Senior Specialist Demand Planning

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.

About Abbott

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Division location in Lake Forest, IL. currently has an opportunity for a Senior Specialist Demand Planning reporting to the Senior Supply Chain Manager, Toxicology. The Sr. Specialist will manage the development of North America (US & Canada) commercial sales forecasts within the S&OP program.

What You’ll Do

• S&OP Meetings: lead the monthly commercial demand management review to achieve approval of the consensus demand plan; support preparation for the monthly Toxicology Executive S&OP meeting
• Product Availability: during periods of constrained inventory collaborate with supply chain to shape demand and implement allocation methods; serve as point of contact with commercial
• Product Lifecycle Management: coordinate and support demand management across the product lifecycle (launch, retirement, phase-in/phase-out)
• Forecast Generation: coordinate with sales, marketing, finance, regulatory affairs, and product development to deliver consensus demand forecasts; review historical sales trends and evaluate use of statistical forecasts
• Forecast Accuracy: track monthly forecast error KPI, complete root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and promote forecast process improvements
• Lead the monthly S&OP consensus demand planning process for North America (US & Canada) commercial
• Financial Integration: support the monetization of S&OP volume forecasts for comparison to financial planning sales benchmarks (e.g. LBE, PLAN) in dollars; reconcile key assumptions
• Master Data/Systems: support set-up and maintenance of master data, manage forecasts in the ATLAS Planning system

Required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• MS Excel intermediate level skills
• Bachelor's degree in a field that includes quantitative analysis (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Supply Chain, natural sciences) or related field
• At least 4-6 years product sales forecasting, demand management or supply chain planning experience

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare product industry (e.g. diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical)
• Project management in a matrix organizational environment
• Experience with forecasting or supply chain planning software (e.g. Atlas Planning, QlikView, SAP, SAGE, Power BI)
• Exposure to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• Strong data analysis and model-building skills using MS Excel and Power BI

What We Offer

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• Paid time off
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation and retirement plans

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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