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AbbVie Project Planner - Supply Chain in Worcester, Massachusetts

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Responsible for coordinating with the different departments (such as QA, Production, Logistics, Finance, and Purchasing) the activities needed to support the production schedule execution and finished goods timely delivery. Responsible for the short- and long-term planning and product scheduling. Also responsible for the material allocation to all process and customer orders. Responsible for collecting and organizing data required for different reports such as inventory analysis, shipment report, production performance, material requirements, etc.

Responsibilities

  • Daily contact with one or multiple (internal/external) supplying plants to coordinate the supply of pharmaceutical finished product, bulk, active pharmaceutical ingredient or supporting materials.

  • Engage with project stakeholders (scientists, engineers, etc.) to develop raw material demand and develop manufacturing schedules for clinical and commercial projects.

  • Ensure ERP (SAP) and scheduling system (Infor) are kept up to date with the latest info and customers are informed in a timely manner.

  • Participate in plant meetings, to review and improve performance.

  • Manages stakeholder relationships and expectations.

  • Drive continuous improvements and participate in continuous improvement initiatives led by colleagues.

  • Offering innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities to address challenges in the supply chain specialist function.

  • Creates impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipates and responds to changes.

  • Influences others & is viewed as a credible and respected role model (coach/mentor) and resource among peers for onboarding/training new employees.

  • Act as project lead for projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Master level, preferably in Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management

  • 3 years’ work experience in a similar environment, is preferred

  • Must be experienced with ERP systems, preferably SAP

  • Be a team player with focus on improvement and strong drive for results

  • Must possess good analytical skills

  • Excellent written and oral English communication skills are required

  • Excellent organizational skills are required

  • Proven strong problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution skills

  • Ability to step up and takes leadership to own challenges

  • Persistent and resilient when confronted with obstacles, and resolves issues in a timely manner

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is a considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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