IT Business Relationship Manager Supply Chain EPD

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics diabetes care medical devices and nutritional products. Today Abbott employs more than 6200 people across ten sites located in Dublin Donegal Clonmel Cootehill Galway Kilkenny Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

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 122000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About the Role

We are hiring an IT Business Relationship Manager (BRM) to act as the key interface between IT and the Supply Chain organization. This is a high-impact autonomous role where you will represent IT locally in Dublin while collaborating with global teams across Latin America and the Netherlands.

You will play a critical role in translating supply chain business needs into technology solutions ensuring effective communication and driving delivery across a distributed international environment.

• Act as the primary IT partner for Supply Chain stakeholders in Dublin

• Translate business needs into clear actionable IT requirements

• Drive demand intake prioritisation and alignment with global IT teams

• Collaborate with geographically distributed teams to deliver solutions end-to-end

• Ensure clear communication and alignment between business and IT across regions

• Support planning inventory and supply chain optimisation initiatives

• Contribute to roadmapping and continuous improvement of supply chain systems

• Ensure visibility of risks dependencies and progress across initiatives

Experience

• 510 years experience across Supply Chain IT or Digital roles

• Strong experience in Supply Chain functions particularly:

  • Planning

  • Inventory management

• Proven experience working in cross-functional and international environments

• Experience in business-facing IT roles (BRM Business Analyst Product Owner etc.)

Core Skills

Supply Chain Expertise

• Strong understanding of planning and inventory processes

• Ability to engage credibly with business stakeholders

Communication & Influence

• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to operate independently and represent IT without local team support

Autonomy & Stakeholder Management

• Comfortable working as a standalone IT representative in Dublin

• Strong coordination skills across remote/global teams

• Familiarity with ERP or Supply Chain systems (e.g. SAP or similar)

• General understanding of IT delivery and project lifecycle

Education

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain IT or related field

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