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AbbVie Manager, Supply and Production Planning in Branchburg, New Jersey

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

At our company, we deeply value our employees and strive to create a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation. As the Supply Chain Planning Manager, you will have the incredible opportunity to make a significant impact and contribute to the success of our supply chain planning operations.

We are actively seeking an exceptional individual to join our team and help us optimize our commercial, brand, and supply chain operations. In this role, you will play a pivotal and influential role in providing support, guidance, education, and training on our supply and production planning processes.

Your expertise will be crucial in providing strategic and tactical direction for our supply chain planning processes, managing program activities, and ensuring optimal performance and customer satisfaction. We are particularly looking for someone who can influence key business partners, such as our global Brand and Global Supply Planning teams, as well as our internal partners in Operations and Quality. Your ability to support process implementation and drive continuous improvement across planning and S&OP will be highly valued.

If you are passionate about supply chain management and are seeking a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and be part of a company that truly values its employees and is dedicated to creating a culture of excellence and innovation. Apply now!

Responsibilities:

  • Manage direct reports for day-to-day execution of Supply Planning and Production Planning processes in line with monthly S&OP cycles.

  • Accountable for Supply Plan Achievement, Line-Item Attainment, and On Time Scheduling Index metrics.

  • Responsible for accuracy of Master Production Schedule. Communicates with internal stakeholders on needs, priorities, and urgency in schedule.

  • Implement and maintain scheduling and recipe data in ERP system, ensuring integrity and accuracy.

  • Coordinates the startup of new or transferred products, plant activities, and any major projects that may affect the production plan.

  • Provide oversight to monthly scheduling and analyze detailed capacity & load.

  • Facilitates monthly production supply review, capacity analysis, and elevate any needs to the monthly Site Consensus

  • Acts as principal liaison in problem solving for issues potentially compromising the production plan.

  • Benchmark against AbbVie sites and external insights to apply Supply Management and S&OP concepts, to drive tactical execution of AbbVie processes.

  • Identify applicable practices and influences as a change agent within the organization to implement and ensure widespread adoption.

  • Provide governance, set priorities, and ensure effective team management.

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with key Operations, Quality, Brand, and GSP stakeholders.

  • Significant Work Activities -Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field. A master's degree or relevant certification, such as APICS (Association for Operations Management) certification, may be preferred.

  • At least 5-7 years of prior experience in one or more of the following areas: Commercial Operations, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Operations Planning, and Demand Management.

  • Desired knowledge of pharmaceutical industry practices, integrated business planning, and lean 6 sigma methodologies.

  • Advanced proficiency in Excel is required, as it is a crucial tool for data analysis, forecasting, and planning activities.

  • Experience with supply chain planning software such as JDA and ERP systems like SAP is preferred.

  • Proven experience in supply chain planning, preferably in a managerial role. This includes expertise in demand planning, production planning, inventory management, and logistics.

  • Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in supply chain planning, including S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) processes.

  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with a strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks.

  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan, execute, and track projects to ensure timely and successful completion.

  • A passion for supply chain management and a drive to continuously learn and stay updated on industry advancements.

  • Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve goals and objectives.

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. ​

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

Note: No amount of pay is 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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