Manager, Business Systems IT Warehousing Capabilities

The Manager Business Systems will lead the Warehousing business systems capability and manage a team responsible for translating global Supply Chain Manufacturing Distribution Quality and Logistics needs into reliable compliant and scalable technology solutions. The role will own the capability roadmap and lifecycle for warehouse management solutions including SAP Warehouse Management SAP Extended Warehouse Management inventory management RF/mobile processes warehouse automation and integrations with manufacturing transportation serialization and third-party logistics platforms. This role will ensure technology investments improve inventory accuracy product flow operational resilience user experience and measurable business outcomes. 

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures including security privacy data integrity validation and regulated-system controls where applicable. 
• Capability strategy and roadmap: Define and maintain the multi-year warehousing technology roadmap aligned with Supply Chain and enterprise technology strategies; assess site archetypes process complexity automation needs total cost of ownership and modernization priorities. 
• Business partnership: Serve as the primary technology partner for Warehousing capabilities. Translate operational needs into process data integration and system requirements across manufacturing sites distribution centers and third-party logistics operations. 
• Solution ownership: Govern the lifecycle of SAP WM SAP EWM inventory management RF/mobile solutions warehouse automation and material-flow integrations and related reporting and analytics. Ensure solutions are standardized scalable supportable and fit for purposes. 
• Delivery leadership: Lead cross-functional programs and product teams through discovery design configuration/development testing deployment cutover stabilization and benefits realization using appropriate Agile and waterfall methods. 
• Operational excellence: Establish service performance expectations and oversee incidents problems change release capacity continuity and vendor management for business-critical warehousing solutions. Drive root-cause elimination and continuous improvement. 
• Data and integration: Promote accurate warehouse master and transactional data end-to-end inventory visibility and robust integration with SAP S/4HANA MES transportation serialization/traceability automation controls analytics and 3PL platforms. 
• Financial and portfolio management: Develop investment cases manage budgets and forecasts oversee project capital/RCE expenditures and operating expenses monitor value realization and identify opportunities for cost avoidance and simplification. 
• People leadership: Set expectations; coach develop evaluate and retain employees; determine the appropriate mix of internal external onshore and offshore skills; build succession and capability plans; and foster an accountable inclusive and innovative team culture. 
• Stakeholder and partner management: Build effective relationships with senior business leaders site teams Quality Operations Engineering Finance Procurement enterprise architecture cybersecurity vendors and strategic service partners. 

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelors degree with 8 years of relevant experience Masters degree with 7 years of relevant experience or PhD with 3 years of relevant experience. Degree in information systems engineering computer science supply chain business or a related discipline preferred. 
• Experience leading business systems digital products and technology capabilities in warehousing distribution manufacturing logistics or supply chain execution. 
• Working knowledge of IT warehouse processes including receiving put-away replenishment internal movements picking packing shipping physical inventory returns and exception management. 
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex multi-site technology programs and managing solution lifecycle operational support vendors budgets risks and benefits. 
• At least 1-2 years of supervisory or people-leadership experience including coaching performance management workforce planning and employee development. 
• Ability to translate technical capabilities and operational data into clear business outcomes investment recommendations roadmaps and executive-level communications. 
• Strong analytical problem-solving stakeholder-management and decision-making skills in a global matrixed environment. 
• Ability to operate within broad goals and objectives and make strategic decisions that may affect multiple functions sites or business processes.

Preferred:

• Experience with enterprise warehouse management solutions. SAP WM SAP EWM SAP S/4HANA RF/mobile solutions automation or material-flow systems and 3PL integration experience are strongly preferred. 
• Experience in a regulated industry and familiarity with validated systems data integrity audit readiness and change control are preferred. 

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 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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