Production Scheduler I

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Production Scheduler I

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 a 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation Division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

We are seeking an experienced, high-caliber Production Scheduler to join our Neuromodulation Global Supply Planning & Operations organization. Under general supervision, this role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and communicating manufacturing schedules that align production output with finished goods demand to ensure timely shipment to customers. The Production Scheduler creates and manages schedules that support the achievement of zero backorders, healthy inventory levels, consistent schedule attainment, and targeted lead times, while also contributing to key internal financial performance metrics.

What You'll Work On

• Develops and provides a detailed scheduling plan, largely for subassemblies, which supports the top level approved build plans, assuring quantity and mix are clearly communicated to manufacturing and other manufacturing groups.

• Releases work orders in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and updates Kanban quantities to support build plans.

• Reviews forecast data, backorder reports, and commodity/purchasing updates, including early warning signs, to prioritize and expedite manufacturing jobs to prevent or clear backorders.

• Reviews and updates material master data on regular basis to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

• Manages safety stock in partnership with purchasing.

• Approves and creates rework or special work orders in the ERP system Review and updates outdated open jobs which require rescheduling or closing.

• Partner with purchasing and warehousing to minimize and dispose of slow moving, obsolete and expiring inventory.

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Intermediate experience utilizing MRP and ERP systems
• Proficient in MS Office, strong Excel skills
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work onsite within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detai