Global Supply Planner

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.

Job Description

AbbVie is seeking a Global Supply Planner responsible for short-term range supply chain planning activities and controlling the flow of product globally between manufacturing sites and distribution centers. The objective is to meet market demand and optimize inventory levels in the supply network.

The Global Supply Planner builds strong relationships with supply sites, brand operation managers, ECM managers, Quality Assurance, Finance, Distribution, affiliates, and other stakeholders. This role requires understanding the business, anticipating future opportunities and risks, and continuously raising the bar to ensure success for AbbVie and assurance of supply for 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.
• Ensure SAP and JDA are kept up to date with the latest information and that customers are informed timely of supply updates and risks.
• Coordinate and process inbound and outbound shipments.
• Support data for plant meetings to review and improve performance.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations.
• Drive continuous improvements and participate in initiatives led by other colleagues.
• Execute financial processes including hedging, inventory reserve review, and product scrapping.
• Support artwork changes by coordinating related supply activity.
• Offer innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities and to address challenges in the Global Supply Planning function. Create impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipate and respond to changes.
• Support S&OE process through root-cause analysis, problem solving, and creative thinking to drive resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master level, preferably in operations, supply chain or business management.
• 1 -3 years of work experience.
• Ability to be a team player with focus on improvement and strong drive for results.
• Must possess high-level analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
• Excellent organizational skills are required.
• Persistent, resilient and resourceful when confronted with obstacles, and resolved issues in a timely manner.