Supply Chain Manager

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

The Supply Chain Manager is the main point of contact for all our partners in the Supply Chain.   Responsible for management of logistic vendors -3PLs and freight suppliers- to ensure they comply with AbbVie guidelines and standards. Key role on the S&OP process, working closely with Sales, market Access and FP&A team to maximize the chances of achieving AbbVie’s financial and strategic goals.

Major Responsibilities:

•             Liaison between global operations teams and Commercial affiliate to align overall supply and operations strategy.

•             Daily stock and sales monitoring to identify risks of stock-out for immediate action for remediation. Primary contact for Commercial and Finance team to ensure product availability and status.

•             Support S&OP process delivering information or stock status, plan arrivals and short dated product risks.

•             Set up accordingly product master data parameters in SAP and planning systems.

•             Constantly monitor the sales forecast vs. actual sales, to avoid any increase in the volume resulting in a stock out situation.

•             Coordinate onboarding of new 3PL(s) (e.g., systems integration, scenario testing, process and policy training, Service Level Agreement reviews).

•             Partner with 3PL(s) & to find ways to improve Warehousing and Distribution processes to improve service levels to internal and external customers, and capture and share local practices with the Distribution and Logistics CoE.

•             Perform activities in line with global and local financial policies, review on a regular basis inbound delivery, outbound deliveries (returned goods), inventory by product and resolve discrepancies and returns.

•             Review upcoming volumes, product launches and future capacity needs.

•             Control and understand all Logistics systems (parameters, costs, restrictions) and optimization tools.

Qualifications

•  Bachelor's degree in an appropriate Technical or Business Discipline is required.
•   5-7 years of Logistics/Supply chain experience
• Proficient in English: advance
•   Customer focus
•  Strong analytical, problem solving, communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
•  Individual must be self-motivated with great follow-up skills and be able to work independently.

Additional Information

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.