NPI & PLM Brand Lead – Skincare

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. seeks a Brand Manager, NPI & Product Lifecycle Management to orchestrate end‑to‑end NA supply chain for professional cosmetics launches, coordinating across brand, R&D, regulatory, packaging, and CMOs to ensure timely, on‑budget commercialization with high quality.

The role requires strong analytical, project management, and process improvement skills to balance multiple product introductions and lifecycle updates in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; supply chain, operations, or business.
• 5–7 years of supply chain experience, 3+ in NPI or launches.
• Proven experience managing CMOs and third‑party manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end NPI project management for the North America professional cosmetics portfolio, coordinating all supply chain workstreams from concept gate through commercial launch.
• Develop and maintain detailed NPI project timelines, critical path milestones, and supply chain readiness checklists in alignment with Stage-Gate or equivalent frameworks.
• Facilitate cross‑functional NPI launch meetings, driving accountability across R&D, regulatory, packaging, marketing, finance, and operations teams.
• Support operations with procurement and qualification of components, raw materials, and finished goods for clinical trials, scale‑up batches, and initial production runs.
• Ensure launch inventory targets are met by coordinating build plans, safety stock strategies, and phased market rollout plans with commercial stakeholders.
• Serve as supply chain point of contact for external CMOs, monitor performance, and keep scorecards.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Project management

CMO relationship management

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP/Oracle ERP

Arena PLM

Agile PLM

Job description

AbbVie Inc. seeks a Brand Manager, NPI & Product Lifecycle Management to orchestrate end‑to‑end NA supply chain for professional cosmetics launches, coordinating across brand, R&D, regulatory, packaging, and CMOs to ensure timely, on‑budget commercialization with high quality.

The role requires strong analytical, project management, and process improvement skills to balance multiple product introductions and lifecycle updates in a fast‑paced environment.