Project Manager ERP Transformation - Columbus, OH

Abbott•Columbus, OH

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. JOB DESCRIPTION: We are seeking an exceptional Project Manager to join our high‑performing Global team within the Nutritional Division (ANSC) . This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who excels at building strong stakeholder relationships, driving alignment across diverse functions, and navigating complex initiatives with clarity and confidence. The successful candidate will bring outstanding organizational, coaching, and negotiation skills, along with the ability to influence outcomes in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment. If you're passionate about delivering meaningful impact, shaping global initiatives, and contributing to an organization focused on operational excellence and innovation, we’d welcome the opportunity to have you on our team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in technical or business discipline
Minimum of 5 years’ international logistics industry experience, in a Distribution/Warehousing operations, Import/export, transportation and Inventory Management
A demonstrated track record in managing, involving and influencing stakeholders in complex (preferably including international) environments
Fluent English language skills both oral and writing

Responsibilities

Follow all applicable Health and Safety rules and regulations, including ergonomics and PPE procedures are followed.
The primary job scope is ANSC’s Global Logistics supply chain. Because Global Freight and Distribution is an integral part of global transformation, the job must lead and represent Logistics and coordinate SME representation at the global ANSC level.
Make a leading contribution to the success of ANSC’s ERP transformation.
As an SME, bring expert insight into developing the global future state of ANSC’s business processes.
Focusing on international supply chain, involve, educate and organize/oversee work for a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders to deliver the ERP solution.
Identify difficulties or obstacles to success and escalate for resolution.
ERP transformation initiative relies strongly on this role in its work to deliver a well-designed and well-integrated global solution, with a high degree of stakeholder knowledge and buy-in. This role therefore makes an essential contribution to the efficient use of resources during the ERP transformation, and to achieving high-performing business processes in the future state
Consulting applicable SOP’s/One Point Lessons for all job tasks carried out, ensuring full understanding and adherence to the SOP / One Point Lessons
This is an influential, subject-matter-expert (SME), position in transformative effort to consolidate and upgrade its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Understand current-state business processes and envisage how they are to be redesigned to fit in the future-state ERP system, fully considering business and stakeholder requirements
Provide input as an SME to the global ERP design
Lead cross-functional teams to identify, document and solve the business requirements of the international supply chain as they pertain to the ERP system.
Write and/or contribute to the development of Key Decision Documents aligned with stakeholder needs
Provide support, training and project insight to local SMEs and other resources working on the ERP transformation in the region
Creates and delivers program review presentations to senior leadership
ANSC IT Software Ownership and managing system providers relationships