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About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the worlds greatest healthcare challenges.

Key Accountabilities

• Owns and leads the end-to-end demand planning process delivering an accurate aligned and approved consensus forecast across planning horizons.
• Estimates future demand by analyzing market drivers customer signals historical trends and business assumptions to support category channel and enterprise decision-making.
• Leads demand review and S&OP/IBP forums aligning stakeholders on forecast assumptions risks and opportunities.
• Monitors forecast accuracy bias variability and demand signals; proactively identifies risks and recommends forecast adjustments and mitigation actions.
• Translates commercial inputs promotions lifecycle changes and market intelligence into actionable demand plans for finished goods and sub-assemblies.
• Ensures integrity and ongoing maintenance of demand-related master data hierarchies and planning parameters within planning systems.
• Tracks analyzes and communicates key planning and service metrics including backorders and On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance to support issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Leads and supports cross-functional projects including ramp-up and ramp-down initiatives new product introductions lifecycle transitions and supply network changes ensuring demand plans assumptions milestones timing and execution alignment across stakeholders.
• Acts as a primary supply chain liaison to Commercial Sales Finance and Program Management teams to ensure demand plans reflect customer commitments and business priorities.
• Partners with Global Business Services (GBS) and RDIL (Ireland) across demand planning customer service and purchasing functions to ensure alignment on demand assumptions supply commitments transactional execution and issue resolution.
• Identifies and escalates demand-related risks and opportunities providing scenario planning and quantified impacts to service inventory and revenue.
• Supports customs and trade-related issues by facilitating resolution of import clearance and cross-border challenges in coordination with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Drives continuous improvement of demand planning processes tools and governance across multiple product families or value streams.
• Performs additional planning analytical and project-based responsibilities as required to support evolving business priorities and customer needs.

Your Experience Education and Knowledge

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Analytics or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5 years of progressive experience in demand planning forecasting or S&OP/IBP preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience working in SAP or comparable ERP/planning systems.
• 3 years of experience working with forecasting planning and data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets and translate insights into business recommendations.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed geographically diverse environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence at multiple organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Excellent organizational skills attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a medical device or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within an enterprise or multi-division business model.
• Other demand planning or supply chain certification (CPIM CSCP CPF etc).
• Experience supporting or leading S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.

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