Sr Manager, Gross Margin Improvement

Thornton Tomasetti; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

Great place to work

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Competitive retirement plan

Job summary

Abbott in Pleasanton, CA, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead the Heart Failure division's Gross Margin Improvement initiatives, drive value creation, and collaborate across sites and functions to meet financial objectives.

You will design programs, establish key metrics, and manage large-scale initiatives with global teams, delivering measurable improvements and sustaining tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Materials Science preferred.
• 10+ years in the industry.
• Proven ability to lead large, global projects.
• Strong analytical communication to mixed audiences.
• Lean Six Sigma and PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the division Gross Margin Improvement program with large-scale initiatives.
• Design and lead long-term value-creating projects.
• Establish and evaluate key metrics.
• Drive measurable improvements through innovations and initiatives.
• Collaborate across site and function leadership to set goals and manage risks.
• Develop and deploy sustaining tools and processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Project leadership

Education

Engineering or Materials Science degree

Tools

PMP

Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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 is an onsite opportunity in the Heart Failure Division.

In the Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You'll Do

• Lead the division Gross Margin Improvement program, including execution of large scale / high impact initiatives and reporting of progress to Executive Steering committee.
• Design and lead projects for long-term value creation; Determine the ‘what must happen/stay on track’;
• Establish and evaluate key metrics;
• Drive results through innovative value creation and initiatives for continuous, measurable improvements
• Collaborate and influence across site and function leadership and staff to assign goals, develop project funnels, support execution, and manage / mitigate risks.
• Develop & deploy sustaining tools and processes.
• Ensure that high impact programs are defined, resourced and implemented to achieve financial objectives.
• Perform benchmarking to define significant opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate closely with all Division Sites and Functions to support the HF journey.
• Develop roadmap for HF to achieve COGS glide milestones for key products.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree/Masters Degree preferred: Engineering, Materials Science
• Minimum 10 years of working in the industry in which an Abbott business competes
• Proven history of critical thinking and problem solving, providing insights and delivering tangible results
• Strong analytical skills and ability to effectively communicate complex topics to a broad financial and non‑financial audience
• Experience leading large and complex projects with global team members of various levels of management, including Executive-level
• Preferred Qualifications: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt preferred
• PMP preferred

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The base pay for this position is $148,700.00 – $297,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

• JOB FAMILY: Project Management
• DIVISION: HF Heart Failure
• LOCATION: United States > Pleasanton: 6101 Stoneridge Dr
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: Yes, 15 % of the Time
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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

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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.

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