development aspects of the Global Engineering function. This includes leading the development of ongoing capital investment strategy for the global manufacturing network (IME) and oversight of the capital planning processes for all of AbbVie Operations. Lead engineering Front End Planning (FEP) activities in support of network strategy development including asset utilization modeling, capital cost estimation, business development deal input, pipeline technology assessment and network scenario development. Provides leadership for and ownership of all capital planning processes within Operations supporting the major financial cycles (Long Range Planning, Annual Plan, Update) to ensure optimal use of Operations capital. Provide recommendations to IME senior leadership on investments to optimize the manufacturing network footprint while maintaining Assurance of Supply and geographic balance. Remain abreast of emerging technologies and the state of the industry to inform network LRP strategy. Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with external engineering, architectural and peer organizations to facilitate benchmarking and incorporation of best practices into Global Engineering business processes. Provide project management, direction and oversight to the Global Engineering Programs department. Coordinate facility and utility projects to ensure adherence to AbbVie Standards and Specifications. Develop resource plans for approved projects and make recommendations regarding use of internal and/or external resources for projects/facility planning, design and execution. Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with external engineering and construction organizations, including Architect/Engineering, Construction Management, Consulting and Contractor firms, in order to meet project design, schedule, cost and quality requirements. Manage and leverage common engineering systems.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree: Engineering.
• 10-15 years experience in Engineering and/or Manufacturing Management required.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree: Master of Management or Master in Business Administration, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead experienced team of project engineers in scenario development and capital cost estimation for projects ranging from $1MM - $200MM.
• Accountable for all processes, policies and procedures related to Capital Planning.
• Responsible for Operations-wide capital planning processes for all financial cycles (LRP, Plan, Update) with a total annual investment spend of >$400MM.
• Responsible for asset utilization modeling and development of multi-year investment strategies for a global network of 27 manufacturing Sites.
• Conduct and record benchmarking of capital cost estimation best practices within AbbVie, professional associations, A&E firms and other peer companies.
• Team to lead and coordinate objective criticality scoring of Site level projects delivering network-wide investment prioritization.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Sr. Operations functional leaders (QA, Central Services, S&T, BTS, etc.) to support development of functional capital plans and provide engineering support.
• Interface with Sites (leadership and engineering) to assemble and maintain library of capability and capacity information to inform investment decisions and strategy.
• Build partnership with S&T/R&D to ensure network technology preparedness to support the Pipeline and influence key decisions impactful to process design early in the product development lifecycle.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director