Director, Third Party Manufacturing (Packaging of Finished Goods)

AbbVie; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Long-term incentive programs

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior Manufacturing Program leader to manage a team of TPM Account Managers responsible for packaging of finished goods under TPM contracts. The role ensures high-quality production, compliance with regulations, and timely delivery per forecasts and budgets.

You will lead contract negotiations, coordinate with global logistics, and drive financial planning while guiding QA, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives across TPMs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and engineering.
• Progressively increased responsibility in supervisory and leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of AbbVie TPM Account Managers to negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreements and amendments.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Supplier quality to ensure material procurement aligns with plans.
• Ensure timely product forecasts, manufacturing and delivery schedules communication to TPMs.
• Develop and manage Financial Operating Plan, Updates, and long-range planning processes.
• Monitor performance with metrics; ensure compliance with AbbVie quality expectations.
• Ensure TPM quality systems and documentation meet regulatory requirements and audits.
• Drive a performance improvement culture and coach managers on expectations and results.
• Coordinate management reviews and communicate TPM performance to stakeholders.
• Represent Manufacturing in cross-functional discussions with Brand Teams and TPMs.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Manufacturing

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field

Master's or Doctorate preferred

Job 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.

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: Manage a team of Manufacturing Professionals assigned to Third Party Manufacture (TPM) contracts for Packaging of Finished Goods. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost planned. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost planned.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of AbbVie TPM Account Managers to negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreement and amendments, and assure compliance with the terms of the agreements and Assure effective planning and material procurement strategies are in place to efficiently supply TPMs with required materials.
• Assure global logistics are in place to support all phases of the manufacturing agreement in accordance with Purchasing and Supplier quality expectations.
• Ensure timely communication to the TPM in all aspects of the product agreement including product forecasts, manufacturing and delivery schedules.
• Lead the development of Financial Operating Plan, Updates, LRP, and Standard processes, and assure the financial goals are met.
• Monitor manufacturing performance; apply performance metrics as appropriate and ensure work processes and standards align to deliver product in accordance with AbbVie quality expectations.
• Assure in coordination with internal AbbVie functional partners that the TPM has the required quality systems and documentation to meet regulatory requirements, follow up inspection responses and commitments. Coordinate with QA, the annual quality management review and periodic audits of the TPM. Assure deviations are properly investigated and product disposition decisions are made in a timely manner.
• Lead a performance improvement culture & programs across TPMs; guide Account Managers to anticipate and act on ideas to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coach managers in the organization and establish clear expectations with them and all employees regarding responsibilities, goals and behaviors and champion and model exceptional AbbVie performance and talent management practices.
• Coordinate routine management reviews and provide on-going communication informing internal and TPM stakeholders of TPM performance against expectations, highlighting issues, actions, and on-going improvements to increase performance at TPMs.
• Represent Manufacturing as required with internal Brand Teams related to all aspects of the manufacturing process with TPMs and develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required in a technical field; advanced technical degree (Master's or Doctorate Degree) strongly preferred.
• 15+ years' experience including; work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proven project management skills.
• Progressively increased responsibility and performance as supervisor, department manager and leader of diverse teams in Operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.)
• Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to ensure effectiveness and high performance in a complex operation.

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 employee 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.

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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