Project Manager Global Logistics - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

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:

Project Manager Global Logistics

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition 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®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Logistics Project Manager

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

• Propose and implement logistics solutions for customers.
• Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues such as operational process improvement and network design
• Evaluate the use of technology to maximize distribution center efficiency and proposed solutions
• Develop logistics and distribution metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
• Assist leadership in the identification of improvement projects to include cost reduction, cycle time reduction and waste elimination
• Define OpEx goals, project plans and coordinate project teams, ensuring that projects are integrated with business strategies.
• Assist in the technical deployment of OpEx.
• Perform statistical analysis
• Complete value stream mapping and process optimization studies
• Evaluate effectiveness of logistics policies, processes and procedures and develop as applicable.
• Work closely with Packaging, Manufacturing, Customer Service, and IT to streamline and improve flow.
• Resolves and/or facilitates resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurrence.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Communicate OpEx briefings to senior leadership teams.
• Drive benchmarking and sharing of best practices internally and with other Abbott locations worldwide.
• Incorporate OpEx practices into systems, processes, and protocols.
• Deliver training on lean tools and OpEx initiatives.
• Lead Kaizen events
• Partner with other functions within Abbott Nutrition to maximize opportunities for improvements and to build a sustainable OpEx program across the Supply Chain
• Support all company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Performs related functions and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Logistics
• 4+ years of logistics experience
• Strong knowledge of standard office desktop computer applications suc