Transformation Project Manager - API

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Transformation Project Manager within its Operations Transformation group to lead project cost, schedule, and documentation on a Strategic Capital Project. You will drive execution, risk management, and reporting; mentor sponsors and Kaizen leaders and foster cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include evaluating opportunities, guiding project direction, and delivering continuous improvement to meet service, quality, and cost objectives while engaging key stakeholders

Qualifications

• 6-10 years business experience, minimum of 1-year LSS experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management
• Accredited LSS Green Belt or Kaizen Leader Certification required; PMP preferred
• Financial acumen and ability to assess project return on investment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills

Responsibilities

• Facilitates analysis of opportunities and risks, and identifies impacts and recommendations to the business or manufacturing site
• Demonstrates leadership in setting and aligning project direction while managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
• Ability to effectively execute (Logistics Software Systems) LSS project management process, tools and templates
• Identify and execute continuous improvement efforts to meet service, quality and cost objectives
• Support and motivate teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
• Provide training and coaching to sponsors and Kaizen leaders, if needed

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

LSS Green Belt or Kaizen Leader Certification

PMP

Tools

Logistics Software Systems

Job description

• Compensation: USD 109500 - USD 208500 - yearly

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 atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

The Operations Transformation organization's mission is to accelerate future-ready Operations through purposeful transformation and drive excellence through new technology and enhanced cross-functional collaboration. The Strategic Capital Deployment team leads AbbVie Operations' long-term strategic investments, investment roadmaps, while executing large-scale capital projects through optimized delivery, technology adoption, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Transformation Project Manager will lead the project cost, schedule and documentation sub-team on a Strategic Capital Project. They are accountable to the Project Director and will be responsible for driving the schedule, execution, risk management, and reporting for the team.

Identify opportunities to reduce operating cost and cycle time and increase efficiency; then leads projects to achieve these savings. Improve the capability of the organization by assisting with training and mentoring personnel on Business Excellence tools and provide mentoring and leadership to Sponsors and kaizen candidates. Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Manage a small project or assignment, or a component of a larger project. Responsible for all aspects of project coordination, communication, and execution. Sets and manages expectations with stakeholders.
Develop project plans to achieve successful project delivery within budget, scope and schedule. Clearly execute the functional responsibilities for a project providing oversight and guidance to achieve the project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates analysis of opportunities and risks, and identifies impacts and recommendations to the business or manufacturing site
• Demonstrates leadership in setting and aligning project direction while managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
• Ability to effectively execute (Logistics Software Systems) LSS project management process, tools and templates
• Identify and execute continuous improvement efforts to meet service, quality and cost objectives
• Support and motivate teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
• Provide training and coaching to sponsors and Kaizen leaders, if needed

Qualifications

• 6-10 years business experience, minimum of 1-year LSS experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management
• Accredited LSS Green Belt or Kaizen Leader Certification required; PMP preferred
• Financial acumen and ability to assess project return on investment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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.