Strategic Materials & Capacity Planner

AbbVie Inc.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Material & Capacity Planner to ensure material availability and production capacity readiness to support the site's Master Production Schedule.

You will partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Finance, Quality, and Planning to identify risks and drive mitigation. This role focuses on material planning, capacity modeling, safety stock governance, and inventory strategy, with cross‑functional collaboration to protect customer commitments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in related field and 3–7 years in supply chain, planning, materials management, or manufacturing planning.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own material availability across all production plans and manufacturing schedules.
• Review material requirements versus inventory, open purchase orders, and supplier commitments.
• Identify current and future shortages impacting production schedules.
• Partner with Procurement to drive material readiness and escalation activities.
• Monitor inventory health and recommend actions to prevent shortages and excess inventory.
• Develop and maintain capacity models for production resources and constraints.
• Evaluate labor, equipment, warehouse, sterilization, and supplier capacity requirements.
• Analyze short-term and long-term capacity gaps.
• Support scenario planning and capacity trade-off decisions.
• Communicate capacity risks and mitigation plans to leadership.
• Own safety stock settings, methodology, and governance.
• Monitor inventory performance and service-level attainment.
• Recommend adjustments based on demand variability and lead-times.
• Support inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining supply continuity.
• Review inventory trends and identify opportunities to improve inventory turns and health.
• Identify material, capacity, and supply risks affecting customer commitments.
• Maintain planning dashboards and readiness metrics.
• Lead root cause analysis for recurring shortages and planning disruptions.
• Provide proactive reporting of production red flags and risk indicators.
• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with planning and inventory analysis.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving

Education

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

APICS/ASCM CPIM certification

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

AbbVie Inc. in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Material & Capacity Planner to ensure material availability and production capacity readiness to support the site's Master Production Schedule.

You will partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Finance, Quality, and Planning to identify risks and drive mitigation. This role focuses on material planning, capacity modeling, safety stock governance, and inventory strategy, with cross‑functional collaboration to protect customer commitments