Capital Project Analyst

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

Our business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Track the Capital expenditures for Abbott Nutrition (AN) and create metrics (and cadence of metrics) across the AN network that drive visibility and measureable improvements.
• Play a key role in tracking and analyzing Request for Capital Expenditures (RCE), capital project data and driving accurate RCE submission.
• Capture data across systems to maintain a user-friendly repository that tracks our Capital and Project activity, to allow business managers and other users to make more informed future business decisions.
• Candidate must have a broad background of industry best practices and performance metrics, as well as financial and capital project acumen.
• Interface (calls/emails) with Abbott Nutrition sites and functions in countries all around the world, requiring flexibility in communication and cultural sensitivities.
• Develops new procedures and standards
• Complies with all regulations and standards for quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable
• Ability to communicate, challenge and collaborate up to director level
• Ability to present to senior leadership and large groups

Capital Projects:

• Ensure accurate project submission, responsible for approval process for a segment of all AN Capital Projects
• Maintain the Capital Planning project database
• Familiar with SAP/ERP systems
• Ensure coordination with AN Finance and databased process (Planview) for cash flow alignment and reporting. 

Metrics/Analytics/ Reporting:

• Maintain Capital Planning Microsoft SharePoint sites and publish reports to it.
• Develop dashboards and reports for the Capital Business Office (CBO)
• Excellent teamwork and ability to function across multiple areas of the business
• Provide support to other areas of the Capital Business cross-functional teams across the organization to understand overall business goals, improve reporting, and assist with larger scale projects as needed
• Ability to use Power BI (or similar software tool) to display trends (the ability to build Power BI dashboards is preferred)
• Ability to use Planview (or similar software tool) to collaborate with Finance and Resource Planning

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field.
• 0-3 yrs. experience.
• Strong business analytics experience.
• Familiar with the Project Management Life Cycle
• Extensive competencies in documentation and data management
• St