Senior Front Line Leader, Scheduling and Inventory

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:

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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:

• 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, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• 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 person in this role will use their thorough knowledge of Supply Chain and Inventory Management and a solid understanding of finite scheduling across multiple production lines to lead the Columbus Plant Inventory and Scheduling Team to develop an optimal site production schedule and material requirements plan (MRP) that best fits the needs of Abbott Nutrition and our end consumers.

This position requires a high level of collaboration and communication as the Inventory and Scheduling Team serves as the interface for communication and action across several cross-functional groups such as the US Planning Center, Engineering, Plant Operations, the Pilot Plant, Research & Development, Procurement, as well as key suppliers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead efforts required to maintain quality, safety, and compliance requirements for the Plant and Inventory & Scheduling Team
• Serve as the “Servant Leader” for the Inventory and Scheduling Team by always modeling Abbott’s core values, adhering to all HR policies, hiring/developing key talent, and having crucial conversations to drive performance
• Collaborate with the Materials Manager and Plant Staff team to set the Inventory and Scheduling Team’s long-term strategy cascaded down into yearly goals
• Continuously strive to optimize the site production schedule in collaboration with key stakeholders to unlock additional capacity for the Columbus Plant
• Lead the Inventory Team to ensure direct materials are at the Columbus Plant on time-in full (OTIF) to support production
• Gain a deep understanding and accountability for key plant financials such as Inventory dollars, days on hand (DOH) and Materials Usage Variance (MUV) as well as financial responsibility for team budget
• Lead cost improvement projects (CIP) to grow product margin and available working capital
• Assist in modeling near-term and long-term capacity across all Columbus Plant production lines and actively track performance against those models
• Assemble and facilitate the monthly Columbus Plant Supply Review (S&OP Process)
• Serve as a key contact and/or facilitator for Plant Financial and Quality audits
• Gain a deep understanding, assume responsibility, and lead improvement initiatives for key plant performance indicators such as Processing/Packaging Schedule Adherence (PSA),