Associate Director, Materials Management

ABBVIE; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentive programs

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie in Tempe, AZ is seeking an experienced senior leader to direct and coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and forecasting activities to reduce costs and improve accuracy in delivering medicines to patients.

You will oversee the Master Production Schedule, customer order processing, and inbound/outbound customs; drive direct and indirect procurement, supplier management, and cost reduction opportunities; and coordinate end-to-end supply chain planning, inventory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering or business-related area is required; MBA or higher education preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or Financial Management.
• 6+ years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of raw materials handling, production processes, quality assurance/quality control, cost and techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of products/intermediates.

Responsibilities

• Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and forecasting activities to limit cost and improve accuracy, customer service of products to patients.
• Ensure Master Production Schedule is properly executed to meet deliveries, inventory levels and plant performance.
• Oversee customer orders from shipment through invoicing and manage customs relations for inbound/outbound shipments.
• Lead procurement for Direct and Indirect materials, manage supplier portfolio and conduct audits as needed.
• Develop tools for expenditure monitoring to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure quality and timely delivery, discuss metrics with suppliers.
• Coordinate sales and operations planning, including demand forecasting and inventory management.
• Analyze inventories to improve turns, reduce waste, and optimize service.
• Support engineering changes, product launches, and transitions in production flow.
• Evaluate IT solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials and inventory.
• Understand customer needs and maintain strong relationships with key personnel involved in supply chain.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Inventory management

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 20
• Compensation: USD 141500 - USD 268500 - yearly

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 atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and forecasting activities to limit cost and improve accuracy, customer service assurance of products to our patients. Direct the movement, storage or processing of inventory. Assure the coordination and execution of the logistics of all aspects of the supply chain related with the manufacturing plant such as the plan and strategy, the sources of raw materials and services, the manufacturing plan focusing on productivity and efficiency, the delivery and logistics, and the coordination of any returned material for proper disposition.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the process of Master Production Schedule is properly executed in order to meet the deliveries, performance and inventory levels established for the Plant, taking in consideration the availability of equipment, personnel, and materials.
• Ensure the process of handling customer orders is properly executed, from the initial phase of the day for the shipment until the invoices are issue to the customers. Ensure the correct management of customs relations both, Inbound and Outbound.
• Ensure an effective procurement process for both Direct and Indirect materials, either through local purchasing function as well as Purchasing Supplier Management. Responsible to manage the supplier portfolio, ensuring continuous search for new potential suppliers, and executing audits when necessary.
• Develop tools for expenditure monitoring and control in the different areas under his/her responsibility in order to identify new cost reduction opportunities.
• Monitor suppliers performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements. Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback or to discuss production forecasts and changes.
• Manage/coordinate the sales and operations planning process including supply/demand forecasting, inventory management, and on time delivery. Monitor and analyze current trends in the marketplace.
• Analyze inventories of materials and products to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product lines modifications, and new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material o production flow.
• Evaluate, develop or select information technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products manufacturing, storage or inventory.
• Understand customers' needs, service those needs, and maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to the supply chain activities. Level of customer interaction and support varies based on site product portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a Scientific, Engineering or Business related area is required. MBA or higher education preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or Financial Management.
• 6+ years of Supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of raw materials handling, production processes, quality assurance/quality control, cost and techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of products/intermediates.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources effective and efficient utilization.
• Must have a demonstrated capacity to build relationships both internally and externally to the organization and manage a diverse multicultural workforce.
• Should have a very advance interpersonal skills, be persuasive, empathetic, able to handle pressure, creative, have sense of urgency and attention to details. Must exhibit leadership, people management skills, advance negotiation and conflict resolution skills, and organizational and planning abilities.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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