Demand Planning Manager
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Demand Planning Manager
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The Demand Manager role will support the overall Demand and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the Abbott U.S. Workplace Toxicology. The role will be assisting the overall S&OP process by collecting, validating and summarizing the inputs coming from Commercial (Sales managers, Sales reps), Finance and Marketing, as well analyzing the demand submissions to identify any risk and opportunities. The role will be expected to take ownership and leadership of demand department. The role is expected to be based in Lake Forest, Illinois, J55. The role reports to the Senior Director, Commercial.
What You’ll Work On
Manage the monthly S&OP process in collecting and reviewing forecast changes (volume and value, manufacturing sites, price, customer contracts, rebates), disconnects from RLBE, Channel KPIs, any ad hoc analysis and briefing senior management on key findings and topic of discussion
Demand analysis: In depth review of forecast changes and trends, align with Sales leaders and Finance to identify any risk and opportunities to the latest forecast. Expected to help also with Ad-hoc analysis required to support management in any decision or questions
Manage relationship with Supply Chain for management of constrained lines and prioritization/allocation decisions, inclusive of monitoring of execution of allocation and communication to Sales on latest developments
Clearly define roles and responsibilities for the S&OP demand planning process. Continuously identify opportunities for efficiency, growth and simplification. Map current local S&OP process and identify gaps and improvements' opportunities
Lead initiatives and projects linked to the S&OP, demand planning, and gross margin mix optimization, in both collecting and analyzing any data as well identifying areas of improvement and new processes and tools required to improve overall demand forecasting
Manage and lead end to end any ah-hoc projects related to Demand and inventory management, inclusive but not limited to SKU rationalization, Inventory level monitoring, identification of E&O reduction opportunities, process mapping and improvements opportunities, talent development
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
10 years of Forecasting and/or supply chain planning and management, financial experience
Role requires effective communication skills with all levels of management, inside and outside of finance
Candidate must possess strong PC/system skills; specifically Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to learn new systems quickly
Preferred Qualifications
Prior Abbott experience working in an Abbott division at the country level is a strong plus
Understanding of Demand Planning and Forecasting methodology as
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