Senior Demand Planner

Abbott • Lake Forest, CA

5d • 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. The Senior Demand Planner establishes and maintains Reagent demand and supply forecasts to meet customer service and target inventory levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business Administration, or related field.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• MS Excel experience is required.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model is preferred.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Experience with SAP and MRP software.
• 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 on 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 MRP and SAP planning master data and router accuracy.

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: Senior