Planning Specialist

Abbott

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1 year supply chain ERP/MRP systems experience
• 4 years supply chain analysis experience

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across international markets and entities to support Supply Chain initiatives through analysis.
• Reduce inventory levels without decreasing customer service levels.
• Minimize supply chain scrap expenses to improve asset management.
• Optimize raw material, sub assembly and/or finished goods flow.
• Conduct demand & supply forecasts analysis to ensure all relevant business requirements/trends are incorporated and appropriately reflected.
• Extract data from ERP system to create various moderately complex reports used to identify inventory management, expired inventory, stock rotation initiatives, and other inventory/stocking issues.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information that is entered in the ERP system.
• Assist with system implementations to improve forecasting and demand requirements planning.
• Prepare, summarize and present data accuracy, delivery performance & other key metrics to assess performance, modify production plans & assess/prioritize focused improvement efforts to mid-level management.
• Publish KPI's as required for all inventory related metrics including forecast accuracy, DIOH, scrap reporting, line order fill rate, stock levels and PD delivery performance.
• Establish back up plans for scenarios related to potential changes in product offerings, customer volumes, manufacturing changes, etc.
• Manage accuracy of product identifiers in reports and systems by planning for new products and obsoleting outdated products.
• Identify and potentially be involved in process improvement projects which improve customer service levels, improve product flows, minimize supply chain costs and improve asset management.
• Develop & maintain excellent cross-divisional, cross-functional and multi-geographical relationships with key business partners.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

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