Senior Global Planner
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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 Plymouth, MN location in the Structural Heart Supply Chain division.
The Sr. Supply Chain Global Planner plays a critical role in aligning customer demand with operational supply capabilities. Working with limited supervision, this position develops, maintains, and communicates manufacturing schedules that support production requirements and ensure timely delivery of finished goods to customers. The Global Planner is responsible for balancing demand and supply, optimizing inventory levels, and creating production schedules aimed at minimizing back orders and supporting key performance indicators related to customer service and product availability.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Partners with manufacturing management to assess efficiency of manufacturing lines and analyze capacity.
• Leads weekly meetings with key stake holders to ensure recommended manufacturing schedule will meet all business demands. Meeting may include stakeholders from some or all of the following functions: manufacturing, supply chain, clinical, regulatory, quality and marketing.
• Implements policies set by SC mgt. to manage finished goods and raw material inventory.
• Continuously review existing processes for alignment with current business needs. Develop, gain buy in, and roll out process enhancements which may impact multiple value streams.
• Generates highly complex reports and performs data analysis to proactively plan or resolve issues.
• Develops and provides a detailed scheduling plan for finished goods 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.
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