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.

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

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. 

We are seeking an experienced Senior Demand Planner to work in our Diagnostics Global Supply Chain Planning organization in our Lake Forest, IL location. Under limited supervision, this individual will be responsible for the planning, on-time delivery and customer fill rate metrics for Instrument and spare parts. Works cross-functionally with purchasing, production, engineering, quality, distribution and other teams as necessary to resolve product issues.

Responsibilities

• Reviews data from various sources to establish and refresh demand forecasts and supply plans.
• Analyzes trends and updates forecasts as necessary. Facilitates meetings with relevant stakeholders to ensure clarity between demand and supply.
• Develops and executes sound supply planning and forecasting practices to manage the flow of material between suppliers, manufacturing areas and internal/external customers.
• Creates and manages area or country product/shipment allocations during times of short supply to minimize customer impact.
• Maintains inventory levels and order policy modifiers to meet monthly financial goals. Optimizes inventory, customer service and profitability of each commercial operations area.
• Analyzes trend data from a variety of sources to determine root causes of forecast variability. Develops plans to anticipate, resolve and avoid future problems.
• Coordinates and supports new product launches and retirements.
• Leads and/or contributes to cross-functional business processes and supply chain continuous improvement projects
• Respond to customer/affiliate inquiry and expedites effectively as needed

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required with 5-8 years manufacturing, materials, finance or marketing/sales experience.
• Experience utilizing planning software (SAP/addone) and MS Excel
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• Ability to work within a team and as in individual contributor in a fast-paced changing environment
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
• Travel 5 – 10%

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.