Manager, Supply Chain, NPI

Abbott Laboratories; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 113,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Free medical coverage

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader with a Plymouth, MN base, supporting the Electrophysiology Medical Device division. The role leads the NPI Supply Chain Managers, shaping plans, risks, and mitigations across development cycles to ensure timely product launches.

You will collaborate across R&D, Design Assurance, and Strategic Sourcing to align on terms, manage suppliers, and drive a resilient supply chain for new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance or related field.
• Progressive experience in supply chain.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and teams.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a managerial capacity (including but not limited to direct reporting responsibility).
• Minimum 8 years’ experience working in Medical Device manufacturing or design.
• Ability to travel approximately 5% - 20%, including internationally.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop a team of NPI Supply Chain Managers.
• Effectively communicate the Supply Chain plan, risks, and mitigations throughout the development cycle to executive leadership.
• Implement formal supply chain risk management process to drive resilient supply chain in development.
• Understand the business environment to develop strategies and prioritize work of the team to meet the business needs.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing leader to select and manage relationships with major suppliers to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Partners with R&D to negotiate Design & Development Agreements and Statements of Work and partners with Strategic Sourcing to align on terms leading to commercial Supply Agreements.
• Coordinate and collaborate with tactical procurement to operationalize procurement activities through development builds and commercialization.
• Lead the supply chain aspects of new product development in collaboration with program managers, R&D, Design Assurance, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory and other functional groups throughout the NPI process.
• Partner with the Planning leaders to ensure successful launch of new products.
• Continuously improve the processes and metrics in which the NPI SC team operate.]
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• CompanY NAME: Abbott
• KEY POINTS: Leadership of NPI Supply Chain, cross-functional collaboration, risk management

Skills

Supply chain management

Cross-functional leadership

People management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance or related field

Job description

Job Overview

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

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:

Benefits

• 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 FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plymouth MN location, supporting our Electrophysiology Medical Device division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You’ll Work On

• Coach and develop a team of NPI Supply Chain Managers
• Effectively communicate the Supply Chain plan, risks, and mitigations throughout the development cycle to executive leadership
• Implement formal supply chain risk management process to drive resilient supply chain in development
• Understand the business environment to develop strategies and prioritize work of the team to meet the business needs
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing leader to select and manage relationships with major suppliers to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
• Partners with R&D to negotiate Design & Development Agreements and Statements of Work and partners with Strategic Sourcing to align on terms leading to commercial Supply Agreements
• Coordinate and collaborate with tactical procurement to operationalize procurement activities through development builds and commercialization
• Lead the supply chain aspects of new product development in collaboration with program managers, R&D, Design Assurance, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory and other functional groups throughout the NPI process
• Partner with the Planning leaders to ensure successful launch of new products
• Continuously improve the processes and metrics in which the NPI SC team operate

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance or related field.
• Progressive experience in supply chain.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and teams.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a managerial capacity (including but not limited to direct reporting responsibility).
• Minimum 8 years’ experience working in Medical Device manufacturing or design.
• Ability to travel approximately 5% - 20%, including internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters' degree.
• Experience negotiating technical agreements with suppliers.
• Medical device manufacturing process engineering.
• Medical device design.

What We Offer

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Job Details

The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Supply Chain
DIVISION: EP Electrophysiology
LOCATION: United States > Minnesota > Plymouth : 5050 Nathan Lane N
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Equal Opportunity

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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About Abbott

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.