Director – Global Supply Planning (Team of 40 people)

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Role Overview

Reporting to the VP Global Supply Planning, this role involves management of functional and strategic leadership of all supply activities to ensure the organization meets performance objectives in areas of supply chain planning, customer service, inventory and operating costs.

The position is responsible for global supply planning for AbbVie Key Growth & Established Brands and for planning and execution of these activities through management of Global Supply Planners in VLOG and elsewhere as needed. The role ensures full product availability and meets the strategic needs of each product or brand, whether manufactured within AbbVie or at a Third Party Manufacturer (TPM).

This individual is a member of the Global Supply Planning Leadership Team, responsible for defining the vision and strategy for Global Supply Planning in AbbVie, including organization, development, and adoption of best-in-class processes, support, and tools to drive future business planning requirements.

As a member of the VLOG Management Team, the incumbent shares responsibility in a matrix organization for defining the vision, mission, and strategic goals/related business plans for the AbbVie VLOG management team organization, including leadership of interactions with the VLOG Works Council.

Highlighted Responsibilities

• Meet immediate and long-range objectives for profitability and customer satisfaction within Operations and across multiple connected functions.
• Develop and achieve goals, policies, and programs directed toward key performance indicators for customer service/on-time delivery, back order, on-time supply of product from manufacturing sources, and inventory plan achievement.
• Partner with ME&C and ECM in support of supply sources, supply constraint resolution, and assurance of supply initiatives over the LRP horizon.
• Manage New Product Introduction to meet strategic and financial needs of each product, ensuring supply availability at the time of launch.
• Manage all Global Supply Planning teams within remit, proactively avoiding drug shortages, identifying supply issues, seeking alternative opportunities, developing and implementing corrective actions, and engaging ME&C/ECM, local management, Brand, and Supply Chain leadership for escalated issues as needed.
• Provide input and participate in AbbVie’s Sales and Operations Planning process, including attending S&OP forums with senior leadership, providing executive summaries, and presenting on supply topics.
• Develop Global Supply Planning team members and next-generation leadership, creating robust succession plans for key management positions.
• Work with Global Supply Planning Leadership to identify, evaluate, and implement supply planning best practices, simplify processes, align on RACI with functional stakeholders, and deploy automation to meet current and future organizational needs.
• Assure compliance with all AbbVie quality, financial, personnel, and regulatory rules, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Economics, or Business Management. MBA or higher education preferred.
• 10+ years of extensive experience in Operations, Supply Chain Management, or Financial Management.
• Proven success in leading effective teams and fostering collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Proven capability to manage, implement, and influence large change management programs.
• Hands-on experience applying lean manufacturing, six sigma, and advanced planning and control methods to drive change in large organizations.
• Direct people development and management experience, with the ability to develop next-generation leaders for Global Supply Planning, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively in worldwide cultural settings and with senior-level management.