Business Analyst, Contract Manufacturing - Columbus, OH

Abbott; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Business Analyst, Contract Manufacturing, works in Columbus, OH, supporting Third Party Manufacturing by issuing Production and Purchase Orders, tracking spend, managing inventory, and identifying invoice errors to help the business run smoothly.

This role focuses on continuous improvement and automation opportunities, building reports and dashboards to guide decisions, and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Intermediate experience in SAP ECC.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Motivated team player able to work independently and adapt to changing environments.
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders across levels of the business.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Power BI and Power Automate a plus, VBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support inventory management functions including materials ordering, receipt processing, and reconciliations.
• Issue Purchase Orders, track spend, and resolve invoice errors for TPM.
• Review packaging specs and gain third-party approvals.
• Create and merge reports to support TPMs and nutrition operations.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards to track metrics for decision making.
• Support continuous improvement via automation and process improvements.
• Create process documentation such as SOPs and process flows.
• Interact with Finance, Operations, Quality, and Procurement management levels.
• Lead or support special ad hoc projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team player

Adaptability

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP ECC

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Power Automate

VBA

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Business Analyst, Contract Manufacturing

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. Our Nutrition business develops science-based products for people of all ages—from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions around the world rely on our leading brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®, to live their healthiest lives.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and the FreeU education benefit—an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Recognition globally as a great place to work, and for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Columbus, OH in the Nutrition Division. This position supports Third Party Manufacturing Operations by issuing Production Orders and Purchase Orders to suppliers, tracking spend, managing inventory, identifying and resolving invoice errors, creating and running reports to provide analysis and support business needs, and focusing on continuous improvement and automation opportunities to best support the business.

What You’ll Work On

• Support inventory management functions such as materials ordering, receipt processing, destruct processing, and inventory reconciliations.
• Issue Purchase Orders, track spend, and identify and resolve invoice errors for the broader Third-Party Manufacturing (TPM) team.
• Review packaging specifications and work with third parties to gain approval.
• Create, pull, and merge various reports to support both Nutritional and Copacking TPMs (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc).
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards that track and trend metrics to drive business decisions.
• Support continuous improvement via automation and other general process improvements.
• Create process documentation such as One Point Lessons, Process Flows, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Interaction with different levels of management, including Finance, Operations, Quality, and Procurement.
• Lead or support Special Ad Hoc projects as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL BRING

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Intermediate experience in SAP ECC.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated individual who is a strong team player, with the ability to work on own initiative and can easily adapt to changing environments.
• A proven track record to influence and engage key stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• The ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a diverse fast paced environment.
• Power BI and Power Automate a plus, but not required.
• Visual Basic for Applications a plus, but not required.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.