Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management
About The Position
The Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management leads regional materials management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across AbbVie’s biologics manufacturing region. The role drives inventory optimization, material availability, risk mitigation, and coordination across sites to ensure uninterrupted supply while improving operational efficiency, inventory performance, and network responsiveness. The position partners with Procurement and cross-functional leaders to develop supply strategies, resolve constraints, standardize planning practices, and support regional governance and planning activities. It also leads continuous improvement initiatives involving materials planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and process efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations, or Planning, including experience across multiple sites or a network environment.
- Experience in the manufacturing industry.
- Direct experience with SAP supporting materials management and supply planning processes.
- Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives involving inventory optimization, supply continuity, and operational improvement.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret large data sets and translate them into actions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across organizational levels, and the ability to influence without authority.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing experience, highly preferred.
- SAP S/4HANA experience, preferably.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional planning and inventory management for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Monitor regional inventory and direct inventory balancing, transfers, and redeployment across sites to maintain supply continuity and mitigate surplus and obsolescence.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for regional material shortages, supply disruptions, and inventory-related risks.
- Partner with Procurement to develop material supply strategies and support sourcing decisions for shared and critical materials.
- Lead initiatives to standardize material management processes, inventory policies, and planning practices across the network.
- Support governance forums, planning reviews, and business processes, including S&OP, Financial Plan, and Long-Range Planning activities.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Tech Ops, Procurement, and Finance leadership to resolve constraints and align priorities.
- Monitor and report KPIs related to inventory health, material availability, stock-outs, excess and obsolete inventory, and planning effectiveness.
- Partner with PDS&T, Procurement, AoS, CMM, and Single Use COEs to develop and implement plans for deploying new materials and phasing out obsolete technologies.
- Lead continuous improvement projects focused on materials planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and process efficiency.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
