Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management

AbbVie; Vilafranca del Penedès; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management to lead regional materials planning for raw materials and shared supplies across multiple sites.

You will drive inventory optimization, ensure material availability, and mitigate risks while coordinating with procurement, manufacturing, and finance. The role requires leading cross-functional initiatives, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence multiple stakeholders across a network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations, or Planning experience across multiple sites or network environment.
• Direct experience with SAP, preferably S/4HANA, supporting materials management and supply planning processes.
• 5+ years managing direct reports.
• Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives involving inventory optimization, supply continuity, and operational improvement
• Strong analytical skills: ability to assimilate and interpret large data sets and translate into actions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels; ability to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional planning and inventory management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Monitor regional inventory positions and direct inventory balancing, transfers, and redeployment strategies across sites to optimize supply continuity and minimize obsolescence.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for regional material shortages, supply disruptions, and inventory-related risks.
• Partner with Procurement to develop material supply strategies and support sourcing decisions for shared and critical materials.
• Lead regional initiatives to standardize material management processes, inventory policies, and planning practices across the network.
• Support governance forums, planning reviews, and business processes including S&OP, Financial Plan, and Long-Range Planning activities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Tech Ops, Procurement, and Finance leadership to resolve constraints and align priorities.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators related to inventory health, material availability, stock-outs, excess and obsolete inventory, and planning effectiveness.
• Partner with PDS&T, Procurement, AoS, CMM and Single Use COEs to develop and implement plans for deploying new materials and phasing out obsolete technologies
• Lead continuous improvement projects focused on materials planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and process efficiency.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management/Engineering/Business Administration/Operations Management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management is responsible for leading regional materials management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across the biologics manufacturing region. The role drives inventory optimization, material availability, risk mitigation, and cross-site coordination to ensure uninterrupted supply while improving operational efficiency, inventory performance, and network responsiveness.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead regional planning and inventory management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Monitor regional inventory positions and direct inventory balancing, transfers, and redeployment strategies across sites to optimize supply continuity and mitigate surplus inventory to minimize obsolescence.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for regional material shortages, supply disruptions, and inventory-related risks.
• Partner with Procurement to develop material supply strategies and support sourcing decisions for shared and critical materials.
• Lead regional initiatives to standardize material management processes, inventory policies, and planning practices across the network.
• Support governance forums, planning reviews, and business processes including S&OP, Financial Plan, and Long-Range Planning activities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Tech Ops, Procurement, and Finance leadership to resolve constraints and align priorities.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators related to inventory health, material availability, stock-outs, excess and obsolete inventory, and planning effectiveness.
• Partner with PDS&T, Procurement, AoS, CMM and Single Use COEs to develop and implement plans for deploying new materials and phasing out obsolete technologies
• Lead continuous improvement projects focused on materials planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and process efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations, or Planning experience, including experience operating across multiple sites or a network environment.
• Direct experience with SAP, preferably S/4HANA, supporting materials management and supply planning processes.
• 5+ years managing direct reports.
• Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives involving inventory optimization, supply continuity, and operational improvement
• Strong analytical skills: ability to assimilate and interpret large data sets and translate into actions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels; ability to influence without authority.

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 employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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