Senior Supply Chain Planner

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose
The Sr. Global Supply Planner is responsible for the short-term, long-term, or end-to-end (E2E) range supply chain planning activities and controlling the flow of product globally between manufacturing sites and the distribution centers. The objective is to meet market demand and optimize inventory levels in our supply network. To achieve this, the GSP must build strong relationships with supply sites, brand operation managers, ECM managers, Quality Assurance, Finance, Distribution, the Affiliates, and other stakeholders. The GSP knows the business and can anticipate future opportunities and risks, and continuously looks to raise the bar to ensure success for AbbVie and assurance of supply for our patients.

Responsibilities

• Daily contact with one or more supply plants (internal and external) to coordinate the supply of finished product, bulk, active pharmaceutical ingredients or supporting materials.
• Support financial plan/long-range planning (LRP) cycles by providing required data and input to long-term supply strategy.
• Coordinate and process inbound and outbound shipments. Support S&OE process through root-cause analysis, problem solving, and creative thinking to drive resolution.
• Ensure SAP and JDA are kept up to date with the latest information and that customers are informed timely of supply updates and risks.
• Participate in plant meetings to review and improve performance. Create impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipate and respond to changes.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations. Influence others when needed through use of SME knowledge and enterprise view. Act as a project lead when required.
• Drive continuous improvements and participate in initiatives led by other colleagues. Offer innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities and to address challenges in the Global Supply Planner function.
• Execute financial processes including hedging, inventory reserve review, and product scrapping.
• Support artwork changes by coordinating related supply activity.
• Onboard/train new employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master level, preferably in operations, supply chain or business management.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a similar environment required.
• Must be experienced with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Be a team player with focus on improvement and a strong drive for results.
• Must possess high-level analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication is required.
• Excellent organizational skills are required.
• Proven strong problem solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to step into leadership role when required.
• Persistent, resilient and resourceful when confronted with obstacles, and resolved issues in a timely manner.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• 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. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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