Regional IBP & Demand Director: Forecasting & NPI Leader

Abbott Laboratories, Limited. Saint Laurent, Québec, Canada; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories seeks an IBP and Demand Management leader to drive integrated planning across the MEAP and TR-CIS region, ensuring forecast accuracy, planning excellence and cross-functional alignment with affiliates, regional stakeholders and global teams.

You will lead IBP and S&OP processes, monitor forecast KPIs, coordinate inputs from Commercial Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality, and manage NPI planning with global partners to sustain supply chain performance.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, IBP, or S&OP in a multinational environment.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional IBP and S&OP processes ensuring high-quality demand forecasting and planning across affiliates.
• Monitor forecast accuracy KPIs, identify improvement opportunities and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs from Commercial Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Quality.
• Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) planning and execution in partnership with global teams.
• Lead Influvac demand forecasting and allocation planning across the region.
• Drive Class A implementation certification readiness and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the regional liaison between affiliates, division and global teams to resolve planning and supply challenges.
• Support adoption of new global processes, systems, dashboards and reporting tools through training and change management.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Cross-functional teams

Education

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Job description

Abbott Laboratories seeks an IBP and Demand Management leader to drive integrated planning across the MEAP and TR-CIS region, ensuring forecast accuracy, planning excellence and cross-functional alignment with affiliates, regional stakeholders and global teams.

You will lead IBP and S&OP processes, monitor forecast KPIs, coordinate inputs from Commercial Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality, and manage NPI planning with global partners to sustain supply chain performance.